Identifying Point of View

_______ point of view describes characters’ actions using the pronouns ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’ or ‘they’, as well as gender-neutral pronouns.

• Third person

• First person

• Second person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The character is in the story, relating his or her experiences directly.

• First person pov

• second person pov

• third person pov

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 known as the “you” perspective.

• Second person

• Third person

• First person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

________ belongs to the person (or people) being talked about.

• First person point of view

• Third person point of view

• Second 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

Each different point of view has its own specific qualities that influence the narrative.

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

He went to the store to buy dry goods.

• first person pov

• second person pov

• third person pov

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The children turned and saw the frightening shadow.

• first person pov

• second person pov

• third person pov

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Are you always running late for work?

• third person pov

• first person pov

• second person pov

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

The biggest clue that a sentence is written in the first person is the use of first-person pronouns.

• I, we, us

• She, he, they

• I, we. you

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Second person pronouns refer to the reader or listener.

• True

• False

• Maybe

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6