What is Point of View?

1. What is Point of View?

2. FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW • When the author tells a story about himself or herself (like in an autobiography) they are using the first person point of view. • When the character is speaking throughout the story using “I” or “me” the character is in the first person point of view. • CLUE WORDS: “I,” “me,” “my,” “mine” I think this is such a great book. Mrs. Lidiak was right. I can’t put it down.

3. THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW • When an author uses the third-person point of view, he/she is telling the story about the characters. • CLUE WORDS: “he/she,” or “him/her” Lydia was trying to make her brother laugh. So she tickled him with a feather.

4. THIRD PERSON OBJECTIVE • The narrator is reporting what is seen. Does NOT know any thoughts or feelings of person/people being reported. • The biggest clue to this type of point of view is the narrator only REPORTING. CLUE WORDS: him, her, he, she, they, them, their. EXAMPLE: The boy was sitting on the park bench.

5. THIRD PERSON LIMITED • The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. • CLUE WORDS: he, him, her, she, it, his • EXAMPLE: When her boyfriend did not call her, she was so angry that her eyes were bulging out.

6. THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT • The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of two or more characters. • CLUE WORDS: him, her, she, it, they, them, their • EXAMPLE: Gabbie was very sad because her pet mouse was hit by a bus andElinawas in such shock she couldn’t speak

7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING From which point of view is the sentence in the box written? Ilove to teach sixth grade reading. Iwant my students to find excitement in reading. • Third Person Omniscient • First Person • Second Person

8. B. FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

9. FROM WHICH POINT OF VIEW IS THE SENTENCE IN THE BOX WRITTEN? Mrs. Lidiak loves to teach eighth grade Language Arts. She wants her students to find excitement in reading even though they think they can’t read. • Third Person Omniscient • First Person Omniscient • First Person • Third Person Limited

10. A. THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT

11. JOSH WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE HE DID NOT RECEIVE AN “A” ON HIS TEST. From which point of view is the sentence in the box? • FIRST PERSON • THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT • THIRD PERSON LIMITED • FIRST PERSON LIMITED

12. IF YOU WROTE, “C” THIRD PERSON LIMITED . . . . YOU WOULD BE CORRECT!

13. A NARRATOR IS THE ONE TELLING THE STORY Now that we know the types of point of view, let’s discuss further from whose point of view a story is written. For example, if an author is writing about Nelson Mandela, the author is the narrator who is speaking. If the author (narrator) includes Mandela’s thoughts and feelings, the author would be using Third Person Limited Point of View. If the author writes about Nelson Mandela and his people (and include their feelings) the viewpoint would be that of the author’s (narrator) and author would bespeaking in Third Person Omniscient Point of View. You may be asked, “From whose viewpoint is the story written?” You would need to decide which character is telling the story (the author or a character in the story).

14. NOW YOU TRY . . . From whose viewpoint is the following poem told from and which point of view is it? Eddie Edwards Eddie Edwards runs around He never shuts up. He never sits down He teases the girls, he cuts in line. He never makes it to school on time. ~ Carol Shields

15. From whose point of view is the following story and in what point of view is it told? The Big, Bad Wolf The big, bad wolf was picking his nose, The little pig’s tail fell down Rumpelstiltskin forgot his name Cinderella tripped on her gown. ~Carol Diggory

16. How can different points of view change a story? • Everyone sees, thinks and understands differently. • A story told from one person’s point of view will be different from another person’s point of view. • For example: Let’s talk about Cinderella. In the original story, the narrator is able to tell about the feelings and thoughts of Cinderella and all the other characters. This makes it Third Person Omniscient. In that version, the narrator tells us that Cinderella thinks the prince is so handsome and she falls in love. • But what if Cinderella told the story . . . . • I really didn't notice that he had a funny nose.And he certainly looked better all dressed up in fancy clothes.He's not nearly as attractive as he seemed the other night.So I think I'll just pretend that this glass slipper feels too tight. • As you can see, maybe she doesn’t think he is so handsome after all.