POV Review

Open Ended

What connections to point-of-view can you make from reading this book?

Open Ended

So -- YOU dropped your phone on the concrete. How do you RESPOND? What would you DO? What would you THINK? What would you FEEL?

​Dear Diary,

​Today, somehow I dropped my phone on the sidewalk - it was in my hand one second, and out the next. I heard the glass shatter-- it sounded as loud as a car wreck. All I could do was stare at the ground in shock. While zoning out, scenarios played out in my head -- I wonder what mom is going to say? This is the third time this year I have broken my screen!!! IS SHE GOING TO END ME? I am so grounded. I pick up the phone yell, jump, scream, out of joy because it wasn't broken!

Open Ended

You see your someone up ahead drop their phone on the concrete.

Describe what they would do and say.

One day...

​Walking down the street, the girl's phone landed face down on the sidewalk. She just stared at it for a long time. Suddenly, she picked it up, screamed, jumped, and yelled loudly!

Open Ended

A super advanced, mind reading, spy drone sees a girl drop her phone. What does it know? Write what you think the spy drone would report about this event.

​SecretSquirrelDrone Report #31454

​The female was walking down the sidewalk, when she stumbled on a rock. This caused the phone to fall out of her hand onto the concrete. The girl was in shock, staring at the phone as she wondered, "What mom is going to say? This is the third time this year I have broken my screen!!! IS SHE GOING TO END ME? I am so grounded." Eventually she gathered herself together enough to check the phone. She picked it up and leaped and screamed for joy upon discovering her screen wasn't cracked. The person behind her was confused and thought she was screaming because it was broken - however he was very wrong. He thought to himself, "I am glad it's not me!"

Multiple Choice

What is in the SecretSquirrelDrone report that isn't in the other examples?

• The SecretSquirrelDrone report only has the girl's feelings and reaction, not anyone else's.

• The SecretSquirrelDrone report has an outside perspective, like from a someone behind her, and the other examples don't.

• The SecretSquirrelDrone report has the reactions, feelings, and thoughts of all in the area, and the other examples don't.

Multiple Choice

WHAT POINT OF VIEW IS THIS:

​Today, somehow I dropped my phone on the sidewalk - it was in my hand one second, and out the next. I heard the glass shatter-- it sounded as loud as a car wreck. All I could do was stare at the ground in shock. While zoning out, scenarios played out in my head -- I wonder what mom is going to say? This is the third time this year I have broken my screen!!! IS SHE GOING TO END ME? I am so grounded. I pick up the phone yell, jump, scream, out of joy because it wasn't broken!

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

Multiple Choice

WHAT POINT OF VIEW IS THIS?

​Walking down the street, the girl's phone landed face down on the sidewalk. She just stared at it for a long time. Suddenly, she picked it up, screamed, jumped, and yelled loudly!

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

Multiple Choice

WHAT POINT OF VIEW IS THIS?

​​The female was walking down the sidewalk, when she stumbled on a rock. This caused the phone to fall out of her hand onto the concrete. The girl was in shock, staring at the phone as she wondered, "What mom is going to say? This is the third time this year I have broken my screen!!! IS SHE GOING TO END ME? I am so grounded." Eventually she gathered herself together enough to check the phone. She picked it up and leaped and screamed for joy upon discovering her screen wasn't cracked. The person behind her was confused and thought she was screaming because it was broken - however he was very wrong. He thought to himself, "I am glad it's not me!"

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

Multiple Select

What are the benefits of first person point-of-view?

• You know the feelings of the main character

• You know the thoughts of the main character

• You know the feelings of all characters

• You know what ALL characters are doing, outside of the view of the main character

Multiple Choice

What are the limitations of the 1st person point-of-view?

• You don't know the main characters feelings and motivations

• You don't know what other characters are doing outside the main character's view

• You don't know how the main character feels

• There are none.

Multiple Choice

What are the limitations of 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View?

• You don't know what others are doing outside the main character's perspective

• There are none.

• You don't know the main characters feelings and motivations

Multiple Choice

What are the limitations of 3rd Person Limited Point of View?

• You don't know what others are doing outside the main character's perspective

• There are none.

• You don't know the main characters feelings and motivations

• You don't know the feelings and motivations of minor characters, only the main