Point of View

1. Point of View Understanding narrative points of view.

2. First Person Point of View -A story told in the first person point of view is written by expressing the characters own voice. -This point of view focuses on the “ I” perspective. As the narrator explains some parts of the story. An Example “ I heard the car door open and then slam shut.” “To understand first person perspective, imagine you are telling your friend about your day. Usually, when you tell someone about your own experiences, you use the first person perspective because it tells the reader what you thought, felt or did.” ( Eppc,1)

3. Second Person Point of View A story told in second person point of view is considered the command form of view. When a story is displaying this point of view it often uses the key word “You.” “To understand the second person perspective, imagine you are giving a speech to your class-mates about how to bake a cake. Instructions are often given in the second person point of view because it tells the reader what to think, feel, or do. The second person can also be used when a writer is addressing a familiar audience.” ( Eppc, 1)

4. Third Person Point of View When reading a narrative third person is told in an omniscient point of view. Some authors write in an completely omniscient point of view allowing their readers to see the characters every thought. Some authors write in limited third person , pulling the reader into the head of the narrator. “To understand third person perspective, imagine a camera that views what is going on around it: The camera cannot say, “I think this is good,” or “I think this is bad.” Also, it cannot say, “You think this is good,” or “You think this is bad.” The camera can only show what it records and allows the viewer (the reader) to form their own opinion.” ( Epcc,1 )

5. Limited Point of View • A limited point of view keeps the narration to what a character can see or know. • lf everything is seen through the narrator’s eyes, and the reader can only tell what other characters are feeling or thinking by their body language or the words they speak. • The writer in a limited point of view also gives description to objects surrounding them.

6. Omniscient Point of View An omniscient point of view allows the author to give detail about what several characters are thinking or feeling.

7. Pronouns that help determine the type of Narrative First Person Pronouns Third Person Pronouns • Subjective Case • - I, We • Objective Case • -Me, Us • Possessive Case • -My/Mine, Our/Ours Subjective Case -He, She, It, They Objective Case -Him, Her , It , Them Possessive Case -His, Hers, Its, Theirs

8. Lets try it out! Read the questions below and decide if the author in each of these exmaples was writing in the first or third person point of view. • 1.Holes by Louis Sachars • The next morning Mr. Sir marched the boys to another section of the lake, and each boy dug his own hole, five feet deep and five feet wide. Stanley was glad to be away from the big hole. At least now he knew just how much he had to dig for the day. And it was a relief not to have other shovels swinging past his face, or the Warden hanging around (80). • 2.. The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl • The farm next to ours is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gregg. The Greggs have two children, both of them boys. Their names are Philip and William. Sometimes I go over to their farm to play with them. I am a girl and I am eight years old. Philip is also eight years old. Last week something very funny happened. I am going to tell you about it as best as I can (1). • 3. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury • The girl stopped and looked as if she might pull back in surprise, but instead stood regarding Montag with eyes so dark and shinning that he felt he had said something quite wonderful. But he knew his mouth had only moved to say hello. “Do you mind if I ask? How long’ve you worked at being a fireman?” the girl asked. “Since I was twenty, ten years ago,” said Montag. They walked farther and the girl said, “Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?” “No,” Montag replied, “houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it,” but the girl knew this was not true (8)

9. Work Cited Page • 1. For Lets Try it out questions I used the some of the following to help questions to guide me. • http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/point-of-view/ • "Reading Worksheets." Reading Worksheets Point of View. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. <http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/>. • 2. To help explain first, second, and third person narrative better I used the following. • "Pointofview." - Learning Ace. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014. http://www.learningace.com/doc/2517178/be1a9df9c7544108afcd6529de172103/pointofview.