Point of View *

What is point of view?

• the position from which a narrator sees and understands what is happening in a story

• the main idea of a story

• the theme of a story

• the summary of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

This narrator is a character in the story.

• first person

• second person

• 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

This narrator places the reader immediately in the story using the pronouns you, your, and you're.

• second person

• first person

• 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

The narrator only knows the ACTIONS of the characters but not their thoughts/feelings.

• third person objective

• third person limited

• second person

• first person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character in the story.

• third person limited

• second person

• first person

• 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 narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters.

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

• third person objective

• second person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Omniscient means...

• all knowing

• introduction

• limited

• single

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

This point of view uses the pronouns I, we, and my.

• first person

• second person

• 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

This point of view uses the pronouns he, she, it, and they.

• third person

• second person

• first person

• narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After you have added the eggs to the batter, you need to beat the batter with your hand mixer.

• second person

• first person

• 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