The Outsiders Point of View

Open Ended

What do you remember about point of view?

Multiple Choice

What is the POINT OF VIEW in a story?

• the perspective from which the story is told

• the characters in the story

• the plot of the story

• the setting of the story

Multiple Choice

FIRST PERSON point of view is...

• The narrator addresses the reader with "you" and "your"

• The narrator is inside the story as a character: "I" and "my"

• The narrator uses words like, "he", "she", "they"

Multiple Choice

SECOND PERSON point of view is...

• The narrator addresses the reader with "you" and "your"

• The narrator is inside the story as a character: "I" and "my"

• The narrator uses words like, "he", "she", "they"

Multiple Choice

THIRD PERSON point of view is...

• The narrator addresses the reader with "you" and "your"

• The narrator is inside the story as a character: "I" and "my"

• The narrator uses words like, "he", "she", "they"

Multiple Choice

The narrator is aware of all a story's events and can see into the minds of all characters. Which point of view is this?

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Objective

• 2nd Person

Multiple Choice

The narrator tells the story as if he or she is not part of the story and only knows some details of the story, like what the main character thinks.

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

• Second Person

• 3rd Person Objective

Match

Match the following

• My brother and I attended the game.

• You should do your homework.

• She took her items out of her backpack.

• My nose is cold.

• They studies for their test.

1st Person

2nd person

3rd person

first person

3rd person

• 1st Person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• first person

• 3rd person

Multiple Choice

He couldn't wait to go to the championship with his baseball team. They were only one game away.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

"I love all flavors of ice cream!" she shouted as she jumped up and down waiting for the ice cream truck to come.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

First, put peanut butter on one side of the bread. Second, put jelly on another piece of bread. Third, put the pieces together. Lastly, enjoy your delicious sandwich.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

The night before our school spelling bee, my stomach was in knots. I was so nervous as I thought about going on stage.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

It's important that you always wear your seatbelt in the car.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

This weekend my family bought a new puppy. I can't wait to go home from school and play with him.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

It was her fastest race yet, Amina rounded the track 7 seconds faster than ever before.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

"He's not going to beat me," I told my mom as we set up Monopoly.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person