First, Second and Third Person Point of View

Lucy tried as hard as she could, but she still couldn’t get the soccer ball in the net.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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CCSS.RL.4.6

As I gazed at the beaches of Hawaii, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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CCSS.RL.4.6

The family found a picnic spot and sat down.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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CCSS.RL.3.6

Looking at the grade on my test, I knew that my parents were not going to be happy.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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CCSS.RL.4.6

 Identify the point of view: Once you have the cake in the oven, start to make the whipped cream frosting. Combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and food color in a small mixer bowl. Make sure you add just a small amount of food color. 

• First Person 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

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CCSS.RL.6.6

 Identify the point of view: I walked towards the bus stop, hoping to not see Maria. She told everyone my biggest secret and I was never going to forgive her, no matter how hard she tried to cheer me up. 

• First Person 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient

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CCSS.RL.6.6

Identify the point of view of the excerpt from The Hunger Games: A pain stabs my left temple and I press my hand against it. Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. The memories swirl as I try to sort out what is true and what is false.

• First Person 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

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CCSS.RL.6.6

Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers for the evening's assignment. But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony. Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn't the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future, or how he might feel about it when the day came.
^{From Lois Lowry, The Giver. Copyright 1993 by Lois Lowry}

• First Person 
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

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CCSS.RL.6.6

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

• pronouns like I, my 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

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CCSS.RL.6.6

What is second person point of view?

• the author addresses the character in the story
• the author addresses the reader
• the narrator is a character
• the second character introduced is the narrator

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CCSS.RL.6.6