POV Intermediate Group

Which of the following sentence is written in first person?

• 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.

• The farm next to ours is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gregg. The Greggs have two children, both of them boys. Their names are Philip and William. Sometimes I go over to their farm to play with them. I am a girl and I am eight years old.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

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CCSS.RL.6.6

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CCSS.RL.8.6

Which text would more likely be written in second person point of view?

• a science textbook

• a cell phone manual

• a romantic novel

• a newspaper article

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is an example of third person objective?

• He drank his soda in his booth and looked at the people in the restaurant. They were all waiting reasonably for the waiter to come back. He went out through the main door. His mother was waiting for him in the car and smiled at him.

• My heart leaped into my throat as I turned and saw a frightening shadow. I couldn't catch my breath as the minutes ticked by and the silence became ever scarier.

• • You turn and see a shadow dart across the lawn. The bushes rattle and the leaves underfoot make the owner of the shadow sound enormous in your ears. You wait for reinforcements to arrive.

  
  

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of these represents third person limited?

• Before setting out on the hiking trail, you take a moment to check that your backpack is fully stocked with snacks and that your shoes are tied. You are ready for adventure.

• The children turned and saw the frightening shadow. They were unaware a cat had walked close to the low-hung lantern.

• I couldn't believe I'd overslept ... again. My mother was going to do that thing she does where her eyebrows go up and and she looks at me with that "I told you to stop gaming" look ... I just know it's going to be horrible day.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does omniscient mean?

• "Limited knowledge"

• "All-knowing"

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following is an example of third person omniscient?

• Sunshine felt that no one in the world could understand her torment. What had her parents been thinking by naming her SUNSHINE? That was a weather description - not a name. And yet. she'd been carrying this name with her to every new school she started for the past 12 years as her parents moved her from town to town on their quest to live, however briefly, in all 50 states.

• I've lived all over the world. I've seen sunshine and I've seen rain. My favorite places to be are the small, quiet towns, the ones that hardly ever appear on a map. That's where I find the greatest happiness.

• Janet had expected to offend him; she had, as a matter of fact, been quite rude. Even she could see that. But Daniel wasn't bothered in the slightest. He felt nothing Janet could do was wrong, so complete was his love for her.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did all 3 types of 3rd person have in common?

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• use of pronouns like I, me, my, myself

• not a character in the story

• know all the feelings and thoughts of all the characters

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did all 3 types of 3rd person have in common?

• use of pronouns like I, me, my, myself

• not a character in the story

• know all the feelings and thoughts of all the characters

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which is NOT a type of point of view?

• third person limited point of view

• first person point of view

• second person point of view

• first person omniscient point of view

• third person objective point of view

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6