Author's Point of View

Which point of view uses the key words, I, Me, and We?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

• transition

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."

• Second Person POV
• Third Person POV
• First Person POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which point of view do you see these signal words?
he, she, they, them, (character's names)

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What point of view: 
John said he was going to the pumpkin patch with his family. 

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A _________ narrator can see and describe every character's thought.

• first person
• second person
• third person, limited 
• third person, omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Chase jumped up out of bed. His bus would arrive in five minutes, but he had overslept. "Oh man, why did I do this?" he thought. He knew his mom would be upset if he missed the bus.

What point of view is the author using?

• First Person

• Third Person

• Second Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

I was so nervous about the school talent show. I wasn't sure if my act would be good enough for the audience. My hands were sweaty and I started to feel panicked. It was time for the show to begin.

What point of view is the author using?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

All of the following are clues that a story is written in first person point of view EXCEPT

• The narrator shares a personal experience with the readers.

• The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

• The readers is able to view the actions and dialogue of the all the characters but only knows the thoughts and feelings of the narrator.

• The narrator uses the pronouns I, me, my, we, and our when addressing him/herself.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the meaning of point of view?

• Point of view describes when and where a story takes place.

• Point of view describes the conflict in the story.

• Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told or who is telling the story

• Point of view describes the turning point of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the point of view based off the passage below?

I couldn’t help but think something was going on. Beth was acting strange, making weird excuses why I needed to be out of the house. She had me run to the store for scissors. I knew we had scissors. When I returned to the house and walked through the door I had the biggest surprise of my life! All of my friends and family were in my house yelling “Surprise!” and “Happy birthday!”

• The passage is written in third person limited.

• The passage is written in second person point of view.

• The passage is written in third person objective.

• The passage is written in first 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