Point of View

Point of view is...

• the author's opinion
• who the narrator is
• the vantage point, or perspective of a story
• the reader's opinion or perspective

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• Pronouns like I, she, and him are used.

• The author is addressing the reader.

• The narrator is not in the story.

• Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.

• third person omniscient

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

A personal narrative is written in ______ person point of view.

• first
• second
• third
• any

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which point of view is the following:

"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."

_{from Divergent by Veronica Roth}

• second person

• first person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

What point of view is the following:

Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.

• first person

• third person limited

• second person

• third person omniscient

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar.

Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

In the school cafeteria, John felt lonely and out of place. He wished he could return to his old school and eat lunch with his friends.

On the other side of the table, Ron looked at the new student. He wondered if they had much in common. "What's your name?" Ron asked the new student.

• first person

• second person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

A type of narrative perspective in which the author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."

• second person

• third person limited

• first person

• third person omniscient

How to grill by Steven Raichlen

Once you have your grill assembled, the next thing to decide is where to put it. A grill puts out a lot of heat, so you should position it several feet away from the side of the house or any plants or shrubbery. You'll have an easier time with a spot that is sheltered from the wind. When positioning a grill on a wooden deck, remember that sparks and live embers can fall from a charcoal grill.

• first person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

• second person