Point of View and Theme

Kevin and Brandon went to a movie this weekend. They saw "Finding Dory" and loved it. Kevin bought some popcorn while Brandon bought a big box of candy. 

• 3rd person 

• 1st person 

Point of view is...

• What the story is about

• The author's favorite book

• Who is telling the story

• The main idea 

Third person point of view is when the narrator uses words like:

• She, They, He 

• I, Me, My

I didn't like creeping down the dark alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person, omniscient

• Third person, objective

The narrator is a character in the story.

• first person 

• third person omniscient

• third person objective 

• third person limited 

True or False: A character can also be a narrator

• True

• False

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

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

What point of view is this written?: "The day grew dark, but Michael kept searching for his lost keys. If he could only find them, he would not get in trouble. This was the second time this month he had lost his keys."

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

A theme should be a statement, not just one word. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story

• Just read the beginning of the story

• Think about what the character has learned

• Read the ending of the story