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Exploring Point of View in Writing

Understand the narrative perspective in writing: first, second, and third person. Learn about limited and omniscient third person perspectives. Practice writing in different points of view with examples provided. Enhance storytelling skills!

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Exploring Point of View in Writing

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  1. POINT OF VIEW

  2. What is it?? • The perspective of the story or essay. Who is telling the story or giving the information?

  3. First person • Uses “I” or “We.” • What are some other first person words? • Example: I like hamburgers so much! • Example: Let’s go to the mall.

  4. Second person • Uses the word “you.” • Giving directions or speaking directly to someone. • Should be used carefully & rarely! • Example: You should come to our table at lunch.

  5. Third person • Uses “he,” “she,” or “they.” • Narrator is not a participant or character. • Let’s brainstorm some other third person signal words! • Example: Mrs. Richards gives her students so much homework!

  6. Let’s practice on slates! • Mason loves video games so much that he plays them night and day. • Mason and I like to go to the arcade after school. • You should come with us. • Mason told Sara, “We should buy a new video game!” • Sara is in love with Mason, so she agreed. • I think Sara and Mason make a cute couple.

  7. Your turn! • Write one complete paragraph about your weekend using ONLY 3rd person point of view!!

  8. POV day 2

  9. MORE Point of View! • Think about 3rd person point of view. • “Round Table” with a slate - what are some “signal words” associated with third person point of view? Be ready to share out.

  10. 3rd person LIMITED • The narrator knows thoughts and feelings of ONE character. The narrator’s knowledge is LIMITED. • Example: Beatrice was nervous about the first day of school, but she didn’t want to admit it because her friend Nicole seemed confident and excited.

  11. 3rd person OMNISCIENT • The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character. The narrator is ALL KNOWING. • Example: Nicole was nervous about the first day of school, but acted confident. Her friend, Beatrice, on • the other hand was nervous and it showed!

  12. Bust out those slates! • Mrs. Richards loves teaching. • Mrs. Richards loves teaching and her students love learning. • Mrs. Richards and her students enjoy school. • Ray thinks Mrs. Richards is super cool. • Tayler thinks Mrs. Richards is kind of nerdy. • I love my job! • You should be nice to your teachers!

  13. Your turn! • Write and label 3 separate sentences. The topic CR Anderson! • Sentence 1 - Third person omniscient. • Sentence 2 - First person. • Sentence 3 - Third person limited.

  14. One more thing:PERSPECTIVE • Who is telling the story? • This could be a named person or simply, “the narrator.”

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