POINT OF VIEW

INTRODUCTON

WHAT IS POINT OF VIEW?

When you are asked to describe the point

of view of a story, you are being asked to

identify who is telling the story.

AUTHOR CHOOSES POINT OF VIEW

The author is the person who created or

wrote the story, and the author always

chooses a point of view.

AUTHOR CHOOSES POINT OF VIEW

For now, we are working with only TWO

points of view:

First Person

Third Person

FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

First Person

When the story is being told in the 1st

person point of view, the main character

is the one telling the story.

Clues:

The characters uses I a lot

The character shares his/her thoughts

THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW

Third PersonWhen the story is being told in the 3rd

person point of view, the author knows what all the characters are thinking all time.

Clues:Characters are referred to by names. Person telling the story seems to know everything that is going on.

FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

Examples of First Person Books:

THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW

Examples of Third Person Books:

WHAT IS THE POINT OF VIEW IN THIS STORY?

This is the first line of this story:

“Jim reached the ship, rocking in

its slip, towering about him.”

a cat with yellow, orange, white, and black fur

tortoiseshell

something that is believed to

be a sign or warning of

something that will happen in

the future

omen

a long stake or

pointed post that is

pushed deep into the

sand to support

something (such as a

building or pier or

boardwalk)

piling

: to put (something that is not being used) in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc.

stow

: a belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck : a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck

superstition

: a belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck : a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck

superstition

:an item that is painted with a clear coating (varnish) that dries to a hard, shiny, protective surface.

varnished

: a sound that is a copy of another sound and that is produced when sound waves bounce off a surface (such as a wall or mountain)

echoed

: a sound that is a copy of another sound and that is produced when sound waves bounce off a surface (such as a wall or mountain)

echoed

: to think that (something or someone) is possibly the cause of something bad

suspected

: a hard, white substance that is very delicate and that is made by baking clay

porcelain

: a private room on a ship or on a railroad car

stateroom

: to start to do something new or different that usually involves risk

venturing

: to make a low, heavy, continuous sound or series of sounds

rumble

: a board or other structure that people walk on to get on or off a ship

gangplank

: a place to sleep on a ship, train, etc.

berth

: on or to the shore of an ocean, sea, lake, or river

ashore

Titanic was a British passenger liner that

sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the

early hours of 15 April 1912