Point Of View

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Point Of View

• Test Your Knowledge of the Literary Element

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What is POV Again?

• Point of View is the perspective from which the
  story is being told, the vantage point.
• 1st person The narrator of the story is telling
  the story about themselves (I, We, Us, Our, Me)
• 3rd person limited The narrator is telling the
  story about someone else (He, She, It, They,
  Their)
• 3rd person omniscient The narrator of the story
  knows all and can tell you everything about every
  character, even there most private thoughts (He,
  She, It, They, Their)

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How This Test Works

• There will be 5 questions to be answered in your
  Interactive Notebook
• 3 questions will ask you to describe a video
  clip from a prompted POV
• 1 question will ask you about the advantages of
  POV
• 1 question will ask you about the disadvantages
  of POV
• Be sure your answers are complete and prove
  mastery

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Question 1

• Please narrate the following scene in the 1st
  person. You are the husband telling this story
  about what you did.

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Question 2

• Please narrate the following scene in the 3rd
  person limited. You are the wife telling this
  story about what your husband did.

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Question 3

• Please narrate the following scene in the 3rd
  person omniscient. You are telling everything
  both people were doing and thinking

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Question 4

• Please list one advantage for each type of
  POV. Think about what each POV allows you to do
  as a writer.
• 1st Person
• 3rd Person Limited
• 3rd Person Omniscient

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Question 5

• Please list one disadvantage for each type
  of POV. Think about how each POV has limitations.
• 1st Person
• 3rd Person Limited
• 3rd Person Omniscient

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The End