Point of View

What Point of View is used in Monsters University"/"Forrest Gump"?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Which POV uses "I, me, and my" to tell a story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which POV uses "you" and "your" to tell a story?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Point of view is defined as the perspective or vantage point in which a story is being told.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race. 

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.

• The author is addressing the reader.

• The narrator is not in the story.

• Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point of view: "Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers from the evening's assignment. But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony. Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn't the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future..." (Lowry).

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the point of view: "People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback. The names are mine, but they're not me. I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan" (Applegate).

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

You know you have to get to class on time, but you decide to stop off at HiLife for some Hot Cheetos. You can’t help it! You love Hot Cheetos but now you have a citation for being late to class.

What is the point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The sound of traffic filled the street. I pressed the doorbell again. I wondered if the button worked. Could the person inside hear the sound of the buzzer over the traffic noises? Were they even home? I decided that it didn't matter. I checked the address off my list and proceeded to the next house. Somebody was going to order cookies from me today. Somebody.

• first-person

• second-person

• third-person objective

• third-person limited

• third-person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6