Point of View Practice

What is point of view?

• the time and place of a story

• the person who writes the story

• The narrator’s position or the perspective from which an author presents a story. (how the story is told)

• what the main character thinks

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Authors choose a specific point of view for a reason.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which type of POV narration uses the keywords "I, me, my..." to convey the story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which type of POV narration uses the keywords "you and your" to convey the story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which type of point of view narration uses the keywords "he, she, they..." to convey the story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.RL.6.6

The narrator is ...

• the person telling the story

• always the protagonist

• the person who wrote the story

• always a character in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is an advantage of using first person point of view? (Check all that apply.)

• You learn the thoughts and feeling about muliple characters.

• The reader learns about the narrator deeply thus forming a strong connection because we get an insight into their perspective.

• There isn't an advantage. We don't get any new information.

• The reader feels as though they are experiencing the events of the story along with the narrator.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is a disadvantage of using first person narration? (Check all that apply.)

• You are not able to understand the emotions/thoughts of other characters and are only able to understand characters as the narrator sees them.

• The narrator may misinterpret situations or other characters.

• There are no disadvantages to using first person..

• Readers may feel disconnected to the events of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of the following narrators is NEVER a character in the text?

• first person

• second person

• third person

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of the following narrators can NEVER be a spectator (outside observer)?

• third person omniscient

• first person

• third person limited

• second person

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6