Plot and POV

What does POV stand for?

• Point of View
• Please Review
• Pass over Vivian
• Point of Refernce

How many Point of Views are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What are the three types of point of view?

• first person, second person, third person

• first person, fourth person, fifth person

• weird person, old person, ugly person

• character, setting, plot

What is first person point of view?

• The story is from the perspective of the reader or “you”.

• The first person to point at the view

• A character within the story tells their own experience of thoughts.

• The story is told from the view of someone watching from outside of the story.

What is second person point of view?

• The story is from the perspective of the reader or “you”.

• The second person to point at the view

• A character within the story tells their own experience of thoughts.

• The story is told from the view of someone watching from outside of the story.

What is third person point of view?

• The story is from the perspective of the reader or “you”.

• The third person to point at the view

• A character within the story tells their own experience of thoughts.

• The story is told from the view of someone watching from outside of the story.

What is the point of view: "Mike was very tall and has short black hair. He likes to play soccer. His favorite food is ice cream."

• First person POV

• Second person POV

• Third person POV

• Fourth person POV

What is the point of view: I love pizza. It is my favorite food!

• First person POV

• Second person POV

• Third person POV

• Fourth person POV

What is the point of view: You should tell the truth.

• First person POV

• Second Person POV

• Third Person POV

• Fourth person POV

Read the following excerpt from "Encounter With Martin Luther King Jr." by Maya Angelou and identify the point of view the author has narrated it in: "I said no and started to explain about my Mamma  and my crippled uncle who raised me.  As I talked he nodded as if he knew them personally.  When I described the dirt roads and shanties and the little schoolhouse on top of the hill, he smiled in recognition."

• Second Person
• First Person
• Third Person Omniscient
• Third Person Objective