Point of View What is Point of View

Point of View

What is Point of View? It is the author’s opinions and theories that influence his presentation of the subject matter Point of View • Suggests thoughtfulness and openness. Bias • Facts are slanted toward the author’s personal belief. • An opinion or position on a subject.

Person • Person is a means of classifying personal pronouns. 3 Primary Persons • 1 st person – speaker (I, we, me, us, etc…) • 2 nd person – spoken to (You, your, etc…) • 3 rd person – spoken about (He, she, it, etc…)

What is the Reader’s Point of View Alternative Arguments Open Mind • Prior knowledge. • Slightly suspicious nature. Closed Mind • Existing opinions affect how much we accept or reject. • If beliefs are strong we “tune out” new material.

Points of View in Literature • The three most common points of view are – Omniscient - narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening in other places. – Third-person limited - narrator plays no part in the story but zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character. – First person - narrator is a character in the story and tells the story using the first-person pronoun I.

What is a Fact? A Fact • A fact is a statement based on actual evidence or personal observation. • It can be checked objectively with empirical data. • It can be proved to be either true or false.

What is an Opinion? An Opinion • An opinion is a statement of personal feeling or a judgment. • It reflects a belief or an interpretation rather than an accumulation of evidence. • It cannot be proved true or false.