Lesson: Point of View

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the difference between dialogue and narration?

• Dialogue is when characters speak; narration is when the narrator speaks.

• Dialogue is when the narrator speaks; narration is when characters speak.

• Dialogue and narration mean the same thing.

• Dialogue is only used in poetry.

Open Ended

Why is it important to understand the author's point of view when reading a story?

Multiple Choice

What is the main focus when identifying narrative perspective in a story?

• The narrator's voice

• The dialogue between characters

• The actions of the characters

• The setting of the story

Multiple Choice

Which pronouns are commonly used in first-person, second-person, and third-person narrative perspectives?

• First-person: I, me, we; Second-person: you; Third-person: he, she, they

• First-person: you, your; Second-person: I, me; Third-person: he, she, we

• First-person: he, she, they; Second-person: I, me; Third-person: you, your

• First-person: he, she, they; Second-person: you, your; Third-person: I, me

Open Ended

Explain how you can determine if a story is written in first-person, second-person, or third-person perspective.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes a second-person narrative?

• It uses 'you' and gives instructions or directions.

• It uses 'I' and tells the story from the narrator's point of view.

• It uses 'he' or 'she' and tells the story about others.

• It focuses on the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

Multiple Select

Select all the features that are true about third-person narration.

• The narrator is usually not involved in the story.

• The story is told using 'he,' 'she,' or character names.

• The narrator tells only their own thoughts and feelings.

• It can reveal the thoughts and feelings of characters.

Multiple Choice

Which type of third-person narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character?

• Third-person limited

• Third-person objective

• Third-person omniscient

• First-person

Open Ended

Compare the examples given for third-person omniscient and third-person limited narration. What is the main difference in how the narrators present the characters' thoughts and feelings?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of third-person objective narration?

• The narrator reveals the thoughts of all characters

• The narrator only describes actions and dialogue

• The narrator reveals the feelings of one character

• The narrator does not reveal any character's thoughts or feelings

Open Ended

What is one tip you can use to help identify the narrator's perspective in a passage?

Multiple Choice

The passage 'When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look after me all by himself...' is written from which narrative perspective?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person omniscient

• Third-person objective

Multiple Choice

Which point of view is used in the passage about Lennie and George by the pool?

• First-Person

• Third-Person Objective

• Second-Person

• Third-Person Limited

Open Ended

Which point of view is used in the passage the 'Foresight in Relationships'?

Open Ended

Compare the narrative perspectives used in the passages about Lennie and George (passage 2) and Harold Davis and his grandmother (passage 4). How do these perspectives affect the reader's understanding of each scene?

Multiple Choice

Which details in the passage about Harold Davis and his grandmother reveal the emotional state of the characters?

• The way Harold glances at his grandmother and her smile

• The description of the wound

• The mention of the couch

• The use of the word 'gauze'

Open Ended

Which point of view is used in the passage about Alice?

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between dialogue and narration in a story?

• Dialogue is when characters speak, while narration is when the narrator speaks.

• Dialogue is when the narrator speaks, while narration is when characters speak.

• Dialogue and narration mean the same thing.

• Dialogue is used only in poetry.

Poll

On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is 'completely confused' and 5 is 'ready to teach it to someone else,' how well do you understand point of view

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