Writing+in+the+Second+Person


 * Writing in Second-Person **– Creating Voice (NFMT p. 215) (**//Use after Creating a Scene//**)

In second person point of view, the narrator tells the story to another [|character] using "you"; the story is being told through the addressee's point of view. (About.com)


 * Share books or articles written in second person (or read excerpts from p. 200, then the model on p. 215, bottom).
 * Snail in the Woods – Ryder (594.3 RYD)
 * Where Butterflies Grow – Ryder (595.78 RYD)
 * Chipmunk Song – Ryder (599.32 RYD)
 * Jaguar in the Rainforest – Ryder (E RYD)
 * Discuss the voice in these examples. Make sure students understand what second person does.

Using the **bat opening scenes**, change these into __second person paragraphs__.


 * After writing, kids will share.
 * Ask: What did you notice about writing in the second person?
 * Did writing in the second person help you connect to your audience in a variety of ways?
 * When would it be best to use this type of writing?
 * Was it easier or more difficult to write using second-person voice? How so?

In the <span style="color: #0008ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|subjective] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;"> case, the singular form of the first person is “I,” and the plural form is “we.” “I” and “we” are in the subjective case because either one can be used as the subject of a sentence. You constantly use these two pronouns when you refer to yourself and when you refer to yourself with others. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">You use the second-person point of view to address the reader, as I just did. The second person uses the pronouns “you,” “your,” and “yours.” We use these three pronouns when addressing one, or more than one, person. Second person is often appropriate for e-mail messages, presentations, and business and technical writing <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The third person is the most common point of view used in fiction writing and is the traditional form for academic writing. Authors of novels and composers of papers use “he,” “she,” or “it” when referring to a person, place, thing, or idea <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 19px;">(from [])
 * <span style="color: #b93116; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14px;">First Person **
 * <span style="color: #b93116; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14px;">Second Person **
 * <span style="color: #b93116; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14px;">Third Person **