Compare and Contrast Point of View

Which point of view can make the reader feel as if they are being directly spoken to or involved in the action?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

What is the point of view called when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Which point of view is most likely to use direct address to the reader?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Text 1: Stella was born in Poland. She lived with her family in a small house near the Oder River. Both Stella's parents are teachers.

Text 2: I'm Tim. Stella is my friend. I born in Mexico. I like to play soccer. I lived in a big house by the Rio Grande River. My parents are doctors.

compare text 1 point of view to text 2 point of view.

• text 1 has third person speaker, text 2 has first person speaker.

• text 1 has first person speaker, text 2 has third person speaker.

• text 1 has third person speaker, text 2 has no speaker.

• both texts are first person speaker

Text 1: Stella was born in Poland. She lived with her family in a small house near the Oder River. Both Stella's parents are teachers.

Text 2: I'm Tim. Stella is my friend. I born in Mexico. I like to play soccer. I lived in a big house by the Rio Grande River. My parents are doctors.

compare text 1 Author's point of view to text 2 Author's point of view.

• the author's point of view is both Stella and Tim have simple life in both texts.

• the author's point of view in text 1 is Stella has good life, but in text 2 Tim has simple life.

• the author's point of view in text 1 is Stella has simple life, but in text 2 Tim has good life.

Is the excerpt written in first person or third person point of view?

• first person

• third person

Use your notes from "Voices in the Park" to compare and contrast the different perspectives. What two details are similar between Smudge's and Charles's versions of the park?

• Charles's mom found them and made Charles leave.

• Smudge talked to Charles when they were sitting on the bench.

• They watched the dogs play in the fountain.

• They climbed a tree.

Compare and Contrast Point of View

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Compare and Contrast Point of View

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Compare and Contrast Point of View

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient