Point of View Practice!

What are the key words you might see in 1st Person POV?

• me, my, I, we, ours

• him, hers, them

• you, your

• theirs, he, she

What are the key words you might see in 2nd person POV?

• he, she

• they, them, theirs

• me, my, I, we, ours

• you, yours, your

What are the key words you might see in 3rd person POV?

• me, my, I

• he, she, they

• them, theirs, him, her

• you, your, yours

Which is an example of 1st person POV?

• I went to the grocery store yesterday to pick up my groceries.

• Your mom is such a great cook!

• They walked down to the beach last night for the sunset.

• She was so nervous to take the test this afternoon.

Which is an example of 3rd person limited?

• Adrian was so nervous for the test. While, Mario felt confident in his abilities.

• Mr. Pridgen was feeling very proud of his students.

• They all smiled at the puppy and the kitten playing together.

• Zoe went to the aquarium yesterday with her family.

Which is an example of 3rd person omniscient?

• Taylor Swift is a fabulous singer.

• Kaliana and Mariah were both feeling excited to begin middle school in the fall.

• Ms. Steele is obsessed with her dog, Charlie!

• I am a 5th grade teacher.

Match the following

• The narrator is all knowing

• 1st person

• The narrator is in the story

• 3rd person limited

• The narrator only knows one character

• 3rd person omniscient

• The narrator is talking to the reader

• 2nd person

Who is the narrator: The called over to me, "Ms. Slowey can you help us with this question?"

• Student

• Ms. Slowey

• Ms. Seabrook

• Grandma

Who is the narrator: I went to the shopping mall yesterday to pick our my homecoming dress!

• A puppy at the kennel

• A chef at a restaurant

• A girl going to homecoming

• A baseball player on 3rd base

Who is the narrator: The ball is up in the air and there goes Lebron... He just jumped up to dunk it! The Cleveland Cavaliers win it all! The stadium is going crazy!

• The winner of the game

• A talking basketball

• Lebron James

• A sports announcer at a basketball game