POV Lesson

POV Lesson

POV Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0OSmvCXiTg

First Person

• Uses I or We

• Ex: I promise to do my homework!

Second Person

• You, You all, You guys

• Ex: You first begin climbing up the hill, only to realize that the mountain is too steep for your level of inexperience.

Third Person

• He, She, It, They/Them

• Third Person Omniscient: The narrator tells the story & expresses the thoughts of multiple characters

• Third Person Limited: Narrator only expresses the thoughts of one character

Multiple Choice

As Mr. John Oakhurst, gambler, stepped into the main street of Poker Flat on the morning of the 23rd of November, 1850, he was conscious of a change in its moral atmosphere since the preceding night.

(Bret Harte, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat")

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Select

Which two prounouns you use for First Person?

• I

• You

• He

• They

• We

Multiple Choice

I held the front door open as Mama carefully carried out her pot by both handles, making sure not to spill the cooked beans. When she got to the car, Papa reached out to her with it.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

You first notice him in Starbucks at 10 p.m. on a cold Christmas Eve. It’s the day you turn forty.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

Third Person Limited expresses the POV of ________ character(s). Third Person Omniscient expresses the POV of ________ character(s).

• multiple; one

• one; multiple

Multiple Choice

The schoolmaster was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Direct vs. Indirect Characterization

- Direct Ex: Lisa & Jan were lazy & had bad manners.

- Indirect Ex: After the blind woman dropped the $20 bill, Jason took it without telling her.

Multiple Choice

When Gill passed gas in class, his face turned red.

• Direct

• Indirect

Multiple Choice

Don Ricardo was mean-tempered and rude

• Direct

• Indirect

Multiple Choice

Chase couldn't tell what it was, but it frightened him so badly that he nearly sucked in a lungful of water.

• Direct

• Indirect

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag

• Indirect

• Direct

Open Ended

What is one thing you still have questions on?