Memior Unit

Front 1

First Person Point of View

Back 1

First person-In first person, ONE character relates events to the reader only from his or her perspective. An easy way to identify first person point of view is the use of the pronoun "I."

Front 2

Second Person Point of View

Back 2

Second person point of view is actually very uncommon in literature. Second person is usually found when it is necessary to give direction. For example, when giving directions to the bank, the speaker might say: "First, you turn left at the stop light, and then you go three blocks until you see the bank on the right." The use of the pronoun "you" is most often a give away for second person point of view.

Front 3

Third Person Limited Point of View

Back 3

The third person limited point of view means that the reader is given the perspective of more than one character and that those characters may have knowledge of the past and present, but not the future.

Front 4

Third Person Omniscient Point of View

Back 4

Remember that the word "omniscient" means "all knowing." In texts narrated from the third person omniscient point of view, the narrator knows everything about everything--so he or she can tell you what all characters are thinking all the time, and the narrator also has knowledge of the past, present, and future.

Front 5

Focus

Back 5

In writing, focus is the way in which a writer stays on topic. Focus is also the main point or main topic of the written piece.

Front 6

Audience

Back 6

In writing, audience refers to who the expected/anticipated readers are for a text.

Front 7

Memoir

Back 7

A memoir is a piece of autobiographical writing, usually shorter in nature than a comprehensive autobiography. The Memoir often tries to capture certain highlights or meaningful moments in one's past, often including a contemplation of the meaning of that event at the time of the writing of the memoir.