Point of View

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

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

Point of view is...

• the author's opinion
• who the narrator is
• the vantage point, or perspective of a story
• the reader's opinion or perspective

Which sentence is written in third person point of view?

• I brought my brother breakfast this morning.
• You always wear your seatbelt.
• We didn't mean to hurt Jorge feelings.
• Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon.

Which point of view is used in this sentence?

As I ran up the hill, I realized that it was about to rain.

• 1st person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

Which point of view is used in this sentence?

That's my ipad. May I please have it back?

• 1st person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

Which example shows first person point of view?

• "Now, reader, I hope you can see..."

• "My mom told me to take my lunch."

• "Sally ran with her dog."