Point-of-View (1st and 3rd only)

Which point of view is told by the main character inside the story?

The narrator uses pronouns like I, me, my, and we.

• 1st person

• 3rd person

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 has a narrator telling the story from the outside? Pronouns like her, him, he , she, and it are used.

• 1st person

• 3rd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point of view: Amy sprinted as fast as she could with her neighbor's dog running right behind her. Amy was terrified of him, and thought he would bite her. In reality, the dog just wanted to play and thought of Amy as a friend.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point-of-view:

At last it was the night of the concert. Mom took Willy to the movies. I was glad they were having fun too. Then my dad and I hopped in the car and drove to the theater where the concert was. At the theater, we had to climb up really high to get to our seats.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point-of-view:

Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it - she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.

• First person

• Third person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point-of-view: Kevin and Brandon went to a movie this weekend. They saw "Finding Dory" and loved it. Kevin bought some popcorn while Brandon bought a big box of candy.

• 1st person

• 3rd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point-of-view:

Softball is just not my game. I have a knack for always getting hit in the head by the ball. It doesn’t matter where I’m standing. The ball just seems to find me.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point-of-view:

Chad tightened his grip on the rope. He could feel his fingers weakening. "Come on, Chad! Pull! We're losing ground!" shouted his teammate George. Chad gazed at the mud puddle toward which he and George were being dragged. Then he looked up at his opponents. They were screaming something, but Chad couldn't quite hear it. The muscles in his arms and shoulders were tightening. "It's now or never!" George shouted. Chad dug his heels in the dirt and pulled with all his strength.

• 1st person

• 3rd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point-of-view:

Anthony was making a snowman in his front yard. He wanted to make the tallest snowman ever. "Making the tallest snowman ever is hard," he thought to himself. As Anthony rolled the snow around to form huge spheres, Justin was watching him from the bushes. Justin had plans too, only his plans involved karate kicking Anthony's very tall snowman. Justin figured that no snowman deserved to be as tall as Anthony's. Justin stretched in preparation for his attack.

• 1st person

• 3rd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point-of-view:

My mother is my sole support system. Whenever something exciting happens or there is a crisis in my life, she is the first person I turn to. I have seen many friends come and go in my life, but my mother is different. For eighteen years of my life, she has always been there for me. No matter the distance between us, we always are close.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6