Point of View (Norris, Allen)

Point of View

First Person, Second Person, Third Person

Point of View of a Story

• The narrator( the person telling the story) through personal experiences

• The narrator (story teller) telling the story through experiences of other characters

First Person Point of View story

is written as if it's being told by the main character. Another way to define it is the narrator is a character in the story.

Examples of First Person Point of View

• If it was up to me, I would choose the white car.

• I always look forward to my summer vacation at the beach. 

• We love walking the dogs in the woods. We all think it is so much fun.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in first person point of view?

• They went to the bank to get money to go shopping.

• We didn't want to drive so we took the train to the city and back home.

Second Person Point of View Story

is when the narrator uses "you" as the main character.

Examples of Second Person Point of View

• You need to get busy right now!

• "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

• Your book is over there.

Second Person Pronouns

You, Your

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in the second person point of view?

• I am going to the store on my way home from school.

• You need to get some more pencils from the store.

Third Person Point of View Story

is when the author (narrator) is telling a story about the characters and calling them by their names or using third-person pronouns he, she, they.

Examples of Third Person Point of View

• When he got to his car, he was glad to see that his friend was waiting for him.

• Jenny and her friend used their new backpacks.

• She went to the library.

Third Person Point of View Pronouns

he, she, it, they

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in the third person point of view?

• I am going to go fishing after school.

• They went to the movies and and laughed until their sides hurt.

Multiple Choice

Uses pronouns like he, she, they, it

• 1st person

• 3rd person

Multiple Choice

Which point of view uses pronouns like you and your

• 1st person

• 2nd person

Multiple Choice

Which point of view uses pronouns like I, me, and my

• 1st person

• 2nd person

Multiple Choice

We laughed so hard that milk came out of our noses.

From which point of view is the sentence written?

• third person

• first person

Multiple Choice

Which point of view is the pronoun "I"?

• first person 
• second person
• third person 

Multiple Choice

I don't like creeping down the dark alley. 
From which point of view is this sentence written?

• first person 
• second person 
• third person 

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in second person point of view?

• Erin did not want to go to the grocery store.

• You did not want to go to the grocery store.

Multiple Choice

The narrator is the _____.

• person telling the story

• main character in the story

• person listening to the story