This week we are learning all about Point of View and answering the question "Who is telling the story?". Students are being detectives using CLUE WORDS to help them determine if a story is told in FIRST person, SECOND person, or THIRD person point of view. Since it has likely been a while since parents have had to use point of view, I thought I'd share some of the "tips and tricks" we use in the classroom to determine if a passage is first, second, or third person point of view. This is the anchor chart we created together as a class to remember the difference in point of view. The box explains WHO is telling the story and the words below are CLUE WORDS to listen for in the passage. We have been listening to fairy tales told from the perspective of the villain this week. So far we have heard the story of Rumpelstiltskin told from Rumpelstiltskin's perspective and also Jack & the Beanstalk told from the Giant's perspective. We know that these stories are told in FIRST person because it is a character in the story who is telling the story. They use words like: I, me, my, we, our. Second person stories are told from the perspective of the author. We have read aloud several books from the LuLu series such as "Lulu's Mysterious Mission". These stories are told by the author and she frequently interrupts her own stories to say things like, "You are probably wondering...." Students are learning that when a story says clue words like you or your it is in Second person. Third person point of view is told by a narrator, someone OUTSIDE the story. This person is narrating or telling the story and what is happening to the characters. The narrator will use clue words like the character's names, he, she, they, and their.
One of the best ways to help your child with point of view is helping them learn the clue words to look for. Typically when kids hear the words "I" or "me" they are much more easily able to identify First Person Point of View than trying to determine if it is a character in the story talking. I hope this helps you work with your child at determining point of view.
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October 2016
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