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 & POV LT: I WILL KNOW HOW DIFFERENT KINDS OF POINT OF VIEW AFFECTS THE STORY. The Outsiders - Chapter 4

NARRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE POINT OF VIEW – THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A STORY IS TOLD.

NARRATOR THE ONE WHO TELLS THE STORY CHARACTERS EVERYONE 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 Characters I (or We) the Narrator

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) YOU the 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 1 ST PERSON = NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF “I” 2 ND PERSON = NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF “YOU” 3 RD PERSON = TELLS THE STORY OF “HE” OR “SHE” Omniscient Limited

EVIDENCE AND REASONING WHAT 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