Point of View in Candide

Draw

Draw a scene from a well-known story (like 'Romeo and Juliet' or 'Harry Potter') from a different character's point of view. For instance, how would the balcony scene in 'Romeo and Juliet' look if you drew it from Juliet's nurse's point of view?

Poll

Which literary POV do you find most challenging to read from?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Match

Match the following

• The story is told through the eyes of a character, and the audience learns about other characters through this character's perception.

• The narrator addresses the reader as 'you'.

• The narrator is an observer, not a character, and reveals thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• The narrator is an observer, not a character, and only one or two characters reveal their thoughts and feelings.

• The narrator is an observer, not a character, and describes actions but not the thoughts or feelings of characters.

First-person POV

Second-person POV

Third-person Omniscient POV

Third-person Limited Omniscient POV

Third-person Objective POV

• First-person POV

• Second-person POV

• Third-person Omniscient POV

• Third-person Limited Omniscient POV

• Third-person Objective POV

Reorder

Reorder the following

• 1. Look for pronouns that reveal the POV.

• 1. Pay attention to the language used by the narrator.

• 1. Think about how the narrator might know the details provided.

• 1. Consider what details the narrator includes or excludes.

• 1. Analyze the narrator's perspective on characters based on the details provided.

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Open Ended

Write a poem that communicates what the previous slide said to you.

Open Ended

If you had to sell five items on eBay, that communicated the importance of Point of View in literature, what would the items be and why? Explain and describe your items and rationale.