Point of View and Perspective

Match the following

• focuses on the type of narrator used to tell the story.

• Pronouns

• Help Identify the Point of View

• Point of View

• how the characters view and process what's happening within the story.

• Perspective

Answer explanation

Pronouns like "I, Me, She, His" allow a clue into who is doing the story telling.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the Point of View?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Objective

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscent

Answer explanation

By using the "I" pronoun, it shows you that the writer is telling a story about themselves and what they are doing or saying.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Circle the pronouns that identify the point of view

Answer explanation

First person pronouns include:

I

Me

My

We

Us

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

From whose perspective is this story being told?

• Son or daughter

• Mom

• Dad

Answer explanation

The author is telling the story through their perspective, in first person point of view. When they mention "their mom" we can use context clues to assume the author is either a son or daughter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the Point of View?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Objective

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscent

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

From whose perspective is this told?

• Son or daughter

• Mom

• Friend

Answer explanation

The author is writing the story from their perspective using first person point of view. When they say "my son's room" we can use context clues to guess that the author is a parent.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

In which third person point of view is this written?

• Omniscient

• Limited

Answer explanation

Third person limited means access to ONE characters thoughts and feelings.

There are no thoughts and feelings present for other characters in the story, other than Woody.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

Underline a thought or feeling present in this story

Answer explanation

From Woody's perspective, when the author writes "Woody knew..." that shows one example of insight into his thoughts and feelings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

From whose perspective is this story told?

• Andy

• The Mom

• Woody

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.6

This story is written in third person omniscient point of view, underline evidence of at least TWO thoughts or feelings present.

Answer explanation

"Would she choose him over Brom" shows Ichabod's thoughts.

"Brom was anything but happy" shows Brom's feelings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1