Point of View

Point of View A

100

This narrator is a character in the story.

What is first person?

200

What does first person point of view mean?

When a character is telling the story. The words I, me, my etc. are used

300

What is third person point of view?

The narrator is outside of the story. Words such as he, him, she, her, they are used in the story.

400

Charlotte, said Wilbur. “We’re all going home today!” The Fair is almost over. Won’t it be wonderful to be back home in the barn cellar again with the sheep and the geese?” For a moment Charlotte said nothing. Then she spoke in a voice so low Wilbur could hardly hear the words. “I will not be going back to the barn,” she said. Wilbur leapt to his feet. “Not going back?” he cried. “Charlotte, what are you talking about?” What point of view is this passage written in?

What is third person?

500

“The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o’clock; in some towns there were so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be started on June 26th, but in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o’clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner.” What point of view is this passage written in?

What is third person?

Point of View B

100

The farm next to ours is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gregg. The Greggs have two children, both of them boys. Their names are Philip and William. Sometimes I go over to their farm to play with them. I am a girl and I am eight years old. Philip is also eight years old. Last week something very funny happened. I am going to tell you about it as best as I can. What point of view is this passage written?

What is first person

200

What is second person point of view?

The author is telling the story to YOU. Words such as you and your are used.

300

Michelle and her brother were on summer break from school. Each day, they awoke to find a new job written on the refrigerator that their mom wanted them to do. The very first job that they had for today was to work in the garden. Scott, Michelle’s brother, complained the entire time they were in that garden. He listed a ton of things that were making him irritated, from being too hot all the way to getting dirty. Michelle felt differently from Scott. She was filled with pride that her mother would trust her to tend to her flowers. While Scott pouted and complained, Michelle watered the flowers, raked the leaves, and pulled some unruly weeds. Scott huffed and puffed and finally declared he had had enough. Michelle stayed in the peaceful garden to finish her work. What is Michelle's point of view on gardening?

Michelle enjoys gardening

400

Michelle and her brother were on summer break from school. Each day, they awoke to find a new job written on the refrigerator that their mom wanted them to do. The very first job that they had for today was to work in the garden. Scott, Michelle’s brother, complained the entire time they were in that garden. He listed a ton of things that were making him irritated, from being too hot all the way to getting dirty. Michelle felt differently from Scott. She was filled with pride that her mother would trust her to tend to her flowers. While Scott pouted and complained, Michelle watered the flowers, raked the leaves, and pulled some unruly weeds. Scott huffed and puffed and finally declared he had had enough. Michelle stayed in the peaceful garden to finish her work. How are Michelle's and Scott's point of view different?

Michelle enjoys gardening while Scott despises gardening.

500

The first place that I can remember well was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it. Some shady trees leaned over the pond. Rushes and water-lilies grew at the deep end of the pond. Over the hedge on one side we looked into a plowed field. On the other we looked over a gate at our master's house. It stood by the roadside. At the top of the meadow was grove of fir trees. At the bottom was a running brook over-hung by a steep bank. There were six young colts in the meadow besides me. They were older than I was. Some were nearly as large as grown-up horses. What point of view is this passage written in?

What is first person.

Point of View C

100

The stars were burning brightly in the night sky. The evening breeze felt cool on my skin. It was the last night of summer break and I was calm, oddly calm. It's not that I was excited to go back to school. I wasn't. School is a lot of work for me. But I was excited to see my friends again, and I knew that she would be there. What point of view is the passage written?

First person

200

“It’s time for art class,” Haley yelled loudly. She then covered her mouth quickly and looked to her math teacher apologetically. She didn’t mean to yell so loud, but she was just so excited to get to the art room so that she could finish up her art project. Their class started drawing monsters yesterday and today was the day to color them with oil pastels. Who is telling the story?

An outside narrator is telling the story.

300

“It’ll get much colder as we angle north,” Dylan said with a mouthful of his breakfast. “You should both finish your potatoes. They’ll keep you warm.” Alex turned, “But we’re already north of Tokyo. Why go out of our way?” He breathed on the window glass before him. What point of view is this written from?

What is third person

400

My class was studying pollution in science class this week. My class partner and I got into a debate about pollution. He said that he didn’t think that people could do anything to fix pollution in the world, but I knew that he was wrong. While we were researching about this, I tried to show him facts about all the ways that we can help stop pollution in the world. He didn’t believe the facts that I was reading to him. It was very frustrating since it was right in front of our eyes. The more I read about it, the more I knew we needed to fix this. What is the narrator's point of view?

The narrator’s point of view on pollution is that it is bad for the world and we need to find a way to end it.

500

There was once a beautiful little valley where the sun was warm and the rains fell softly. Its apples were so red, its corn so yellow, and its grapes so blue that it was called Treasure Valley. Not a river ran into it, but the setting sun always tinged its high waterfall with gold after the rest of the world was dark, it was called the Golden River. The lovely valley belonged to two brothers. The younger, little Gluck, was happy-hearted and kind. Hans was cruel and mean. He was hard to his farmhands, hard to his customers, hard to the poor, and hardest of all to Gluck. What point of view is this paragraph written in?

What is third person

Point of View D

100

Which point of view is used in recipes?

2nd person

200

Why do authors typically choose to write a story in first person point of view?

To make it more relatable

300

What keywords are used in first person point of view?

I, me, we, us, our

400

Why do authors typically write in third person point of view?

To teach you more about multiple characters thoughts/feelings

500

True or False: You can look at dialogue to determine point of view?

False

Figurative Language Review

100

Which type of Figurative Language?

Dad was as blind as a bat, he didn't see his glasses when they were sitting right on the table

Simile

200

Which type of Figurative Language?

Whoosh went the baseball all the way passed the fence.

Onomatopeia

300

Which type of Figurative Language?

I am so tired I could sleep for an eternity. 

Hyperbole

400

Which type of Figurative Language?

She was an open book telling us all about her life.

Metaphor

500

Which type of Figurative Language?

The fire licked at my feet as I entered the burning building.

Personification