First and Third person Narration

What is point of view?

• The position from which a narrator tells a story.

• The moral of a story.

• The genre to which a story belongs.

• The personality of the main character in a story.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If Tim wrote a story describing his interactions with Cassie and Rita, what point of view would he most likely use?

• First person

• Third person omniscient

• Second person

• Third person limited

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

"I couldn't wait to meet my friend Rita, so I rode my bicycle to her house as fast as I could." What type of narration is this?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

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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 can't believe we are going to sing in front of the whole school!" Anna said excitedly as she led the group to the front of the auditorium.

• first person

• third person

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Dylan loves to paint. He recently joined a group called Painting Pals with his two friends. They play to become artists in the future.

• first person

• third person

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

I have been trying to stay on task this year by writing down all of my assignments in my agenda. So far I am doing pretty well.

• first 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

Jill was asked by her teacher to deliver a message to the librarian down the hall. When she stepped outside the classroom, however, she didn't know which way to go.

• first 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

Jim and Derek were sitting at the reading table. Stacy joined them as the teacher passed out the books.

• first 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

I could not wait to get to the library on Friday. I checked out two mystery books by Nancy Drew.

• first 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

Narrator is outside the action and refers to characters as he or she

• first person

• point of view

• third person

• narrative

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6