1.
Look at the event and write a 3-5 sentence story from the point of view listed.
Event: An ex-husband and ex-wife encounter each other for the first time in years at their daughter's wedding. Write a
3rd person limited paragraph from the daughters point of view
2.
Look at the event and write a 3-5 sentence story from the point of view listed.
Event: A customer brings a purchase back to the customer service department of a department store, after the 30-day no-questions return period, and announces that he's lost the receipt.
Write a 1st person paragraph
3.
Look at the event and write a 3-5 sentence story from the point of view listed.
Event: A husband and wife return home from a party given by the company he works for. The husband has had a good time dancing with the women he works with; the wife, perhaps because the husband was having such a good time, has had a little too much to drink.
Write a 3rd person omniscient paragraph from the daughters point of view
4.
Write the sentence that tells that this passage is 3rd person omniscient
There once was a king with a beautiful daughter. Every man in the kingdom wanted to marry her, but she was feisty and no man could tame her. The king finally announced, "Any man who can catch a bull with his bare hands will be your husband. He may be ugly, he may be a fool, but that does not matter. If he can tame a wild bull, then he can tame you!"
5.
"Hello, Mrs. Spade. I'm Pierre Tardivel." He was conscious of how out-of-place his Québécois accent must have sounded here — another reminder that he was intruding. There was a moment while Mrs. Spade looked Pierre up and down during which Pierre thought he saw a flicker of recognition on her face. What point of view is this written from?
6.
"Hello, Mrs. Spade. I'm Pierre Tardivel." He was conscious of how out-of-place his Québécois accent must have sounded here — another reminder that he was intruding. For a moment, Mrs. Spade thought she recognized Pierre. What point of view is this written from?
7.
An automobile accident occurs. Two drivers are involved. Witnesses include four sidewalk spectators, a policeman, a man with a video camera who happened to be shooting the scene, and the pilot of a helicopter that was flying overhead.
What point of view does this scenario use? ___________________
8.
An automobile accident occurs. Two drivers are involved. Witnesses include four sidewalk spectators, a policeman, a man with a video camera who happened to be shooting the scene, and the pilot of a helicopter that was flying overhead.
How many different viewpoints (how many people are there to tell their side to the story) are there? __________
9.
Change the following sentence to first person point of view.
Clayton climbed into the small sailboat and sailed to the imaginary starting line.
10.
I was shaking like a leaf. My palms were sweating. My heart was pounding so loud I was sure everyone around me could hear it. I hated presentations. I should have been absent today. I am just going to pretend that no one is listening, which hopefully none of them really are. It would only be a 2 minute and 30 second speech. It should be a piece of cake but it was not feeling that way. The above passage is an example of what point of view?
11.
Out of My Mind is written from what point of view?
12.
Freak the Mighty is told from what point of view?
13.
Rikki Tikki Tavi is told from what point of view?
14.
What does the term "omniscient" mean?