Point of View

Point of view is...

• character traits

• the perspective from which the text is written

• fact or opinion

• what a character thinks

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What's the POV? When I woke up this morning, I noticed it was still dark outside. So, I turned on my my lamp.

• 3rd person omniscient

• 2nd person

• 1st person

• 3rd person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What's the POV? Kelli struggled on the test questions. Her hands started to sweat and her mouth was dry.

• 4th person

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What's the POV? He watched from a distance as the police officer questioned the subject.

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

You feel your heart race, and the air around you seems to crystalize. But the only way forward is to move your feet.

• 1st person

• 3rd person limited

• 2nd person

• 3rd person objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Told from the viewpoint of one the characters (uses pronouns such as I, me, my)

• 3rd person objective

• 1st person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Kelli and Paige felt scared when they heard the howling in the distance.

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person objective

• 2nd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Kelli struggled on the test questions. Her hands started to sweat and her mouth was dry. "Are you okay?" the teacher asked. Kelli nodded her head. She knew this was going to be a long day.

• 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

The house was quiet. Everyone was asleep. It was completely dark, except for the little bit of light coming in through the window from the lamp post on the street.

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is 3rd person omniscient?

• The character is the narrator telling the story from their viewpoint.

• The narrator reports facts and events as a neutral observer.

• The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only 1 character.

• All knowing; knowing what all characters are thinking and feeling.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6