1. CLASS NOTES: Learning Target: I can… IDENTIFY AND NAME THE POINT-OF-VIEW OF A TEXT. FIRST-PERSON THIRD-PERSON LIMITED THIRD-PERSON OMNISCIENT OBJECTIVE

2. FIRST-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW The use of I, me, we A character directly involved in the story. EXAMPLE: Life of Pi is from a first-person point-of-view because…PI TELLS HIS OWN STORY. THE WRITER IS ALSO NARRATING PI’S STORY (WRITER IS WITH ADULT PI).

3. THIRD PERSON LIMITED Definition: A narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character, either major or minor. EXAMPLE: Fahrenheit 451 is from a third-person limited point-of-view because…ONLY MONTAG’S PERSPECTIVE IS NARRATED.

4. THIRD-PERSON OMNISCIENT The omniscient narrator knows everything, may reveal the motivations, thoughts and feelings of the characters, and gives the reader information. Example: The Harry Potter series is in third-person omniscient because…THE NARRATOR SHOWS OTHER CHARACTER’S EXPERIENCES.

5. THIRD-PERSON OBJECTIVE The objective point of view presents the action and the characters' speech, without comment or emotion. The reader has to interpret the text and uncover their meaning. EXAMPLE: Most news articles are in third- person objective because….THERE ARE ONLY FACTS, NO INTERPRETATION.

6. NAME: ____________ YOUR TURN: EXIT SLIP Practice #1: The point-of-view of Martin Luther King’s speech in Detroit is…. ______________________________________. Practice #2: The point-of-view of Bob Marley’s “Get up, Stand up” is…. ______________________________________.

7. NAME: ____________ YOUR TURN: EXIT SLIP Practice #1: The point-of-view of Martin Luther King’s speech in Detroit is…. ______________________________________. Practice #2: The point-of-view of Bob Marley’s “Get up, Stand up” is…. ______________________________________.