Author's Point of View and Reader's Point of View

Author's

Point of View

Miss Buecker

​ELA Objective

I can explain how an author uses point of view to develop the perspective of the narrator or speaker in a passage. (R.L. 6.2and R.I. 6.6)

Language Objectives
Reading: Short passages and subtitles pertaining to characters
Writing: my notes and short answers
Speaking: to my peers about what we are reading
Listening: the the videos, my peers, and my teachers

​Point of View-

• The narrator's voice

• Remember: The narrator is the person who is telling us the story

Open Ended

Who is the narrator of this story?

There are 5 Points of View

Second Person​

First Person​

Third Person​

​Third Person Limited

Third Person Omniscent​

1. First Person

Use the pronouns: "I" "Me" "Myself"

• When the narrator is a character in the story

• It's personal

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Draw

Circle all of the First Person pronouns. Examples: "I" "Me" "Myself"

Multiple Choice

Which piece of textual evidence would be a first person point of view?

• Miss Buecker threw a pencil at me. As soon as it hit my hand, it was a sword!

• Miss Buecker threw a pencil at Maria. As soon as it hit Maria's hand, it turned into a sword.

2. Second Person

Use the pronouns: "You" "Your" "Yourself"

• When the narrator is talking to YOU the reader

• always look at the words outside the quotation marks

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Draw

Circle all of the Second Person Pronouns "You" "Yourself" "Your"

Multiple Choice

Which piece of textual evidence would be a second person point of view?

• "Percy, you are not normal" said Mr. Brunner.

• If you are reading this book because you are not normal and you think you might be a Half-Blood, great, read on!

2. Third Person

Use the pronouns: "He" "She" "They" "Them"

• When the narrator is not a character in the story

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Remember: There are two different types of Third Person Point of View

Second Person​

First Person​

Third Person​

​Third Person Limited

Third Person Omniscient​

2. Third Person Limited

Use the pronouns: "He" "She" "They" "Them"

• ​the narrator only knows and tells the thoughts and feelings of ONE character

• The reader can only see the thoughts of 1 character

• Thoughts of 1 character=Limited

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Draw

Circle all of the Third Person Limited Pronouns "He" "She" "They" "Them"

Multiple Choice

Which piece of textual evidence would be a third person limited point of view?

• Cinderella just thought to herself of how much she had fallen in love with this man. Then, she finally asked him, "What is your name?" He thought to himself about how could she not know who he was.

• Cinderella just thought to herself of how much she had fallen in love with this man. Then, she finally asked him, "What is your name?" He looked puzzled and replied, "You don't know who I am?"

2. Third Person Omniscient

Use the pronouns: "He" "She" "They" "Them"

• ​the narrator only knows and tells the thoughts and feelings of more than one character

• The reader can see the thoughts of 2 or more characters

• Thoughts of 2+ characters=Omniscient

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Draw

Circle all of the Third Person Omniscent Pronouns "He" "She" "They" "Them" Underline all of Harry's thoughts. Underline all of Dumbledore's thoughts.

Poll

How do you feel about point of view now?