POV, Perspective, Main Idea, Affixes

The ______________ is what the passage is mostly about.

The author's perspective is how the author or character feels.

• True

• False

The author's point of view tells readers who is telling the story.

• False

• True

How many points of view are there?

• 0 - that's a trick question

• 1

• 2

• 3

In ________ person point of view, the character tells their own experiences and thoughts.

In ________ person point of view, the story is told from someone watching from the outside.

• First

• Second

• Third

• Perspective

What clue words are associated with second person point of view?

• him, he, she, it, they, her

• I, me, my, our, we, us

• You, your, yours

What clue words are associated with third person point of view?

• I, me, my, mine, our, we, us

• You, yours, your

• He, him, she, they, it, her

What clue words are associated with first person point of view?

• You, your, yours

• I, me, mine, my, we, us, ours

• He, she, it, they, him, her, their

What should you identify first before trying to figure out the main idea?

• The main idea

• The supporting details

• The topic

• The author's point of view