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5.3.R.2
Point of View
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What is Point of View?
Point of view is the view from which the story is told. Click on the lenses to see some examples of different points of view!
Dialogue and Narration
Dialogue = when characters speak.Narration = when the narrator speaks. “Quotation marks” separate narration from dialogue.
+example
Look CLosely
When you are identifying point of view, it's about the narrator (who tells the story). We're not looking at dialogue. We don't care what characters say. Only the narrator's voice matters.
Three Main Points of View
Second person
Third person
First person
First person is used when a character from the story is telling the story. First person point of view uses I or we.
Second person is when the writer tells the story from you, the readers perspective. It is a good choice when giving directions or anytime you are speaking to someone. Second person point of view uses the word you
The narrator is NOT a character in the story. The narrator tells the story looking down on the action. Third person point of view uses names, he, she, or they.
Pronoun Case
When trying to figure out the narrator's view point on the story, look for these signal words.
First-Person
Second-Person
Third-Person
I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours,
you, your
he, she, her, they, them (also characters’ names)
Look for clue words
You need eggs, milk, flour, and chocolate chips. You start by mixing all wet ingredients.
I studied teaching in college and got my degree after four years of hard work.
Christina was the fastest girl in her class. She won every race she ran in!
Drag the circles around the clue words. Can you find all 8?
Did you find them All????
You need eggs, milk, flour, and chocolate chips. You start by mixing all wet ingredients.
I studied teaching in college and got my degree after four years of hard work.
Christina was the fastest girl in her class. She won every race she ran in!
Third Person limited and omniscient
Limited or omniscient?
There are two subcategories of third person narration. Watch this video to learn about them!
Third Person limited and omniscient
Limited or omniscient?
There are two subcategories of third person narration. Watch this video to learn about them!
Limited Vs omniscient
Limited perspective
omniscient perspective
The narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character. In other words, the narrator's knowledge is limited only to one character.
The narrator has unlimited knowledge about all of the characters. From this angle, the narrator can go anywhere, see anything, and comment on events at will. It's like telling the story from inside everyone's brains.
Let's practice
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.Tim was mad at Shay.
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.
limited
limited
Laura was lonely during lunch time. Tim thought he knew her from camp and went to say hi.
Laura was lonely during lunch time. She wondered if anyone knew her name.
omniscient
omniscient
Let's practice
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.Tim was mad at Shay.
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.
limited
omniscient
Laura was lonely during lunch time. Tim thought he knew her from camp and went to say hi.
Laura was lonely during lunch time. She wondered if anyone knew her name.
omniscient
limited
Cross out all dialogue.
Look at the pronouns. (Check 1st or 2nd-person before worrying about limited or omniscient.)
If third person, ask yourself how many people thoughts can you see!
Let's Practice
When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look after me all by himself… I had no brothers or sisters. So through boyhood, from the age of four months onward, there was just us two, my father and me. We lived in an old gypsy caravan behind a filling station.
- First-Person
They were standing under a tree, each with an arm round the other's neck, and Alice knew which was which in a moment, because one of them had "DUM" embroidered on his collar, and the other "DEE." "I suppose they've each got "TWEEDLE" round at the back of the collar," she said to herself. They stood so still that she quite forgot they were alive, and she was just looking round to see if the word "TWEEDLE" was written at the back of each collar, when she was startled by a voice coming from the one marked "DUM."
2. Third-Person Limited
Foresight in Relationships The previous night, make your plans for the next day and write them down… If you attend an exclusive Samurai’s party and feel timid, you cannot do your part in making it a successful party. You had first better prepare by convincing yourself that you will have a grand time. And you should feel grateful for the invitation.
3. Second-Person
Harold Davis took a deep breath and slowly started to peel the gauze from the wound on his grandmother’s leg. “Hold on, Grandma. I’m almost done,” he said quietly. “Don’t worry, baby. It doesn’t hurt too much,” she quietly replied. “Just take your time.” Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying on the couch. He could tell she was in pain from the way she gripped the cushions, but still she managed to smile back at him.
4. Third-Person Limited
Hansel & Gretel
“Hansel walked ahead of Gretel; after all, he knew he belonged in the front because Gretel was just a girl. Gretel dropped breadcrumbs behind her as she went, knowing that her bumbling brother couldn’t be counted on to find his way home from the outhouse, let alone from the middle of the woods. Ahead of them, an old witch waited, her stomach rumbling at the thought of what a delicious dinner the two plump children would make.”
5. Third-Person Omniscient
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Epic Ed
presents
5.3.R.2
Point of View
START
Don't forget
follow along in your guided notes
What is Point of View?
Point of view is the view from which the story is told. Click on the lenses to see some examples of different points of view!
Dialogue and Narration
Dialogue = when characters speak.Narration = when the narrator speaks. “Quotation marks” separate narration from dialogue.
+example
Look CLosely
When you are identifying point of view, it's about the narrator (who tells the story). We're not looking at dialogue. We don't care what characters say. Only the narrator's voice matters.
Three Main Points of View
Second person
Third person
First person
First person is used when a character from the story is telling the story. First person point of view uses I or we.
Second person is when the writer tells the story from you, the readers perspective. It is a good choice when giving directions or anytime you are speaking to someone. Second person point of view uses the word you
The narrator is NOT a character in the story. The narrator tells the story looking down on the action. Third person point of view uses names, he, she, or they.
Pronoun Case
When trying to figure out the narrator's view point on the story, look for these signal words.
First-Person
Second-Person
Third-Person
I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours,
you, your
he, she, her, they, them (also characters’ names)
Look for clue words
You need eggs, milk, flour, and chocolate chips. You start by mixing all wet ingredients.
I studied teaching in college and got my degree after four years of hard work.
Christina was the fastest girl in her class. She won every race she ran in!
Drag the circles around the clue words. Can you find all 8?
Did you find them All????
You need eggs, milk, flour, and chocolate chips. You start by mixing all wet ingredients.
I studied teaching in college and got my degree after four years of hard work.
Christina was the fastest girl in her class. She won every race she ran in!
Third Person limited and omniscient
Limited or omniscient?
There are two subcategories of third person narration. Watch this video to learn about them!
Third Person limited and omniscient
Limited or omniscient?
There are two subcategories of third person narration. Watch this video to learn about them!
Limited Vs omniscient
Limited perspective
omniscient perspective
The narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character. In other words, the narrator's knowledge is limited only to one character.
The narrator has unlimited knowledge about all of the characters. From this angle, the narrator can go anywhere, see anything, and comment on events at will. It's like telling the story from inside everyone's brains.
Let's practice
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.Tim was mad at Shay.
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.
limited
limited
Laura was lonely during lunch time. Tim thought he knew her from camp and went to say hi.
Laura was lonely during lunch time. She wondered if anyone knew her name.
omniscient
omniscient
Let's practice
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.Tim was mad at Shay.
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.
limited
omniscient
Laura was lonely during lunch time. Tim thought he knew her from camp and went to say hi.
Laura was lonely during lunch time. She wondered if anyone knew her name.
omniscient
limited
Cross out all dialogue.
Look at the pronouns. (Check 1st or 2nd-person before worrying about limited or omniscient.)
If third person, ask yourself how many people thoughts can you see!
Let's Practice
When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look after me all by himself… I had no brothers or sisters. So through boyhood, from the age of four months onward, there was just us two, my father and me. We lived in an old gypsy caravan behind a filling station.
They were standing under a tree, each with an arm round the other's neck, and Alice knew which was which in a moment, because one of them had "DUM" embroidered on his collar, and the other "DEE." "I suppose they've each got "TWEEDLE" round at the back of the collar," she said to herself. They stood so still that she quite forgot they were alive, and she was just looking round to see if the word "TWEEDLE" was written at the back of each collar, when she was startled by a voice coming from the one marked "DUM."
2. Third-Person Limited
Foresight in Relationships The previous night, make your plans for the next day and write them down… If you attend an exclusive Samurai’s party and feel timid, you cannot do your part in making it a successful party. You had first better prepare by convincing yourself that you will have a grand time. And you should feel grateful for the invitation.
3. Second-Person
Harold Davis took a deep breath and slowly started to peel the gauze from the wound on his grandmother’s leg. “Hold on, Grandma. I’m almost done,” he said quietly. “Don’t worry, baby. It doesn’t hurt too much,” she quietly replied. “Just take your time.” Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying on the couch. He could tell she was in pain from the way she gripped the cushions, but still she managed to smile back at him.
4. Third-Person Limited
Hansel & Gretel
“Hansel walked ahead of Gretel; after all, he knew he belonged in the front because Gretel was just a girl. Gretel dropped breadcrumbs behind her as she went, knowing that her bumbling brother couldn’t be counted on to find his way home from the outhouse, let alone from the middle of the woods. Ahead of them, an old witch waited, her stomach rumbling at the thought of what a delicious dinner the two plump children would make.”
5. Third-Person Omniscient