Point of View

The vantage point, or the place, from which readers see the action.

• The Plot

• Area of Hiding

• Point of View

• The Speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The voice that tells the story.

• Narrator

• Writer

• Main Character

• Topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Is inside the story, telling about events that he or she directly experienced. In a story written from this point of view, the narrator uses the words I, me, and my to refer to himself or herself.

• First-Person

• Second-Person

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The_______ person narrator shares personal feelings and details that only he or she knows.

• First-Person

• Second-Person

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Not a character but an outside observer. In a story written from this point of view, the narrator refers to the characters using such words as he, she, her, they, and theirs.

• First-Person

• Second-Person

• Third-Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Not a character but an outside observer that reveals the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of only one character.

• First-Person

• Second-Person

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"all-knowing," narrator. This type of narrator reveals the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of all the characters, and may speak about past, present, and future events.

• First-Person

• Second-Person

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In a poem, the voice that "talks" to readers.

• Narrator

• Speaker

• Writer

• Reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who is the narrator in this story "As we lined up to start the first play, I noticed the player across from me. Not only was he huge, he was also the meanest looking person I'd ever seen"

• A parent

• A fan watching the game

• A football player

• A Coach

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What point of view is this story? "As we lined up to start the first play, I noticed the player across from me. Not only was he huge, he was also the meanest looking person I'd ever seen"

• First

• Second

• Third

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6