Point of View

What is point of view?

• The main character of the story
• The climax of the plot
• The setting of the story
• The perspective from which a story is told

What is an example of a 3rd person pronoun?

• you

• I

• Sarah

• we

What is an example of a 2nd person pronoun?

• us

• it

• yourself

• I

What is an example of a 1st person pronoun?

• Jeff Robertson

• he

• your

• me

What does the word "omniscient" mean?

• Having knowledge only about certain things
• Having no knowledge at all
• Having partial knowledge
• Having all knowledge

"Ding!" Katie looked at her phone. It was a text message from Jeff. "Ugh! Not now, " she said to herself. She was mad at Jeff for a comment he made the last time they spoke. Meanwhile, while Katie was ignoring Jeff, he was at home trying to figure out why Katie was mad at him. "Did I say something that might have made her angry?" he thought to himself. "No, I have been a perfect gentleman," he concluded.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

"Crash!" The sound of falling bowling pins fills the air. You walk to the counter and address the attendant. You mention that he has given you shoes in the wrong size. He politely corrects the error. You walk back to your party. It is your turn. You put on the shoes, find your ball, and approach the lane. You wait until the lanes are clear. Then you waddle up to the lane and roll the ball between your legs, grandma style. Your friends cheer. The bumpers ensure the ball stays on the lane.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

The tombstone was in place, but there was a gaping hole where there was supposed to be a field of grass. "Oh great, " I said, "the body's been exhumed." Cliff looked at me curiously and asked, "What does 'exhumed' mean?" I pointed to the hole in the ground and replied with an irate tone, "Well, Cliff, there's an empty hole where the body is supposed to be. Based on the situation, can you infer what 'exhumed' means?" Cliff shrugged his shoulders.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

Diego looked over the edge. He thought about how far the ground was. The wind gusted. Whitney turned to him and said, "It's beautiful up here, huh?" Diego could not think about beauty. All he could think about was not falling off the edge. He said, "Yea, Whitney, it really is beautiful. Hey, how long do you want to stay up here?" Whitney laughed and said, "Let's stay up here the rest of our lives!" Diego grimaced. He was afraid that his scenario was all too likely.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

Juan held the space rock in his hand and imagined that he was on the moon. He started bouncing around the gymnasium as though he were in a zero gravity setting. Mr. Worser chased after him and said, "Juan, put that moon rock back on the table!" Juan couldn't hear Mr. Worser because Juan was so involved in his imaginary scenario. "Beep! Commander, bring the lunar rover in for a landing," Juan was saying to himself. Mr. Worser grabbed Juan by the shoulder. This brought Juan back to reality.

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient