Point of View Review

Which of the below is the BEST paraphrase of the 2nd definition of point of view?

• The way a person views a situation or a fact and it's based on personal opinions
• The way a narrator tells a story subjectively.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Read this example: What type of point of view is seen?
“Rosalie could not figure out who tricked her. Although she had a feeling it was Gia."

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Read this example: What type of point of view is seen?
“Rosalie could not figure out who tricked her. Although she had a feeling it was Gia."

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Can a reader truly trust the 1st person narrator?

• Yes 
• No
• Maybe

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why can't a reader truly trust a 1st person narration?

• Because the narration isn't objective meaning there's room for the narrator to include their opinions about what's happening.
• Because the narration is objective and factual so it can be trusted.
• Because the narrator is a liar who cannot be trusted as it is coming from the author's perspective.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Check out the 2nd definition. How is point of view determined?

• Through the author's diction, characters' actions and experiences and how they change in the story.
• By observing the author's plans and tactics and how the plot of the story develops
• By evaluating and analyzing the story for the use of language
• There's no way to determine the point of view.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Read example #2.  Which of the below BEST conveys the author's point of view?

• John loves April
• April should learn her lesson and not have boyfriends
• High school relationships don't last long
• Scottsdale has many athletic teenagers

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Read over example #2. Select the sentence that best shows how you determined the answer to the last question.

• “Am I missing something? Is it his birthday and I forgot?”
• "...the athletic sophomore who recently transferred from Scottsdale High School."
• "... the fact that he “moved on” to different relationships like the speed of light."
• "She immediately ran the conversations with her sister through her mind..."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the below paraphrases, best defines omniscient point of view? 

• A 1st person narrator who knows everyone in the story.
• A third person narrator who knows a little bit about everyone in the story.
• A third person narrator who can detail everything about every character in a story.
• A second person narrator who only talks about another person in a story.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

What is the difference between omniscient and limited omniscient points of view?

• Omniscient represents a narrator who is knowledgeable in all the characters but limited only focuses on the minor characters.
• Omniscient represents a narrator who is knowledgeable in all the characters but limited only focuses on the major character.
• Limited omniscient doesn't know much about anything going on in the story but Omniscient does.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9