Point of View

1. “The Scholarship Jacket” Point of View

2. Learning Goals • Explore the idea of obstacles. • Recognize first-person point of view • Recognize third-person omniscient point of view • Make inferences (infer)

3. Narrator • the one who tells a story

4. First-Person Point of View • the narrator • • is a character in the story • • tells the story using the pronouns I, me, we, and us • • tells the story as he or she experiences it • A first-person narrator can describe his or her own thoughts, feelings, and impressions. • As you read “The Scholarship Jacket,” notice how the information you receive is limited to what the narrator sees, hears, thinks, and feels.

5. Third-Person Omniscient Point of View • Third-Person Point of View: A third-person point of view means that the narrator is not a character in the story. • In an omniscient third-person point of view, the narrator can reveal the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

6. Third-Person Omniscient Point of View • Omniscient • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/omniscient?s=t • Notice the prefix “omni”

7. Limited Third-Person Point of View • Third-Person Point of View: A third-person point of view means that the narrator is not a character in the story. • In a limited third person point of view, the narrator can tell the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

8. The Outsiders • What point of view was used? • First Person • Third person omniscient • Third person limited • Explain

9. Reading skill: make inferences • Make logical guesses, or inferences, about things that are not directly stated. • Base your inferences on details in the story and on your own knowledge and experiences. • Infer

10. Think . . . • If a movie is based on a book that was told in the first person, what might the screenplay writer have to do or consider?