point of view

Point of

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http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/pointofview/preview.weml(

Brain Pop: Point of View

the perspective a story is told from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dggt7PuoG00

Skateboarding 1st person

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2G7P3GQtAQ

the individual who is telling a story

After I added the lizard lips

to my potion...

when a character in the story describes things from their

perspective

When I put my arms out like

this Mommy always

picks me up!

http://video.scholastic.com/services/player/bcpid858992059001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAFv844g~,BASb5BU03X-

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Uses words like:•I•Me•My•Our•We•Us

• Disadvantages:• the narrator doesn’t

understand everything that’s going on

• they may want to present themselves in the best light

• you don’t know the other character’s thoughts or feelings

• Advantages:• you get to see what the

character thinks, feels, and knows

• it feels like you are inside the story

• Usually used in Non fiction such as directions or instructions

• Uses the pronouns You, your, yours

• The writer is talking TO THE READER and is making assumptions

2nd Person

when the narrator is not a character within the story

Once upon a time there

lived an adorable owl...

Uses words like:•He•She•They•Him•Her•Them•Their

• Advantages:• the narrator can reveal

details that none of the characters know

• the narrator is more reliable

Disadvantages:•tends to be less

personal, making it difficult to connect

with fictional characters

•when writing: can be harder to

express character’s emotions

the narrator tells the events of a story without going into the minds of

the characters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k-fkOtTDo

the narrator is not in the story, but shows the events through the eyes of one

character

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR4WiRCrGLE

all knowing: the narrator is outside of the story, but takes you inside the

mind of multiple characters

http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button/one-thing