Mini lesson point of view
- 1. Vocabulary Section Notes: P.O.V. Page 712 in your text book.
- 2. First Person Clues “I,” “me,” “we” Reader cannot directly know what is happening anywhere else or what is going on in anyone else’s mind except the narrator’s
- 3. Third Person Limited Clues: “He/She,” “They/Them,” “Jon/Jane” Narrator reports the actions and words of all characters but will reveal the thoughts and feelings of only ONE focal character
- 4. Omniscient Clues: “He/She,” “They/Them,” “Jon/Jane” Narrator reports the actions, words, thoughts and feelings of all characters
- 5. Objective/Dramatic Clues: “He/She,” “They/Them,” “Jon/Jane” Narrator reports the actions and words of all characters but will not reveal the thoughts or feelings of any characters
- 6. What is—and is not—revealed about characters and events through the point of view used? Events? Charactertraits? Unanswered Questions?
- 8. I walked into the room and saw a man sitting in a chair.
- 9. She walked into the room and saw a man sitting in a chair. She wondered what he was doing there.
- 10. She walked into the room and saw a man sitting in a chair. She wondered what he was doing there. Little did she know, the man was thinking the same thing about her.
- 11. She walked into the room that the man was sitting in. The man looked up and squinted his eyes at her. The girl stared back.