The Scholarship Jacket POINT OF VIEW Learning Goals

“The Scholarship Jacket” POINT OF VIEW

Learning Goals � Explore the idea of obstacles. � Recognize first-person point of view � Recognize third-person omniscient point of view � Make inferences (infer)

Narrator � the one who tells a story

First-Person Point of View � the narrator � • is a character in the story � • tells the story using the pronouns I, me, we, and us � • tells the story as he or she experiences it � A first-person narrator can describe his or her own thoughts, feelings, and impressions. � As you read “The Scholarship Jacket, ” notice how the information you receive is limited to what the narrator sees, hears, thinks, and feels.

Third-Person Omniscient Point of View � Third-Person Point of View: A thirdperson point of view means that the narrator is not a character in the story. � In an omniscient third-person point of view, the narrator can reveal the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

Third-Person Omniscient Point of View � Omniscient � http: //dictionary. reference. com/browse/o mniscient? s=t � Notice the prefix “omni”

Limited Third-Person Point of View � Third-Person Point of View: A thirdperson point of view means that the narrator is not a character in the story. � In a limited third person point of view, the narrator can tell the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

The Outsiders � What point of view was used? �First Person �Third person omniscient �Third person limited � Explain

Reading skill: make inferences � Make logical guesses, or inferences, about things that are not directly stated. � Base your inferences on details in the story and on your own knowledge and experiences. � Infer

Think. . . � If a movie is based on a book that was told in the first person, what might the screenplay writer have to do or consider?