First Person Pov
What pronouns does 1st person POV use?
What is "I, me, my, we"
What pronoun signals 2nd person POV?
What is "You"
What are the three types of 3rd person POV?
What is "Limited, Omniscient, Objective"
What’s the difference between active and passive voice?
What is "Active = subject does action, Passive = subject receives action"
What POV is most common in news articles?
What is "3rd Person Objective"
How would you reword “She ran to the store.” in 1st person.
What is "I ran to the store."
Give one place outside of literature where 2nd person is commonly used.
What is "Instructions, ads, video games, etc"
3rd Person Limited means the narrator knows the thoughts of…?
What is "One character"
Identify: “The book was read by the student.” (Active or Passive?)
What is "Passive"
In which POV are you the character?
What is "2nd Person"
Rewrite "Sarah walked into the classroom, her hands shaking as she looked at the test paper." in 1st person
What is "I walked into the classroom, my hands shaking as I looked at the test paper."
Rewrite “I walk into the room.” in 2nd person.
What is "You walk into the room."
“John looked nervous. He thought he might fail.” Which 3rd person POV?
What is "Limited"
Rewrite in Active: “The plane was flown by the pilot.”
What is "The pilot flew the plane."
Which POV would fit best for a mystery novel (to hide info from the reader)?
What is "1st person or 3rd limited"
Why might an author choose 1st person?
What is "Makes story personal, emotional, subjective."
Name a modern example of 2nd person POV in film, game, or TV.
What is "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Choose or Die,"
“John felt nervous. Sarah felt excited.” Which 3rd person POV?
What is "Omniscient"
Why is Active Voice preferred in AP essays?
What is "It’s stronger, clearer, and more direct."
Name one recent movie that uses multiple POVs.
What is "Everything Everywhere All at Once, Encanto, etc."
What is a limitation of 1st person POV?
What is "Only one perspective, unreliable narrator possible."
Why is 2nd person POV rare in novels?
What is "It can feel forced/uncomfortable, too direct for long narratives."
“John sat at the desk. He tapped his pencil.” Which POV?
What is "Objective"
True or False: Passive voice is always wrong.
What is "False, it can be useful if the doer is unknown/unimportant."
Rewrite this in 3 different POVs: “The teacher handed back the test.”
What is
"I handed back the test.
You handed back the test.
The tests got handed back by the teacher."