PointofView Notes First Person PointofView First person point

First Person Point-of-View *First person point of view uses "I" or "We. " *First

Second Person Point-of-View -Second person point of view uses the word "You. " -Second

Third Person Point-of-View -Third person point of view uses "He, " "She, " or

Third Person Limited Point-of-View -In third person limited point of view, the narrator is

Third Person Omniscient Point-of-View *In the omniscient point of view, the narrator is all-knowing

Subjective Point-of-View * LOTS of opinion! * Examples: Letters to the editor, opinions, essays,

Objective Point-of-View -No opinion! Just Facts! *Examples: Facts, Reports, schedules, rules, agenda book, encyclopedia,

Today’s Assignments: • Assignment #1: With a partner complete the back of the notes.

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Point-of-View Notes

First Person Point-of-View *First person point of view uses "I" or "We. " *First person is often used when the main character is telling the story or the narrator is stating an opinion or sharing a feeling. *Hint: The 1 in 1 st person looks like the letter “I” and means that one person is telling the story.

Second Person Point-of-View -Second person point of view uses the word "You. " -Second person is a good choice when giving directions or anytime you're speaking directly to someone. For example, “how-to” books. -Second person is almost never used to tell a story. *Hint: Two=You

Third Person Point-of-View -Third person point of view uses "He, " "She, " or "They. " -Sometimes "it" is used when talking about a thing instead of a person. *Hint: Fly on the Wall

Third Person Limited Point-of-View -In third person limited point of view, the narrator is a non-participant, but only knows the thoughts and feelings of a single character. -In other words, the narrator's knowledge of the situation is limited only to one character.

Third Person Omniscient Point-of-View *In the omniscient point of view, the narrator is all-knowing and so can describe every character's thoughts and feelings *The narrator uses (he, she, it, they, etc. ) *The narrator is able to move in time and place, to shift from character to character, and to reveal or conceal as little or as much as he or she pleases. *This type of narrator is "all knowing. "

Subjective Point-of-View * LOTS of opinion! * Examples: Letters to the editor, opinions, essays, persuasive letters, argument papers, advertisements.

Objective Point-of-View -No opinion! Just Facts! *Examples: Facts, Reports, schedules, rules, agenda book, encyclopedia, www. moviesten. com, text books, glossary, etc…,

Today’s Assignments: • Assignment #1: With a partner complete the back of the notes. Each word used one time! • Assignment #2: You’ll be assigned into a group. Each group will be given a different Point of View to write from. • You will write a fictional story about someone having the worst day of school ever. (Use fictional names, etc… because other students will be reading this!) • Tomorrow we will do an activity with these stories!