Shurley Chapter 2 Lesson 5

1. Shurley Chapter 2 Lesson 5 English with Ms. Martin

2. Writing: Point of View Point of view refers to the writer’s use of personal pronouns to determine who is telling a story or event. There are commonly two points of view used in literature and writing. First person point of view Third person point of view

3. First Person Point of View Uses the first person pronouns: I, we, me, us, my, our, mine, and ours to name the speaker. If any of the pronouns are used it is automatically assumed to be first person. First person means that YOU the writer are speaking, and that YOU (the writer) are personally involved with what is happening.

4. First Person Example Paragraph I heard the phone ringing, but I was taking a shower and could not get out fast enough. So, I yelled to my sister Marie to answer it. I didn’t know that she was outside and couldn’t hear the phone. When the phone kept ringing, I grabbed a towel, jumped out of the shower, and raced to answer it. Unfortunately, my little brother was chasing our dog down the hall, and we collided.

5. Second Person Point of View Uses the second person pronouns you, your, yours to name the person or thing spoken to. Very few stories, paragraphs, or essays are written

6. Second Person Example Sentences 1.) Ben, will you please shut the door? 2.) You go to Main St. and turn left. 3.) You girls need to play outside.

7. Third Person Point of View Uses the third person pronouns he, his, him, she, her, hers, it, its, their, theirs, and them to name the person or thing spoken about. Except for dialogue and direct quotations, you may NOT use the first person pronouns I we, us, me, my, mine, and ours because using first person pronouns automatically puts a writing in first person point of view. Third person shows that you are writing about another person, thing, or event.

8. Third Person Example Paragraph Bill heard the phone ringing, but he was taking a shower and could not get out fast enough. So, he yelled to his sister Marie to answer it. He didn’t know that she was outside and couldn’t hear the phone. When the phone kept ringing, Bill grabbed a towel, jumped out of the shower,and raced to answer it. Unfortunately, his little brother was chasing their dog down the hall and they collided.

9. First or Third Person? Joe had just finished reading the book. He was surprised that he had even read the book since he had never been fascinated with history. But the history of the Brooklyn Bridge intrigued him once he started. He was amazed to learn that the real story behind the Brooklyn Bridge revolved around the lives of John Roebling, the father, who dreamed and planned the bridge, and Washington Roebling, the son, who built the bridge despite all the tragedy associated with it. After reading about the Brooklyn Bridge, Joe decided that reading about history wasn’t that bad after all.

10. Change it to First Person Joe had just finished reading the book. He was surprised that he had even read the book since he had never been fascinated with history. But the history of the Brooklyn Bridge intrigued him once he started. He was amazed to learn that the real story behind the Brooklyn Bridge revolved around the lives of John Roebling, the father, who dreamed and planned the bridge, and Washington Roebling, the son, who built the bridge despite all the tragedy associated with it. After reading about the Brooklyn Bridge, Joe decided that reading about history wasn’t that bad after all.

11. First or Third? I had always wanted to be on the swim team. When I finally got my chance to try out, I was so excited that I couldn’t stand it. The try-out list was long, and it took months, sometimes years, to get a chance to try out! For days, I walked around bragging about how I was going to make the team. On the day of the try-outs, I was there in my new bathing suit. Imagine my embarrassment when I found out that I was trying out with the six-year-olds! On my application, I had forgotten to put a one in front of the six for sixteen.

12. How to Narrow a Topic Sometimes when you choose a topic for writing, the topic covers too much information for you to write about. This means your topic is too broad.

13. Too Broad? When your topic is too broad, you need to narrow your topic. Too narrow the topic means to reduce or limit your topic to only ONE ASPECT of your topic.

14. Narrowing…. Suppose your topic is cars…. This topic is too broad because there are too many different areas relating to cars. Since the topic is so broad, it could cover hundreds of pages. Therefore, you need to limit the topic to tell only one thing about cars.

15. For Example: A logical narrowed topic might be The Responsibilities of Owning a Car. Although you have narrowed your topic, it still covers a great deal of information. Therefore, you limit, or restrict it further. The final narrowed topic could be Cleaning a Car.

16. You Practice! Narrow these three topics: Horses: School: History: