Point of View

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best as I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. (Edgar Allan Poe, "The Cask of Amontillado")

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

(Charles Dickens, David Copperfield)

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

You first notice him in Starbucks at 10 p.m. on a cold Christmas Eve. It’s the day you turn forty. He is standing at the counter, talking on his cell phone while he digs in the right-hand pocket of his jeans for change. You’re watching him from the dark booth beside the piano, taking slow sips from your peppermint latte.

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

I held the front door open as Mama carefully carried out her pot by both handles, making sure not to spill the cooked beans. When she got to the car, Papa reached out to her with it. Roberto opened the rear car door and Papa gently placed it on the floor behind the front seat. (The Circuit)

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator is the______.

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

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which sentence is written is second person point of view?

• Erin did not want to go to the grocery store.
• You did not want to go to the grocery store.
• Mariah did not want to go to the grocery store.
• I did not want to go to the grocery store.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In which point of view does the narrator describe "you" and "your" action?

• first person
• second person
• third person, omniscient
• third person, objective

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

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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 brother breakfast this morning.
• You always wear your seatbelt.
• We didn't mean to hurt Jorge 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

In which POV do you see" I, me, and my" used to convey the story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6