Identifying the Narrator

The narrator of a story is...

• The person who tells the story

• The author of the book

• The main character of the story

• The person who reads the book

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Point of view is...

• What the story is about

• The author's favourite book

• Which type of narrator is telling the story

• The main idea 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which part of speech is most helpful in determining point of view in a text?

• irregular nouns
  ex. life-lives, scarf-scarves

• common nouns
  ex. school, tree, dog

• pronouns
  ex. he, she, you, I

• proper nouns
  ex. names of a character

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

• 1st person Point Of View

• 2nd person Point Of View

• 3rd person Point Of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What key word in this sentence lets you know that it is first person point of view?

As I ran up the hill, I realized that it was about to rain.

• quiet

• I

• ran

• hill

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When a story is written in the first-person point of view, the narrator is...

• not a character in the story

• one of the characters in the story

• the same as the author

• the person reading the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When a text is written in the second-person point of view, the narrator...

• is not one of the characters. The narrator often uses the pronouns "he," "she," or "it."

• is one of the characters in the story, often using the pronouns "I," "me," or "my".

• speaks to the reader directly, often using "you."

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When a story is written in the third-person point of view, the narrator...

• is one of the characters in the story

• is talking directly to you, the reader

• is not one of the characters in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A limited 3rd person point of view is when...

• the narrator tells what happens to all characters but only knows one character's thoughts and feelings.

• the narrator is one of the characters in the story

• the narrator speaks to the reader directly, often using "you."

• the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9