Point of View

Point of View

By Brinley Hanks

​SWBAT differentiate between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person point of view

What is Point of View?​

• Re​fers to whether the writing takes on a singular or plural perspective in either 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person.

• It is the narrative voice author's choice to write in.

• When identifying the Point of View, IGNORE dialogue

Multiple Choice

TRUE/FALSE: Students should use ONLY the dialogue in the story to identify it's point of view.

• True

• False

• I

• We

• My

• Our

• ​Myself

​Pronouns Used:

• The narrator is a character in the story, dictating events from their perspective​.

• A character is telling their own story.​

First Person Point of View​

Multiple Choice

FIRST PERSON point of view is when the narrator of the text is...

• A main character in the story

• An outsider

• The reader telling the story

• The author telling the story

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT an example of 1st person point of view?

• I built a shed for my tools.

• He ran 5 miles this morning.

• We worked 8 hours with no break.

• My favorite color is blue.

• You​

• Yours

• ​Yourself

• ​Yourselves

​Pronouns Used:

• Refers to a person or people being addressed by a writer or speaker.​

• ​Forces the reader into the story, making them apart of the action.

Second Person Point of View​

Multiple Select

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

Examples of SECOND PERSON texts are...

• Directions

• Instructions

• Make your own adventure books

• Biographies

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of 2nd person point of view?

• He hates going to school.

• I am going to the movies tonight with my friends.

• We don't want to get up early in the morning.

• You have to participate to get credit.

• ​She

• Her

• He

• Him

• ​They

​Pronouns Used:

• The narrator exists outside of the story and addresses the characters by name or as "he/she/they" and "him/her/them."​

Third Person Point of View

Multiple Choice

Which of these are NOT an example of 3rd person point of view?

• You ran into the wall during gym class.

• She loves spending time with her friends

• He was a very hardworking man.

• Since they studied for the math test, they made a 100.

Match

Match the following descriptions to the Point of View label.

• The narrator is part of the story; uses pronouns like I, me and my OUTSIDE of the dialogue.

• The narrator is giving instructions or directions.

• The narrator can either read into the thoughts of none, some or all characters OUTSIDE of dialogue.

1st Person

2nd Person

3rd Person

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Multiple Choice

I was only five years old when I moved to California.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Multiple Choice

You walked away from the fight.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Multiple Choice

He was mean, but she tried to ignore it.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Multiple Choice

They run together every Saturday morning.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Multiple Choice

We had a really fun time over the weekent.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person