Point of View Practice

Match the definition with the term.

• Limited Point of View

• the character or voice telling the story

• Narrator

• A point of view that only provides the thoughts and feelings of one character

• Multiple Points of View

• a point of view when a narrator has an "all knowing understanding of characters and events

• Omniscient Point of View

• A narrating technique where two or more characters narrate the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

1st Person Point of View is_________

• when an outside narrator is telling the story

• when the narrator is talking to you (the reader)

• when a character in the story is telling the story -- we get the their thoughts, feelings, and opinions

• when the narrator only talks about themselves

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3rd Person Point of View is_________

• when an outside narrator is telling the story

• when the narrator is talking to you (the reader)

• when a character in the story is telling the story -- we get the their thoughts, feelings, and opinions

• when the narrator only talks about themselves

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read the excerpt from chapter 9 of "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." From what point of view is the excerpt being told?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who is narrating the story?

• Papa

• An narrator outside the story

• Cassie

• Stacey

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

1. How does the point of view affect the reader's understanding of the characters' emotions and thoughts?

• 1. It provides a detailed insight into all characters' thoughts.

• 1. It switches between characters to show varying perspectives.

• We get an outside view of a few character's thoughts and feelings.

• We get the inward thoughts and feelings of of the narrator, Cassie, and view things through her eyes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

From what point of view is the poem being told?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

• There isn't a narrator since it's a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who is the speaker (narrator) of the poem?

• One of the boys

• The neighbors

• Both of the boys

• A narrator outside the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Is this a limited or omniscient point of view? How do you know?

• It's limited because we only get the thoughts and feelings of the neighbors.

• It's limited because we only get the thoughts and feelings of the boys.

• It's omniscient because we got the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4