Point of View What do you know about point of view? Watch Videos 1a POV Video 1 2a Third Person Objective, Limited, and Omniscient First, Second, and Third Person 1b Worksheet 1 Use the worksheet to take notes and do the practice questions in the video: POV Video 2 2b Worksheet 2 Use the worksheet to take notes and do the practice questions in the video: Objectives, Learning Target, & Success Criteria Content Objective: I can identify the different types of points of view by using keywords in the text. Learning Target: I am learning to identify the different types of points of view by using key words in the text. Language Objective: I can explain the different types of points of view by using keywords. Success Criteria: I know I am successful when I have identified the correct point of view in the text by using the key words. Point of View (Part 1) – First, Second, and Third Person Video Notes Part A. What is a Point of View? Write the answer to each question. a. Point of view is: _____________________________________________. b. Point of view includes everything that the ________________________ sees. Part B. Types of Point of View. Complete words of each narrator. Then, label the point of view. ___ was sad. ___ felt nervous. ___ didn’t want to tell ___ mom that ___ broke the window in ___ room. ___ were sad. ___ felt nervous. ___ didn’t want to tell ___ mom that ___ broke the window in ___ room. ___ was sad. ___ felt nervous. ___ didn’t want to tell ___ mom that ___ broke the window in ___ room. Narrator #1 Narrator #2 Narrator #3 _______ Person Point of View _______ Person Point of View _______ Person Point of View Summary Table. Fill in the correct information. First Person POV Second Person POV Third Person POV Uses pronouns _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____ Uses pronouns _____ and _____, Uses pronouns like _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____ The narrator speaks about __________or __________ The narrator speaks directly to __________ The narrator __________the story but is not __________ The narrator is usually also the __________ Rarely used The narrator speaks about other characters but __________ _____was sad. _____ felt nervous. _____were sad. _____ felt nervous. Most stories use this point of view. ____ looked sad. ____ seemed nervous. Practice Questions Practice #1 Read this paragraph. Then, answer the question. Being the new kid, Roy always sat alone, at the end of the table, whenever he was I the cafeteria. Roy was an old pro at being the new kid; Trace Middle was the sixth school he had attended since he’d started going to school. Coconut Cove was the tenth town his family had lived in since Roy could remember. Hoot, Chapter One, by Carl Hiaasen 1. The point of view is __________________. a. first person b. second person c. third person Practice #3 Read this paragraph. Then, answer the question. I wanted to tell her that I was happy with how I lived. My actions didn’t affect or hurt anyone around me, and I was free in a way she could never understand. But I was beginning to doubt this myself… When our time was up, I shook Dr. Redfield’s hand, promising to keep my appointment next month. The Girl with No Past, Chapter Four, by Kathryn Croft 1. The point of view is __________________. a. first person b. second person c. third person 2. How do you know? 2. How do you know? Practice #4 Read this paragraph. Then, answer the question. Practice #2 Read this paragraph. Then, answer the question. Well, what are you waiting for? Stretch your legs, go ahead and put your feet on a cushion, on two cushions, on the arms of a sofa, on the wings of the chair…Take your shoes off first. If you want to, put your feet up; if not, put them back. If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler, Chapter One, by Italo Calvino 1. The point of view is __________________. a. first person b. second person c. third person 2. How do you know? The two little owls looked at each other and moved their beaks, turning the sound of their numbers into something that might pass for a name—any name but their own. And now, tonight, they would try the second part of their strategy for the first time. Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Chapter Eleven, by Kathryn Lasky 1. The point of view is __________________. a. first person b. second person c. third person 2. How do you know? Objectives, Learning Target, & Success Criteria Content Objective: Learning Target: Language Objective: Success Criteria: I can identify the three different types of third person points of view by using thoughts and feelings of the characters. I can explain the three different types of third person points of view by using thoughts and feelings of the characters. I am learning to identify the three different types of third person points of view by using thoughts and feelings of the characters. I know I am successful when I have identifird the three different types of third person points of view by using thoughts and feelings of the characters. Point of View (Part 2) – Third Person Objective, Limited, and Omniscient Video Notes Part A. What is a Point of View? Write the answer to each question. a. Point of view is: _____________________________________________. b. Point of view includes everything that the ________________________ sees. Part B. Third Person Point of View – Three Types. Complete words of each narrator. He looked sad. He seemed nervous. He said he didn’t want to tell his mom that he broke the window. When he finally told her, she seemed calm. He was sad. He felt nervous. He didn’t want to tell his mom that he broke the window. When he finally told her, she was calm. He was sad. He felt nervous. He didn’t want to tell his mom that he broke the window. But when he finally told her, she seemed calm. Third person ______________: The narrator knows _________ Third person ______________: The narrator knows _________ Third person ______________: The narrator knows _________ character’s thoughts. character’s thoughts. characters’ thoughts. Review and Complete. First Person POV Second Person POV Third Person POV Uses pronouns _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____ Uses pronouns _____ and _____ Uses pronouns like _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____ The narrator speaks about __________or __________ The narrator speaks directly to __________ • Subjective : The narrator is usually also the __________ Rarely used • Limited: • Omniscient: _____was sad. _____ felt nervous. _____were sad. _____ felt nervous. He _______ sad. He _______ nervous. His mother _______ calm. He _______ sad. He _______ nervous. His mother _______ calm. He _______ sad. He _______ nervous. His mother _______ calm. Practice Questions Practice #1 Read this paragraph. Then, answer the questions. Harry Potter was a wizard—a wizard fresh from his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And, if the Dursleys were unhappy to have him back for the holidays, it was nothing to how Harry felt. He missed Hogwarts so much it was like having a constant stomachache. Harry Potter, Chapter One, by J.K. Rowling Practice #3 Read this paragraph. Then, answer the question. Of all the places the Eberhardts had lived, Roy’s favorite was Bozeman, Montana…Roy had never imagined anywhere so beautiful…Roy wanted to stay forever… His mother assured Roy that he would love Florida. Everybody in America wants to move there, she’d said…Then Roy’s father had poked his head in the door and said, with somewhat forced enthusiasm: “And don’t forget Disney World.” Hoot, Chapter Two, by Carl Hiaasen 1. The point of view is _________________________________________. 1. The point of view is _________________________________________. 2. How do you know? 2. How do you know? Practice #4 Read this paragraph. Then, answer the question. Practice #2 Read this paragraph. Then, answer the question. “Great,” said Jack. He hoped they would be safer away from the heart of Edo. Then maybe they could focus on their search for the secret. Jack, Annie, and Basho joined the crows crossing the bridge. “What’s that mountain?” said Annie. She pointed to a snowcapped mountain looming in the distance. Magic Treehouse #37, Dragon of the Red Dawn, by Mary Pope Osborne A scout had returned with a remarkable discovery—a beautiful, sparkling crystal. When the scout presented the crystal to the ant queen, she took a small bite, then quickly ate the entire thing. She deemed it the most delicious food she’d ever tasted. Nothing could make her happier than to have much, much more. The ants understood. They were eager to gather more crystals… Two Bad Ants, Chapter One, by Chris Van Allsburg 1. The point of view is _________________________________________. 1. The point of view is _________________________________________. 2. How do you know? 2. How do you know?
