Point of View

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Point of View
Powerpoint
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Brain Pop Point of View
http//www.brainpop.com/english/writing/pointofvie
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Point of View
the perspective a story is told from
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Skateboarding 1st person http//www.youtube.com/
watch?vl2G7P3GQtAQ
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vDggt7PuoG00
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Narrator
After I added the lizard lips to my potion...
the individual who is telling a story
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1st Person
When I put my arms out like this Mommy always
picks me up!
when a character in the story describes things
from their perspective
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1st Person
http//video.scholastic.com/services/player/bcpid8
58992059001?bckeyAQ,AAAAAFv844g,BASb5BU03X-I8z
jhaYyMRNzgkSvpc3CObctid1750137646001
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1st Person

• Uses words like
• I
• Me
• My
• Our
• We
• Us

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• Disadvantages
• the narrator doesnt understand everything thats
  going on
• they may want to present themselves in the best
  light
• you dont know the other characters thoughts or
  feelings

• Advantages
• you get to see what the character thinks, feels,
  and knows
• it feels like you are inside the story

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2nd Person

• Usually used in Non fiction such as directions or
  instructions
• Uses the pronouns You, your, yours
• The writer is talking TO THE READER and is making
  assumptions

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3rd Person
Once upon a time there lived an adorable owl...
when the narrator is not a character within the
story
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3rd Person

• Uses words like
• He
• She
• They
• Him
• Her
• Them
• Their

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3rd Person

• Advantages
• the narrator can reveal details that none of the
  characters know
• the narrator is more reliable

• Disadvantages
• tends to be less personal, making it difficult to
  connect with fictional characters
• when writing can be harder to express
  characters emotions

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3rd Person
Objective
the narrator tells the events of a story without
going into the minds of the characters
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3rd Person
Objective
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vV3k-fkOtTDo
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3rd Person
Limited
the narrator is not in the story, but shows the
events through the eyes of one character
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3rd Person
Limited
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vSR4WiRCrGLE
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3rd Person
Omniscient
all knowing the narrator is outside of the
story, but takes you inside the mind of multiple
characters
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3rd Person
Omniscient
http//www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/the-curious-c
ase-of-benjamin-button/one-thing