Enjoying Reading 6Point of View

Narrative Techniques

Review

Optical Illusions

Point of View

• The perspective from which a text is written

Kinds:

First, Second, and Third

Objectives:

•Compare and contrast thedifferent points of view

• Identify the point of viewthat is used in eachexcerpt

Language Review

Copy the pronouns in each text.

1.

It was a warm summer dayand I was playing jump ropewith my friends Ann and Beth.

2.

You will see Sarah on awarm summer day playingjump rope with Ann and Beth.

3.

It was a warm summer dayand she was playing jumprope with them.

First Person POV

• The narrator is one of the characters in the story.

• It uses the pronouns I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, or ours.

from The Freedom Writers

Dear Diary,

Tonight I just finished one of thebooks for our read-a-thon, calledThe Wave.

This story is about a schoolexperiment that shows how peerpressure can get out of hand.

Second Person POV

• The narrator talks to you the reader.

• It uses the pronouns you, your, or yours.

from The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make

There are six key decisionsyou make during your teen yearsthat can make or break yourfuture. Choose wisely, and don’tblow it. If you do happen to blowit, just get back on track quicklyand start making smarter choices.

Third Person POV

• The story is being told by someone who is not part of the story.

• It uses the pronouns he, his, her, hers, she, it, its, they, their, or theirs.

from Tuck Everlasting

At dawn, Mae Tuck set out onher horse at the edge of thevillage.

She was going there, as shedid once every ten years, to meether two sons, Miles and Jesse.

LookWho’s Talking

Practice

from How to Send an Email

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from The Magic Finger

The farm next to ours isowned by Mr. and Mrs. Gregg.Sometimes I go over to theirfarm to play with them.

from Anne of Green Gables

If Marilla had said thatMatthew had gone to BrightRiver to meet a kangaroo fromAustralia, Mrs. Rachel couldnot have been astonished.Marilla was making fun of her.

LookWho’s Talking

Individual Activity

1. from The Wizard of Oz

The Scarecrow found atree full of nuts and filledDorothy’s basket withthem, so that she would notbe hungry for a long time.

2. from Fahrenheit 451

They walked farther andthe girl said, “Is it true thatlong ago firemen put fires outinstead of going to startthem?”

“No,” Montag replied.

3. from The War of the Worlds

The priest wanted tokeep going. I was urginghim to eat and keep up hisstrength when, all of asudden, disaster struck!

4. from Lori

The bell sounded and Loriheard the other girlsstampede from the lockerroom. She finished brushingher hair and contemplatedtying it up again.

5. from Woodsong

The dogs were still runningat a lope, though we hadcome over seven miles. I couldnot help smiling at thegrandness of it.

6. from I am the Messenger

The gunman is useless. Iknow it. He knows it. Thewhole bank knows it. Even mybest mate, Marvin, knows it.

7. from To Kill a Mockingbird

Jem and I found our fathersatisfactory: he played with us,read to us, and treated us withcourteous detachment. Ourmother died when I was two,so I never felt her absence.

8. from James and the Giant Peach

Until he was four yearsold, James Henry Trotterhad a happy life. He livedpeacefully with his motherand father in a beautifulhouse beside the sea.

9. from Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

When Mr. Wonka hadfinished reading the recipe, hecarefully folded the paper andput it back into his pocket. Heheld the bottle up high andgave it a little shake.

10. from Ask a Ninja Presents: The Ninja Handbook

Remember, any tool that youcan use against an enemy mayalso be used against you.

It is recommended that youpractice keeping your wits whensomething is trying to set you offcourse.

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