Unit 1 - Lesson Set 3 - Point of View
Turn to “Skills/Strategies,” copy
what you see in Red!
Reading Focus Standard & Objective
LAFS.7.RL.2.6-Students will
analyze contrasting
points of view by
analyzing different quotes
from Fahrenheit 451 and
cite several pieces of
textual evidence to
support this analysis
(LAFS.7.RL.11).
Other Standards &
Objectives:
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LAFS.7.W.2.4- Students will be
able to write a scene from
Fahrenheit 451 as if it was told
from another character’s point
of view.
L3- POV
Day 1: Introduction
POINT OF VIEW
A story is told from the perspective of either a character within
or from a narrator outside of the story. POV - the perspective used
to tell a story.
Why is it important?
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When an author writes a
story, they make a
deliberate choice in which
point of view (perspective)
is used to tell the story.
POV significantly
influences the plot
because it determines
how much information
will be revealed to the
reader.
Every story has a narrator,
and every narrator has a
different point of view.
•1st person
•2nd person
•3rd person
http://www.flocabulary.com/
point-of-view/
L3- POV
Day 1: Introduction
POV- 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Person Narration
Let’s try to figure these out!
1. Sophie closed her eyes and lay
quite still.
That's... 3rd person_!
2. Your feet are now stuck in green
slime.
That's... ___2nd person_____!
3. In a hole in the ground there
lived a hobbit.
That's... ___3rd person_____!
4. It made me so sick I almost fell
out of the tree.
That's... ___1st person_____!
5. He was thinking, this wasn't
the way it was supposed to go.
That's... ____3rd person____!
6. My name is Katniss Everdeen.
I am seventeen years old.
That's... ___1st person_____!
L3- POV
Day 1: Introduction
Point of View- Partner Work
"When I stepped out into
the bright sunlight, from
the darkness of the
movie house, I had only
two things on my mind:
Paul Newman, and a ride
home.”
-S.E. Hinton, The
Outsiders
Turn and Talk
Discuss with your
shoulder partner from
which point of view
this passage is told
from.
L3- POV
Day 1: Introduction
1st Person POV:
- the narrator is a character in the story.
1st Person POV:
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By using this perspective, the
reader is able to know what
that character’s thoughts,
feelings, and actions are.
Sometimes this narrator can
be unreliable because we are
only seeing things from their
point of view. (This narrator
doesn’t know what the other
characters are thinking and
feeling.)
Pronouns to look for are I, Me,
My, Us, We, Our.
1st Person Example:
“When I stepped out into the bright "When I
stepped out into the bright sunlight, from the
darkness of the movie house, I had only two
things on my mind: Paul Newman, and a ride
home.”
- S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders)
Using the pronouns “I” and “My” are the
first pieces of evidence that this is written
in 1st person point of view.
The person speaking is a character in the
story. This also means it is 1st person point
of view.
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Day 1: Introduction
2nd Person POVthe narrator speaks directly to the reader.
2nd Person POV Narrator:
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Addresses the reader directly by
using pronouns “you”, “your”,
“yourself”, etc…
This is a very uncommon point of
view to see in fiction as it is
mostly used for commands/
instructions.
2nd Person POV Example:
Instructional Writing
After you have shaped the cookies,
turn the stove to 400 degrees
and put the cookies in the oven
for 10 minutes.
L3- POV
Day 1: Introduction
3rd Person POV
- the narrator is not involved in the plot. Tells the story from an outside
perspective.
3 Types•
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Limited
Omniscient
Objective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
cuk2-r2et6U
L3- POV
Day 1: Introduction
3rd Person Limited
The narrator tells the story as an outside observer and only focuses on the
thoughts and feelings of ONE character.
3rd Person Limited POV
example:
“They’ll be here in about five
minutes,” he said, and when
none of the Dursleys replied, he
left the room. The prospect of
parting probably forever from
his aunt, uncle and cousin was
one that he was able to
contemplate quite cheerfully,
but there was nevertheless a
certain awkwardness in the air.
What did you say to one another
at the end of 16 years’ solid
dislike?”
3rd Person Limited POV
Analysis:
After reading this, we learn from
the narrator that even
though Harry loathes his
“family”, he still has mixed
feelings when it comes to
leaving. After all, that had
been his home for the last 16
years. However, we don’t
know how the Dursleys feel
about the situation. We can
only assume they feel the
same way.
L3- POV
Day 1: Introduction
3rd Person Omniscient
Omni = All
Scient = Knowing
3rd Person Omniscient:
This narrator is able to know the
thoughts and feelings of all of
the characters. Expresses what
they are thinking to the reader
3rd Person POV Example:
“Some of Wilbur’s friends in the barn worried
for fear all this attention would go to his
head and make him stuck up. But it never
did. Wilbur was modest; fame did not spoil
him. He still worried some about the
future, as he could hardly believe that a
mere spider would be able to save his life.
Sometimes at night, he would have a bad
dream. …Charlotte had worries of her
own, but she kept quiet about them.”
The narrator is “all knowing” and is able
to know the feelings of more than one
character, which means it is 3rd
person omniscient!
L3- POV
Day 1: Introduction
3rd Person Objective
is unable to enter any character’s minds, but is still an outside observer who only
shares what is SEEN and HEARD (no thoughts or feelings).
3rd Person POV – Objective example:
The American and the girl with him sat at a
table in the shade, outside the building. It
was very hot and the express from
Barcelona would come in 40 minutes. It
stopped at this junction for two minutes
and went to Madrid. “What should we
drink?: the girl asked. She had taken off her
hat and put it on the table. “It’s pretty hot,”
the main said. “Let’s drink iced water.” “Dos
aqua,” the man said into the curtain.
The narrator does not provide
any information about the
characters’ thoughts or feelings.
He remains completely objective
providing only the facts/details of
what is happening.
3rd Person POV Objective:
This narration is sometimes called
the “fly on the wall” or “camera
lens” approach.
L3- POV
Day 2: “I Do” Identify POV
I Do: How do you identify POV within a text?
Teacher Rd Aloud- p.14 “The Maze Runner”
Reread this excerpt
with your partner.
Answer the Q’s.
“Thomas sat there several
moments, too
overwhelmed to
move.” (p.14)
T&T
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Is the main character
telling his own story?
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If he isn’t, who is telling
the story: another
character or narrator?
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Whose feelings and
thoughts do we know?
Let’s Go Over the Answers
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Thomas isn’t telling his
own story.
Someone else is, and
they aren’t a character
within the story.
We only know Thomas’
perspective.
So, the POV is….
3rd Person- Limited
L3- POV
Day 2: “I Do” Establish POV
“I Do” cont’d: How does the author establish POV?
Teacher Rd Aloud- p.15 “The Maze Runner”
Reread this excerpt with your
partner. Answer the Q’s.
“Another scream, this one long and
nerve-grinding, tore through
the air and Thomas’s heart
lurched. The fear was like icy
dew on his skin. “What’s going
on over there?” he asked,
pointing at the building.” (p.15)
T&T
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What are the pronouns used to
show whose perspective this is told
through?
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Whose thoughts and feelings do we
know?
Let’s Go Over the
Answers
• His and He
• We only know
Thomas’ thoughts
and feelings.
L3- POV
Day 2: “I Do”
Analyze affects of POV
“I Do” cont’d - How do you analyze how the particular POV
affects the story?
Teacher Rd Aloud- p.16 “The Maze Runner”
Reread this excerpt with your
partner. Answer the Q’s
“Grievers?” Thomas was only
getting more and more
confused. Stung.
Grievers. The words had
a heavy weight of dread
to them, and he suddenly
wasn’t so sure he wanted
to know what Chuck was
talking about.” (p.16)
T&T
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How would the story change
here if the reader knew what
Chuck was talking about
when he said “Grievers.”
(p.16)?
Let’s Go Over the Answers
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The reader would have
more information about
the story. It wouldn’t be
as much inferring, or
guessing what Chuck
meant. We have to draw
a conclusion just like
the main character
does, so we feel the
same confusion as he
does. The author does
this on purpose because
he wants us to
sympathize with the
“greenbean” Thomas.
Day 1: Literacy Stations
Teacher Led:
POV
•Independent
Reading:
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Fill out 4 Square
Novel Log
POV Skill
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Teacher led group
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Computer Stations
Achieve 3000
Remember CHAMPS!
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C – V1 Silent (V2 when getting help
H – Ask shoulder partner; then pair
behind you; raise silent hand
A – work to complete task assigned
to you during Lit. Station
M – throw trash away/sharpen
pencils as needed; stay seated
otherwise.
P – working independently
= SUCCESS!