Point of View Review

What is point of view?

• a) the time and place the story occurs

• b) the author's purpose

• c) the perspective from which the story is told

• the main events

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

True or False: A character can also be a narrator.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which type of point of view is when a character from the story writes from his or her own viewpoint?

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Objective

• First Person

• Third Person Limited Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the point of view?

The day grew dark, but Michael kept searching for his lost keys. If he could only get them, he would not get in trouble. This was the second time this month he had lost his keys.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited Omniscient

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the point of view?

The lights flickered off and on. The girls screamed and then giggled each time it happened. Their mother told the girls, "It's going to be okay." Their dad signed in annoyance.

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited Omniscient

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 1st Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the point of view?

Jasmine and Tia have been best friends since they wore the same shirt in first grade. Since then, the two girls have been inseparable. In fact, every Tuesday, they even wear the same dress in honor of how they first met. I think it is quite silly of them.

• 3rd Person Limited Omniscient

• 1st 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

Check ALL characteristics of first person point of view.

• A character from the story is narrating.

• The reader knows the narrator's thoughts and feelings.

• The reader may or may not know the narrator's thoughts and feelings.

• Words like I, me, we, and us are used.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

All of the following are characteristics of objective 3rd person EXCEPT

• The narrator tells what happened from an outsider's perspective.

• They do not know any of the characters' thoughts or feelings.

• They know ALL of the characters' thoughts or feelings.

• They only report action and dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

All of the following are characteristics of 3rd person limited omniscient EXCEPT

• The narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of ALL of the characters.

• The narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of one of the characters.

• The narrator knows everything about one character's thoughts and feelings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A 3rd person omniscient narrator

• knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters.

• only reports action and dialogue.

• uses I, we, me, and us.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6