POV

What is the purpose of point of view?

• to let the characters know what the reader can see or hear
• to express the character's thoughts and allow the reader to see and hear the story in different ways
• to let the reader know what the author knows about a story
• to express the author's thoughts and feelings and allow the reader to know what the character's know

Third person omniscient point of view is when the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of ______ characters.

• all
• one
• no
• more than three

Which point of view do you see these signal words?
he, she, they, them, (character's names)

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

What point of view: 
John said he was going to the pumpkin patch with his family. 

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

What point of view: 
I love pizza. It is my favorite food! 

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person