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The document outlines a unit for MYP1 students focusing on the past tense and biographical writing, emphasizing the identification and usage of different verb tenses in biographies. It includes exercises to fill in blanks related to points of view and reading passages to identify perspectives. Additionally, it explains the role of the narrator and the concept of omniscient narration in literature.

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POV worksheet

The document outlines a unit for MYP1 students focusing on the past tense and biographical writing, emphasizing the identification and usage of different verb tenses in biographies. It includes exercises to fill in blanks related to points of view and reading passages to identify perspectives. Additionally, it explains the role of the narrator and the concept of omniscient narration in literature.

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Name: Grade: MYP1 Unit: 4 Topic: Past tense and biographical writing

Learning Objectives:

 Identify and correctly use different verb tenses in a biographical context.


 Understand how various tenses are used in biographical writing to convey the sequence of events, thoughts, and
actions in a person’s life.

 Enhance their reading comprehension by analyzing how tense usage helps create a timeline and sequence in
biographies, allowing students to clearly differentiate between actions in the past, present, and future.

Look at the above image and fill in the blanks.


1. The ________________________ uses pronouns like “I” or “we.” It involves the speaker talking about
their own experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

2. The ___________________ directly addresses the reader or listener using the pronoun “you.” This
perspective makes the audience a ______________ in the conversation.

3. The _______________________ talks about other people using pronouns like “he,” “she,” “they,” or
names. It provides an external viewpoint of someone else’s actions or experiences.

Read the passages and identify the POV.

1. I am not feeling good about this at all. I had eaten so much chocolate cake that I felt so full. I couldn’t
study for my test. My stomach feels like a balloon that is going to burst. I need to go to the
bathroom.___________________
2. You didn’t want to ask for some bacon, but you had no choice. You spent all of your allowance playing
DOTA, and now you don’t have the money to buy a Manila paper for your class
report._______________________

3. Ambo went for a bike ride in the park. While on the ride, he saw his best friend, Unyok. They decided
to go biking at the beach instead of bike riding in the park. However, the two were upset that their
bikes didn’t run fast on the sand. They ended up swimming on the beach.______________________

4. I had been craving Magnet ice cream all day. It’s the creamiest ice cream I had ever tasted. I can’t help
but get crazy whenever I see it on TV or in an advertisement. I don’t care if it is expensive. I simply
can’t resist it.________________________________

5. Karen was new in class. She met Gina, one of her classmates. She invited Gina to eat lunch with her.
They ate together. Karen was happy that she found a new friend.___________________________
A narrator is the voice or persona telling the story in a work of
literature.

Omniscient is a term used to describe someone or something


that knows everything
Look at the following images and discuss with your friends to
understand the different types of third-person point of view
(POV). After your discussion, answer the questions that follow.

The narrator knows the inner The narrator knows the inner The narrator does not know the
thoughts of all the characters. thoughts of few of the inner thoughts of the characters.
characters.

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