Point of view

Point of view is...

• What the story is about
• The author's favorite book
• Who is telling the story
• The main idea 

Characters

• people, animals or objects in the story that are defined by their traits and serve a motive.

• when and where the story takes place

• sequence of events in a story involving characters in conflict situations.

• the message of the story

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?

"Without being scared, Scott jumped off the diving board and swam to the side."

• 1st Person Point of View

• 3rd Person Point of View

First Person Point of View is...

• the author's inner thoughts

• the character's inner thoughts

• when the story is being told by an outside observer who is not in the story

• when a character is the narrator who tells the story

Third Person Point Of View is...

• when a character is the narrator who tells the story

• when the story is being told by an outside observer who is not in the story

• the author's inner thoughts

• the character's inner thoughts

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

What key word in this sentence lets you know that it is first person point of view?

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

• quiet

• ran

• I

• hill

What key word in this sentence let's you know that it is third person point of view?

Without being scared, Scott jumped off the diving board and swam to the side.

• Scott

• without

• swam

• scared

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