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Point of View. Reading. Who is the “narrator?”. The narrator is the person who is telling the story. Sometimes the narrator is the author – someone who is not in the story. Sometimes the narrator is a character in the story. Sometimes the narrator is the author, and they are in the story.
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Point of View Reading A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
Who is the “narrator?” • The narrator is the person who is telling the story. • Sometimes the narrator is the author – someone who is not in the story. • Sometimes the narrator is a character in the story. • Sometimes the narrator is the author, and they are in the story. A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
What is the “narrator’s point of view?” • The narrator’s point of view describes how a story is being told. • Identifying the narrator’s point of view helps us understand the story, because we know who is telling the story. A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
Different Points of View • Different points of view use different pronouns. • The three points of view are: • First-person • Second-person • Third-person A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
First-person Point of View • Stories that describe the writer’s own life are called “first-person” stories. I am writing a story for my English class. My characters are very interesting. I want to make it exciting. A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
First-person Point of View • In this kind of story, the narrator uses first-person pronouns. my I our me A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
Second-person Point of View • When the writer is talking to someone else, we call that “second-person.” • Almost no stories are written this way. You are writing a story for your English class. Your characters are very interesting. You want to make it exciting. A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
Second-person Point of View • In this kind of writing, the narrator uses second-person pronouns. you your A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
Third-person Point of View • Stories that tell about other people’s lives are called third-person stories. She is writing a story for her English class. Her characters are very interesting. She wants to make it exciting. A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
Third-person Point of View • The narrator uses third-person pronouns. he she they A. Ibarra, Clinton MS
“I’m Native American, or Indian. Usually, I say Indian. I have an Indian name I got in the sweat lodge when I was an itty bitty baby. It means something like Mother Earth. I’m proud to be Indian, because that’s what the Creator brought me down to be. I really enjoy the traditions and customs, the feasts, and the ceremonies, like the salmon ceremony. You can’t go fishing for salmon unless you have the ceremony first. And I love being at the powwows.” - Janell A. Ibarra, Clinton MS