Whose Point of View

Is the excerpt written in first person or third person point of view?

• first person

• third person

Is the excerpt written in first person or third person point of view?

• first person

• third person

Is the excerpt written in first person or third person point of view?

• first person

• third person

Is the excerpt written in first person or third person point of view?

• first person

• third person

Read the paragraph and then determine whose perspective the story is told. Who is the narrator?

• Museum Guide

• Student

• Teacher

• Parent

Read the paragraph and then determine whose perspective the story is told. Who is the narrator?

• Museum Guide

• Student

• Teacher

• Parent

What two details are similar between Smudge's and Charles's versions of the park?

• Charles's mom found them and made Charles leave.

• Smudge talked to Charles when they were sitting on the bench.

• They watched the dogs play in the fountain.

• They climbed a tree.

Use your notes from "Voices in the Park" to compare and contrast the different perspectives. Which detail would unlikely be included in Victoria's perspective?

• Charles's mom trying to shoo Albert away.

• Charles's mom calling Victoria's name so that they could leave the park.

• Albert chasing her around the park while playing.

• Smudge's dad sitting on the bench and reading the newspaper.

What is point of view?

• the time and place of a story

• the author's purpose

• the perspective from which a story is told

• the main events

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar “…Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one…”

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient