Point of View & Narration Take out some paper – we’ve got some notes to take, then some writing to try! *Some of you may have late Dillard Homework to turn in, it’s your job to fill out an assignment ticket and place in my assignment box.

Narrative Point of View Narrative Point of View is the perspective from which the events in the story are observed and recounted. To determine the point of view, identify who is telling the story, that is, the viewer through whose eyes the readers see the action (the narrator). Consider these aspects: Pronoun p-o-v: First (I, We)/Second (You)/Third Person narrator (He, She, It, They] Narrator’s degree of Omniscience [Full, Limited, Partial, None]* Narrator’s degree of Objectivity [Complete, None, Some (Editorial?), Ironic]* Narrator’s “Un/Reliability”

Types of P.O.V. First person - "I" - the witness Third person omniscient - "he" "she", claims unlimited knowledge about the world and the interiors lives of all the characters - if God were writing the story Third person limited - narrator is removed from personal witness, but claims the prerogative of entering one character's thoughts and feelings Dramatic - tells story through a series of exterior scenes, reveals only what an onlooker could observe, or sense

Narration and Point of View: Writing Practice Point of View 1st person 2nd person 3rd person limited 3rd person multiple 3rd person omniscient Prompt: It is a person’s first time back to the grocery since the manager, in a not-so-kind manner, told them never to bring their kids into his store again. The character is secretly relieved to have to leave them home with their spouse. Thirty minutes later, they return home--without groceries. Egg yolk is dripping from their hair, chocolate syrup is smeared across their shirt, and smashed produce is sticking to their shoes. Pick one of the points of view and tell the story