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I
First Person or Third Person
First Person
First Person
You get to hear the thoughts of the character and see the story from their perspective.
Advantage
When a narrator, or outsider, tells the story
First Person or Third Person
Third Person
GOOD JOB!!
Bonus Points
Perspective is __________ for each person.
Different
Me, My
First Person or Third Person
First Person
Third-Person
You do not get to understand the main character as deeply.
Disadvantage
GOOD JOB!!!!
Bonus Points
It should have been a perfect summer. My dad helped me build a tree house in our backyard. My sister was at camp for three whole weeks. And I was on the best baseball team in town. It should have been a perfect summer. But it wasn’t.
First Person
My, me, our, I
What would the perspective for this topic?
Topic: A Rainy Day
A farmer with dry soil
Correct
Not Correct
GOOD JOB!!!
Bonus Points
Third Person
You get to hear the thoughts of all characters in the story.
Advantage
When a character tells the story.
First Person or Third Person
First Person
Henry and his brothers and sisters worked in the big house where the master lived. Henry’s master had been good to Henry and his family.
But Henry’s mother knew things could change. “Do you see those leaves blowing in the wind? They are torn from the trees like slave children are torn from their families.”
Third Person
His, refer to main character by name
What would the perspective for this topic?
Topic: Basketball player's salary
Player on a NBA Basketball Team
Correct
Not correct
He, She
First Person or Third Person
Third Person
First Person
You do not get to hear the thoughts of the other characters.
Disadvantage
The character's own opinions and feelings affect how the story is told.
First Person or Third Person
First Person
“Who wants to be the first tonight, for feelings?” Jonas’s father asked, at the conclusion of their evening meal.
It was one of the rituals, the evening telling of feelings. Sometimes Jonas and his sister, Lily, argued over turns, over who would get to go first. Their parents, of course, were par of the ritual; they, too, told their feelings each evening. But like all parents – all adults – they didn’t fight for their turn.
Third Person
They, his, he, him
GOOD JOB!!!
Bonus Points
They, Them
First Person or Third Person
Third Person
GOOD JOB!!!
Bonus Points
The reader gets to experience parts of the story, even when the main character isn't present.
First Person or Third Person
Third Person
I pulled open the refrigerator and got out the margarine. I unwrapped the sticks and dropped them into the bowl. I mixed and mashed and mixed and mashed until the ingredients disappeared into a paste. It was smooth and pale yellow and smelled like fresh cotton candy at the county fair.
First Person
I
What would the perspective for this topic?
Topic: A Rainy Day
A 10 year old who has a championship soccer game
Correct
Not correct