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Point of View

Point of View. By: Chelsea Ravasani -ASL Lindsey Ravasani -ASL Kristen Patterson. What is Point of View. Definition: A position from which something is observed or considered.

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Point of View

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  1. Point of View By: Chelsea Ravasani-ASL Lindsey Ravasani-ASL Kristen Patterson

  2. What is Point of View • Definition: A position from which something is observed or considered. • Definition: The attitude or outlook of a narrator or character in a piece of literature, a movie, or another art form.

  3. Type of Point of View • Narrative point of view • Alternative point of view • First person point of view • Second person point of view • Third person point of view -Third person limited -Third person omniscient

  4. Narrative Point of View • Narrative point of view strictly tells the story. The writer is speaking to the reader by using a narrator who is essentially telling the story. Films or novels use narrative point of view. • The Narrator is the protagonist or one of the major character that keeps the story flowing smoothly. -Sometimes the author takes on a persona, a voice used for a particular purpose. - The author could even use a different dialect such as southern or other different accents used in a novel. Incorrect Example: Kelly fell and scraped her knee. Correct Example: Joe and Kelly were racing home from school, when suddenly, Kelly fell and scraped her knee. Joe ran back to her and reached out his hand to help her up.

  5. Alternative Point of View • Alternative point of view is an exception to the other point of views. • Many stories can be written in both first and third person. • Alternating the point of views is especially common in literature. • Incorrect Example: My friend and I argued over when our homework assignment was due. • Correct Example: I was arguing with my friend that our homework assignment was due today. She claimed that it was due tomorrow.

  6. First Person Point of View • The first person Point of view is usually in the form of a reporter, observer/participant. • Definition: Is usually considered intense, subjective and uses words such as I, me, we, us, and our.

  7. First Person Point of View (continued) • Where you might see it is in a memoir, autobiography, or even personal experience essays. • Incorrect Example: You are extremely relieved that you passed your Biology exam. • Correct Example:I am extremely relieved that I passed my Biology exam.

  8. Second Point of View • Definition: The reader is the main focus. Usually asks the reader a question or just gets them involved in the reading. • Uses the words you, your or yours. • Incorrect Example:She can wear her new rain boots since it is raining outside. • Correct Example: Youcan wear your new rain boots since it is raining outside.

  9. Third Person Point of View • Definition: Can be subjective or objective and is usually in the form of he, she, they, their. • Like a camera, narrator reports only what can be seen and heard; no thoughts of characters are given except as spoken. • Incorrect Example: I stretched before working out at the gym. • Correct Example:He stretched before working out at the gym.

  10. Third Person Limited • Definition: Which is a third person narrative who acknowledges one character’s action, thoughts, or feelings; can be major or minor but has a limited point of view. • Incorrect Example: The boy heard a noise coming from the basement. He was brave, and went downstairs to find that it was just his cat. The cat was frightened and jumped. • Correct Example: The boy heard a noise coming from the basement. He was brave, and went downstairs to find that it was just his cat.

  11. Third Person Omniscient • Definition: Which is a third person narrative who knows everything about all the characters. The reader knows all the characters feeling and thoughts.

  12. Third Person Omniscient (continued) • Incorrect Example: When the man proposed to his girlfriend, he felt anxious. • Correct Example: When the man proposed to his girlfriend, he felt anxious while she felt surprised.

  13. Common Mistakes to Watch Out For • Switch in point of view or pronoun shift is when the point of view of a sentence changes by switching from one pronoun to another. • Wrong Example: As we rode into town, you could see the beautiful sunset. • Correct Example: As we rode into town, we could see the beautiful sunset.

  14. Common Mistakes to Watch Out For • Do not change from singular to plural; this will avoid confusion. • Wrong Example: College studentsrealize that you have to study on a daily basis. • Correct Example: College studentsrealize that they have to study on a daily basis. • Also: In college, yourealize that you have to study on a daily basis.

  15. Review: Match letter to the correct point of view. • First Person A.)You • Second Person B.) She • Third Person C.) I D.) Your E.) They F.) We

  16. Works Cited • Booth, Sheila. Narrator Point of View. 20 February 2012. Online. • Nordquist, Richard. First-person point of view. 20 February 2012. Online.

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