Point of View

Point of View

​ELA.4.10E I can identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view.

Guided Question: Where might we see pronouns that don't effect the point of view?

Let's see what you remember about pronouns.

Open Ended

List as many 1st person pronouns as you can?

Open Ended

List as many 3rd person pronouns as you can.

Point of View Pronouns

he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, it, its, itself, they, them, their, theirs, themselves

​3rd Person

I, we, me, us, mine, ours, myself, ourselves

1st Person

Multiple Select

Select all of the pronouns that fit with 1st person point of view.

• I

• me

• ourselves

• they

• their

Multiple Select

Select all of the pronouns that support 3rd person point of view.

• themselves

• us

• herself

• myself

• it

Now let's dig deeper

What point of view is this story being told from? How do you know? (Look for the pronouns)

One day a little girl went home and had a sad look on her face. Her mother was concerned, so she decided to ask her what was going on. "Anna, why do you look so sad?" asked her mother. "I had an argument with my friend at school," replied Anna. Anna's mom wrapped her arms around her daughter and told her she loved her.

Multiple Choice

Who is telling this story?

One day a little girl went home and had a sad look on her face. Her mother was concerned, so she decided to ask her what was going on. "Anna, why do you look so sad?" asked her mother. "I had an argument with my friend at school," replied Anna. Anna's mom wrapped her arms around her daughter and told her she loved her.

• Anna

• Anna's mother

• 1st person Narrator

• 3rd person narrator

Multiple Select

What evidence from the story shows you that it is 3rd person point of view? Select all that apply.

• "I had an argument with my friend at school,"

• "Anna, why do you look so sad?"

• Her mother was concerned

• so she decided to ask her what was going on.

Open Ended

OUR GUIDED QUESTION:

Where might we see pronouns that don't effect the point of view?

Based on this passage, where did you see pronouns that did not effect the point of view?

Avoiding a common pitfall.

Whatever the characters say within the text does NOT determine the point of view.

Multiple Choice

What point of view is this scenario?

The boys were on their way to the park together. Jim turned to Sam and said, "Do you want top play basketball?" Sam jumped up and down with excitement. "Of course I do!" They walked quickly to the court and started dribbling back and forth.

• 1st Person Sam

• 1st Person Jim

• 1st Person Narrator

• 3rd Person Narrator

Last, but not least

​Once you identify the point of view, you still need to decide who is telling the story.

This objective is more than 1st person and 3rd person point of view. It is about using pronouns AND clues in the text to determine who is telling the story and understanding why that is important. Each character has a particular set of thoughts and feelings, and knowing whose point of view you are reading, helps you understand them better.

Time for more practice:

As you answer the following questions, remember to:

A. Identify the pronouns used

B. Look for clues as to who might be talking

C. Don't be distracted by dialogue

D. Take your time. It is not a race.

Multiple Choice

Who is telling this story?

One day we went to the park. My mom said we could walk, but I really wanted to ride my bike. I decided to race my little sister. I let her win because she is younger than me. Besides, I'm supposed to be nice to girls.

• The Mom

• A narrator outside of the story

• a young boy

• a young girl

Drag and Drop

Make the following sentence 1st person. Only 3 words are correct and they go in a specific spot. Reread your sentence before you submit.



​ My sister and ​

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took ​

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dog for a walk when ​

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got home from school.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

I

our

we

us

them

their

they

Match

Identify the point of view that matches each scenario.

• I am so tired. My teacher made us work all day

• The students walked into my class and sat on their squares. I told them to start stretching.

• Why is her class always so loud in the hallway. She needs to be reported.

• There once was a boy who liked to skate. He would go to the skate park everyday.

• "Does your throat hurt?" "Stick out your tongue and let me take a look."

A student

A teacher

1st person

A teacher

3rd person

An Onlooker

A doctor

• A student

• A teacher

  1st person

• A teacher

  3rd person

• An Onlooker

• A doctor