POV and Perspective

Third-person Point of View uses what pronouns?

• We, us, my

• I, me, mine, ours, we

• You, your, yours

• He, she, they, it, him, her, them

Find the Point of View being used:

"I walked to the bus stop, mad at myself for not bringing my umbrella."

• First Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

• Third Person Point of View

• Fourth Person Point of View

You will open the jar of peanut butter, and you will take a knife to spread the peanut butter on your bread.

• First Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

• Third Person Point of View

• Fourth Person Point of View

Find the author's Perspective:

"My hands were sweating as a slowly picked up my pencil. I quickly checked the clock. Not much time left. My eyes darted back to my test, pencil shaking in my hand. I couldn't remember the right answer! How was I going to get this right?! I took some deep breaths and shakily wrote on my paper."

• Excited/confident

• Nervous/Scared

• Angry/mad

• Sleepy/bored

There are ____ basic types of Author's Point of View.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Find the Point of View being used: "When they were at HAC, she told him she liked him, but then he said he didn't like her back, so everyone started screaming and laughing."

• First Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

• Third Person Point of View

• Fourth Person Point of View

How do readers determine (find) an author's Perspective?

• Read the character's dialogue (speaking)

• Look at the character's actions

• All of the above

Find the author's Perspective:

"I slammed the door shut, causing the pictures to fall and smash on the ground. I stormed up to my bedroom and shoved my door open, immediately screaming into my pillow out of frustration."

• Happy/excited

• Sad/melancholy

• Angry/frustrated

• Joyous/jovial

When a fiction text is in third person point of view (3rd person) the narrator is

• telling about the action but not doing any of the action in the passage

• taking part in the action that is happening in the passage

• They are the first person to get there.

• The passage only has one character

This is written in what point of view?

• Secondhand account

• 1st person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

• 2nd person point of view