Point of View

The narrator is the

• person telling the story
• main character in the story
• enemy of the main character in the story
• person listening to the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which point of view uses the pronoun I?

• First person
• Second person
• Third Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The science fair will be held in the gym on May 2, and Ms. Garcia will be presenting first.  From which point of view is the sentence written?

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which sentence is written in third person point of view?

• I brought my mother breakfast this morning.
• You always wear your seatbelt.
• We didn't mean to hurt Billy's feelings!
• Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon.

Tags

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?

• The word "I" is used somewhere in the text
• the author is addressing the reader
• the narrator is not in the story
• The story is told from the perspective of one character in the text

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

I don't like creeping down the dark alley. 
From which point of view is this sentence written?

• first person 
• second person 
• third person 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What can be misleading when trying to determine the POV of a text?

• dialogue

• titles

• pronouns

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the essential question when trying to determine the POV of a text?

• Who is telling the story?

• Whose thoughts do we know?

• Which pronouns are being used?

• Is the main character the narrator?

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In FIRST PERSON POV, the narrator knows everyone's thoughts.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In THIRD PERSON POV, the narrator may know everyone's thoughts.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6