Point of View

Sitting on the floor, I watched the vase come crashing down.

As Mom came rushing into the room, I started to cry. Why was this happening to me?

From which point of view is this story being told?

• 1st Person (main character)

• 3rd Person (all-knowing or limited narrator)

Sitting on the floor, I watched the vase come crashing down.

As Mom came rushing into the room, I started to cry. Why was this happening to me?

What evidence supports your point of view selection in question #1? Sitting on the floor, I watched the vase come crashing down.As Mom came rushing into the room, I started to cry. Why was this happening to me? Select all that apply.

• The story uses words like I, me

• I can see everything happening in an all-knowing sense.

• The main character (who the event is happening to) is telling us the story from his/her eyes.

• The story uses words like we, he, she, they.

Sitting on the floor, I watched the vase come crashing down.

As Mom came rushing into the room, I started to cry. Why was this happening to me?

Based on the words and actions of the character, what trait would best describe him/her?

• guiltless

• guilty

• cautious

• angry

Rolling on the floor, Pete was waiting on his Mom to get ready. Not paying attention, he knocked into the table causing the vase to fall. Pete was so angry with himself!

From which point of view is this story being told?

• First Person

• Third Person

Rolling on the floor, Pete was waiting on his Mom to get ready. Not paying attention, he knocked into the table causing the vase to fall. Pete was so angry with himself!

What evidence proves your point of view selection in question #4? Rolling on the floor, Pete was waiting on his Mom to get ready. Not paying attention, he knocked into the table causing the vase to fall. Pete was so angry with himself! Select all that apply.

• The story uses no words like I, me, we.

• The story uses the character's names and never I, me, us.

• The story gives us a "birds-eye view" of the what is happening.

• We see the story through the main character's eyes.

Feeling rushed, Mom was quickly getting ready as Pete waited impatiently. Rolling on the floor, Pete watched in horror as the vase shattered. Unsure of what broke, Mom came charging into the room.

Based on this point of view, how do you infer the mom will react? Select all that apply.

• The mom will be worried because she was unsure of what broke and if her child was ok.

• The mom will be joyful because she didn't like the vase anyways.

• The mom will be angry because her child broke a vase.

• The mom will be frustrated because she was already feeling rushed and now something is broken.

As I passed Ms. Smith’s house, I knew I was going too fast and quickly pressed my breaks. Nothing happened. What should I do? What could I do? I yelled at Ben, Pat, and Gabe to move, but they just laughed at me.

From what point of view is this story being told?

• Third Person because the story uses pronouns like they, he, she, we.

• First Person because the story uses pronouns like they, he, she, we.

• First Person because the story uses pronouns like I, me.

• Third Person because the story uses pronouns like I, me.

David loved to play tricks. He would make sure everyone was looking at him and then, he would do something to save the day. So, it made sense that he wanted his friends to watch him race down the hill.

David's 1st Person View: As I passed Ms. Smith’s house, I knew I was going too fast and quickly pressed my breaks. Nothing happened. What should I do? What could I do? I yelled at Ben, Pat, and Gabe to move, but they just laughed at me.

How does this third person point of view help us to understand more about Gabe, Ben, and Pat?

• This point of view shows that David has great friends who watch him do stunts.

• This point of view helps us to understand more about David.

• This point of view helps us to understand that David's friends will likely move out of the way because they know he is in trouble.

• This point of view of the event shows that David's friends may not know his brakes aren't working and they are in danger.

Coleman sat down in class and looked at Riley as he usually did and thought about how pretty she looked today. Riley looked back at Coleman and rolled her eyes. She was tired of Coleman always staring at her.

From what point of view is this story being told?

• First person because it uses words like she, he, her.

• First person because it uses words like I, we, us, me.

• Third person because it uses words like he, she, her.

• Third person because it uses words like I, we, us, me.

I ran into my room and slammed the door. This was the last time I would ever play with those kids on the playground again. They would never trick me like that again.

Based on the point of view, how would you characterize the main character of this story. Select all that apply.

• Foolish because the character's friends tricked him.

• Humorous because his/her friends played a trick on him/her.

• Embarrassed because the character's friends made him/her feel silly and then he/she slammed the door.

• Accepted because his/her friends played a trick on him/her on the playground.