Point of View

Point of View

Multiple Choice

What is point of view?

• the time and place the story occurs

• the author's purpose

• who is telling the story

• the main events

​Point of View (POV) is...

the perspective the story is being told from

​Ask yourself:

• ​who is telling the story?

• ​a character inside or outside the story?

Multiple Choice

Which type of point of view is when a character from the story writes from his or her viewpoint?

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

Multiple Choice

Which point of view do you see these signal words? I, me, my, mine, we, us

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

​First Person POV

​When a character inside the story is telling it from THEIR perspective.

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​LOOK FOR:

​I, me, my, we, us, our

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​Example:

​I was so excited to go to my sister's house this weekend. I knew we would have a great time!

Multiple Select

Which POV uses "he, she, and them" to tell a story? Check all that apply.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

Multiple Choice

In 3rd person limited, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

• 1 character

• 2 characters

• none of the characters

• all of the characters

Multiple Choice

In 3rd person omniscient, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

• none of the characters

• 2 character

• 1 character

• all of the characters

​Third Person POV

3rd Person Limited

• ​someone outside the story is telling it to the reader

• ​know the thoughts and feelings of ONE character

• ​LOOK FOR:

  • ​he, she, they, them, it

​3rd Person Omniscient

• ​someone outside the story is telling it to the reader

• ​know the thoughts and feelings of MANY or ALL characters

• ​LOOK FOR:

  • ​he, she, they, them, it

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: I walked towards the bus stop, hoping to not see Maria. She told everyone my biggest secret, and I was never going to forgive her.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

Multiple Choice

From which point of view is the story written from?

Jeremiah squinted from the sun. He was thinking about the game. They could have won. He could have won the game for them. All he needed to do was catch the ball, but he didn't. He dropped it. His coach talked to him. "Jeremiah, we had a great season. Nobody's perfect. Look at me. Ha ha," he said. Jeremiah smiled at the coach, but he couldn't forgive himself so easily.

• First person because the narrator is inside the story.

• third person omniscient because the narrator is outside the story and shares more than one characters thoughts and feelings.

• third person limited because narrator focuses on one characters thoughts.

Multiple Choice

My mother is my sole support system. Whenever something exciting happens or there is a crisis in my life, she is the first person I turn to. I have seen many friends come and go in my life, but my mother is different. For eighteen years of my life, she has always been there for me. No matter the distance between us, we always are close. 

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

You can tell that the passage below is written in third person omniscient because-

Tina felt her cheeks get hot with embarrassment. Could she have made a mistake with their order? She was sure she wrote everything down correctly. How would she explain to her boss that she had made a mistake with the restaurant owner’s order? “I am so sorry, Mr. Fortune, I will take this back and bring you the correct order. I truly apologize.” Bill saw Tina bringing a full plate of food back from Mr. Fortune’s table. He smiled to himself. He knew Mr. Fortune was testing Tina. “What seems to be the problem, Tina?” he asked as she approached. “I am so sorry, Bill, I must have written down the wrong order. I hope Mr. Fortune isn’t too upset,” Tina answered. Mr. Fortune watched as Tina carried his plate into the kitchen. He made eye contact with Bill and gave him a wink, as if to say, “You know the drill.” Mr. Fortune didn’t like tricking Tina, but he felt the best way to know the quality of his employees was to see how they handle tough situations.

• The narrator focuses on Tina's feelings.

• The narrator is inside the story and shares a personal experience about Tina.

• The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of more than one character.

• The narrator describes Mr. Fortune's actions.

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view of the following excerpt: "As Teresa walked down the hall, Victor walked the other way, looking back, admiring how gracefully she walked, one foot in front of the other. So much for being in the same class, he thought" (Soto).

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

Multiple Choice

Identify the point of view: Amy sprinted as fast as she could with her neighbor's dog running right behind her. Amy was terrified of him, and thought he would bite her. In reality, the dog just wanted to play and thought of Amy as a friend.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited