Author's Point of View

Author's Point of View

Point of View & Perspective in a story.

Point of View

POV determines who is telling the story and the perspective of the narrator.

Narrator

• The person telling the story.

• The author can be the narrator or a character in the story.

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to identify the point of view in a story?

• To know the setting

• Identify the character

• To understand the perspective of the story being told.

• To find the solution.

First Person Point of View

When a story is being told from the perspective of a character in the story.

First Person

• Look for pronouns and dialogue.

• I, Me, Us, We

• Ex. I cannot wait to get ice cream after school today, with my friends!

Multiple Select

Check all pronouns for 1st person.

• He

• She

• Me

• Us

• I

Third Person

When a story is told from the perspective of a narrator who is not in the story.

3rd Person

• There are two kinds - Limited & Omniscient

• He, She, Him, Her, They, Them

• Limited: The narrator has insight into the thoughts and feelings of ONE character.

• Omniscient: The narrator has insight into the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters.

Multiple Select

Check all the keywords to identify 3rd person point of view.

• I

• She

• We

• Him

• They

Multiple Choice

How many forms of 3rd person are there?

• Three

• Two

• One

Example 1

“We’re going to put on a play, Miriam!” Zakir announced, waving his hands in my face. I immediately began to think of what part I’d like to play. I thought at first I’d like to play a witch or a goblin—I’d been working for weeks on an eerie, low-sounding screech that I was sure would steal the show. But I knew Zakir was secretly afraid of things like that—he’d never agree to a play about the occult. And, I remembered, the only audience for the play was our father, and he would quietly reprimand me for being insensitive to my brother’s phobias. I could already hear his gentle scolding. "Don't tease him, Miriam," he would say. I thought of playing a queen, but maybe there wouldn’t be enough to do with that part. Our little sister, Dinah, would probably insist on wearing the house’s toy crown, too. I looked around our living room, spying a pair of green tights doubled down between the couch cushions. A wrestler? Maybe.

Multiple Choice

What is the point of view?

• 1st person

• 3rd - Limited

• 3rd - Omniscient

Multiple Choice

What is the point of view?

• 1st person

• 3rd Limited

• 3rd Omniscient

Example 3

As Anne and Lisa biked through the park in search of their lost cat, Lisa worried they might not find him.

Multiple Choice

What is the point of view?

• 1st person

• 3rd Limited

• 3rd Omniscient