LOOK AT YOUR EXPLORING NARRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE:WHAT EFFECT DOES THIS CHANGE IN POINT OF VIEW HAVE ON THE READER?

DOES IT MAKE IT MORE OR LESS . . .

•PERSONAL

•EXCITING

•SUSPENSEFUL

WHAT DO YOU PREDICT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? WHY?“’LET’S WALK TO THE PARK AND BACK. THEN MAYBE I’LL BE COOLED OFF ENOUGH TO GO HOME.’

‘OKAY,’ JOHNNY SAID EASILY. ‘OKAY’

THINGS GOTTA GET BETTER, I FIGURED. THEY COULDN’T GET WORSE. I WAS WRONG.” (P. 52)

UNIT 2 – CHARACTER &

POVLT: I WILL KNOW HOW DIFFERENT

KINDS OF POINT OF VIEW

AFFECTS THE STORY.

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NARRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE

POINT OF VIEW – THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A

STORY IS TOLD.

NARRATORTHE ONE WHO TELLS THE STORY

CHARACTERSEVERYONE ELSE IN THE STORY

WHAT’S THE NARRATOR’S POSITION IN THE STORY?

OR, WHAT IS THE NARRATOR’S POINT OF VIEW?

THREE POINTS-OF-VIEW

•FIRST PERSON

•SECOND PERSON

•THIRD PERSON

FIRST-PERSON NARRATION

THE NARRATOR IS INVOLVED IN THE STORY.

The Story

CharactersI (or We)

theNarrator

FIRST-PERSON TELLS “ME” OR “MY” STORY.

EXAMPLE

I WENT TO THE STORE WITH MY FRIEND. THE CLERK SAID, “HI.” WE BOUGHT CANDY AND LEFT.

WHO IS TELLING THE STORY?

IN FIRST-PERSON THE NARRATOR IS “I” OR “WE.”

SECOND-PERSON NARRATION

THE READER’S ACTIONS ARE NARRATED.

The Story

Characters(if any)

YOUthe

Reader

SECOND-PERSON TELLS “YOUR” STORY.

EXAMPLE

YOU STAYED UP LATE LAST NIGHT AND NOW YOU’RE TIRED, BUT YOU NEED TO PASS THIS CLASS.

FROM WHOSE PERSPECTIVE IS THE STORY TOLD?

IN SECOND-PERSON THE PERSPECTIVE OF “YOU” IS NARRATED.

IT IS MAINLY USED FOR INSTRUCTION OR DIRECTIONS.

Narrator

THIRD-PERSON NARRATION

THE NARRATOR IS OUTSIDE OF THE STORY.

The Story

Characters“He”“She”“They”

THIRD-PERSON TELLS “HIS” OR “HER” STORY.

ALSO WILL REFER TO CHARACTERS BY NAME

EXAMPLE

CHRIS LOVED BASKETBALL. EVERYDAY HE PLAYED AFTER SCHOOL. WHEN IT GOT DARK, HE WATCHED IT ON TV.

FROM WHOSE PERSPECTIVE IS THE STORY TOLD?

IN THIRD-PERSON THE PERSPECTIVE OF “HE” OR “SHE” IS NARRATED.

LET’S FOCUS ON TWO TYPES OF THIRD PERSON NARRATORS.

•OMNISCIENT

 OMNI- ALL + SCIENT- KNOWING ALL KNOWING

•LIMITED

OMNISCIENT NARRATOR

•A NARRATOR WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE KNOWN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN THE STORY, AND WHO HAS PRIVILEGED ACCESS TO A CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND MOTIVES.

•THIS NARRATOR NEVER NEEDS TO SAY “MAYBE” OR “PERHAPS” A CHARACTER FEELS SOMETHING. THEY ALWAYS KNOW.

LIMITED NARRATOR

•A NARRATOR WHO IS CONFINED TO WHAT IS EXPERIENCED, THOUGHT, OR FELT BY A SINGLE CHARACTER, OR AT MOST A LIMITED NUMBER OF CHARACTERS.

•THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE SURE OF WHAT EVERY CHARACTER IS FEELING.

DIALOGUE & NARRATION

DIALOGUE = WHEN CHARACTERS SPEAK.

NARRATION = WHEN THE NARRATOR SPEAKS.

I WENT HOME. MY MOM SAID, “DID YOU GET OUT EARLY?” I SAID, “NO.”

ONLY LOOK AT THE NARRATION, OR YOU’LL GET CONFUSED.

POINT OF VIEW REVIEW

1ST PERSON = NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF “I”

2ND PERSON = NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF “YOU”

3RD PERSON = TELLS THE STORY OF “HE” OR “SHE”

Omniscient Limited

EVIDENCE AND REASONINGWHAT EFFECT DOES THE POINT OF VIEW HAVE ON THE READER?

PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE AND EXPLAIN HOW IT SUPPORTS YOUR POINT.

DOES IT MAKE IT MORE OR LESS . . .

•PERSONAL

•EXCITING

•SUSPENSEFUL