Point of View Bellringer

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

A type of narrative perspective in where the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."

• Second Person POV
• Third Person POV
• First Person POV

What is the purpose of point of view?

• to let the characters know what the reader can see or hear
• to express the character's thoughts and allow the reader to see and hear the story in different ways
• to let the reader know what the author knows about a story
• to express the author's thoughts and feelings and allow the reader to know what the character's know

The narrator is the

• person telling the story
• main character in the story
• enemy of the main character in the story
• person listening to the story

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 point of view do you see these signal words?
you, your

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

Which point of view do you see these signal words?
I, me, my, mine, we, us

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

Which point of view do you see these signal words?
he, she, they, them, (character's names)

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

What point of view: 
Before you leave you need to clean your room! 

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

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

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person