POV- Friday

I love to watch birds!  It always amazes me 
  how they can build those nests!  I like to leave 
  scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find. 
  They'll use these things and weave them into a 
  nest.  Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds 
  can use all the help they can get.
What is the author's perspective?

• Humans should help birds build their nest
• Humans should never interfere with wild animals
• Birds are interesting animals
• Birds use lots of things to build their nest

You know you have to get to specials on time, but you decide to stop off at the vending machine for some Takis. You can’t help it! You love Takis but now you have a demerit for being late to class.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person objective

Select the correct first-person pronoun.

Sarah and I decided to make cookies at our sleepover. ​ (a)   needed to go to the store and buy chocolate chips first.

• We
• She
• They

What does point of view refer to?

• The reader's point of view

• The main character's point of view

• The narrator's point of view

• My view from a mountain top

Anthony was making a snowman in his front yard. He wanted to make the tallest snowman ever. "Making the tallest snowman ever is hard," he thought to himself. As Anthony rolled the snow around to form huge spheres, Justin was watching him from the bushes. Justin had plans too, only his plans involved karate kicking Anthony's very tall snowman. Justin figured that no snowman deserved to be as tall as Anthony's. Justin stretched in preparation for his attack.

Select the point of view of this passage.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Debra was walking a big black Labrador along the beach. The dog was unleashed, but he didn't seem to stray far from her. As Debra walked in the sand, the Labrador bounded through the waves. As the dog fell a few feet behind Debra, she called out to him, "Come on, Duke! Come here boy!" Duke barked, ran from the water, and caught Debra quickly. Duke was sopping wet. He started licking Debra and almost knocked her down. Debra laughed and tried to wipe the paw prints off her outfit.

Select the point of view of the passage.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

“It all began when Ms. Frizzle showed our class a film strip about the human body.  We knew trouble was about to start, because we knew Ms. Frizzle was the strangest teacher in the school.” The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

From which point of view is the story written from?

Jeremiah squinted from the sun. He was thinking about the game. They could have won. He could have won the game for them. All he needed to do was catch the ball, but he didn't. He dropped it. His coach talked to him. "Jeremiah, we had a great season. Nobody's perfect. Look at me. Ha ha," he said. Jeremiah smiled at the coach, but he couldn't forgive himself so easily.

• First person because the narrator is inside the story.

• third person omniscient because the narrator is outside the story and shares more than one characters thoughts and feelings.

• third person limited because narrator focuses on one characters thoughts.