Identify the point of view
The narrator is also a character in the story and uses the pronouns I, me, we, and us.
What is first person?
This is the person telling the story.
What is the narrator?
Writers use first person to create a connection between these two.
What is the reader and narrator?
Used to express when someone has bigger things to take care of than what we are talking about now .
What is he has bigger fish to fry ?
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
What is an inference?
This is when the narrator uses a word like "you" when telling a story.
What is second person?
A person in a story.
What is a character?
Viewpoints can change as we do this.
What is age?
Used when expressing that the son is like the father .
What is he's a chip off the old block ?
This technique simply takes a historical trend over time and extrapolates where the trend line will be if extended into the future.
What is a trend extrapolation?
This is when the narrator uses the pronouns he, she, they, or it.
What is third person?
The particular way that you see the world or your distinct perspective.
What is a viewpoint.
These are sayings that cannot be understood using literal meaning of words.
What are idioms?
This is said when a person wants to express that it is
better to arrive late than not to come at all.
What is better late than never?
The type of thinking that focuses on coming up with the single, well-established answer to a problem.
What is convergent thinking?
This point of view is limited to one character.
What is third person limited?
This occurs when a person's position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated differes over time.
What is changing viewpoints?
The general character or attitude of a piece of writing.
What is tone?
This is used when someone wants to wish you good luck.
What is break a leg?
A thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.
What is divergent thinking?
This is the main character of the story.
Who is the protagonist?
This is the way a character’s perceptions, values, and opinions affect a story.
What is perspective?
This the stage in which animals depend on their parents or others for care.
What is dependency stage?
This is often used when a person has to start something over.
What is go back to the drawing board?
A group discussion to produce ideas or solve problems
What is brainstorming?