Brain pop Point of View
Read this passage, which is meant to be written from the third person objective point of view of Mr. Wardlaw. Click to highlight sentences that diverge from that point of view.
Alan Wardlaw summoned his class to order. The students quickly found their seats. He looked around the room, wondering if they could sense his anxiety. The students looked back at their teacher. NONE OF THEM SUSPECTED A THING; THEY WERE SIMPLY EAGER TO START THE LESSON. With a quick cough to clear his throat, Alan began to speak. As he made his way through the lesson, his mind wandered to the doctor appointment from earlier that morning. The doctor had told him not to worry about his shortness of breath. But deep down, he was worried. As his words trailed off, the students began to notice. I couldn't remember ever seeing him so distracted.
Which sentences are written in the first person point of view? Choose more than one answer.
My elbow still hurt from banging it against the desk. I tried to tell my parents about the broken window. We left early so that we could get a good spot in line.
What is an unreliable narrator?
a narrator who may not know the everything about all the characters and events in a story
"I couldn't wait to meet my friend Rita, so I rode my bicycle to her house as fast as I could." What type of narration is this?
first person
If Tim wrote a story describing his interactions with Cassie and Rita, what point of view would he most likely use?
first person
What effect might a second-person point of view have on a story?
it would place the reader directly to the story
Match each description of a story's main character(s) with the corresponding point of view.
First person - I felt sad Second person - You felt sad Third person limited - Karen felt sad Third person omniscient - Karen and Luke felt sad
"As you take the quiz, you feel your confidence growing, and a smile creeps across your face." What type of narration is this?
second person
Which of the following statements is true?
switching points of view can be confusing
If you described your school principal as "omniscient," what would you probably mean?
that she sees and knows everything that goes on at school
What is point of view?
the position that the narrator tells about the story
What point of view would you most likely find in a novel that explores the deepest thoughts and feelings of a number of characters?
their person omniscient
Which point of view would you most likely find in a newspaper article about an artist or athlete?
third person limited
Group the labels according to the type of narrator they describe.
third person limited: filtered through one character often unreliable similar to first person narrator Both: removed from story Third person omniscient: aware of every character's intentions completely objective
