Lesson: POV

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WHAT IS POINT OF VIEW?

A story is told from the perspective of either a
character within the story or from a narrator
outside of the story.

This is point of view!

Point of view is the
perspective used to tell a story.

Why is POV Important?

When an author writes a story, they make a

deliberate choice in which point of view (perspective)

to use to tell that story. The point of view is

important because it significantly influences the plot.

The POV determines how much (or what) information will be

revealed to the reader.

Multiple Choice

What does POV stand for?

• Point of View
• Please Review
• Pass over Vivian
• Point of Refernce

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of Point of View?

• Descriptions of a character

• Perspective from which a story is told

• Someone taking a picture

• Looking at a view

Multiple Choice

The narrator is the ________.

• person telling the story

• main character in the story

• enemy of the main character in the story

• person listening to the story

Noun: A part of speech that serves as a subject or object. More
generally, a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

Pronoun:Pronouns take the place of a noun when that noun has
already been named (to avoid repeating it).

Ex: Mary can’t find her phone

Each Point of View has its own pronouns.

Noun

Pronoun

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of a pronoun?

• Pronouns take the place of verbs.

• Pronouns replace nouns.

• Pronouns take the place of site words.

Multiple Choice

Sarah made dinner for the whole family.

• They

• She

• We

Multiple Choice

Tyler played tag with Miguel and Ramon.

• his

• they

• them

Multiple Choice

Mr. Cane went to the movies with Mrs. Cane.

• she

• they

• her

Multiple Select

Identify the pronouns in the sentence below.

He gave her flowers.

• he

• gave

• her

• flowers

Multiple Select

Identify the pronouns in the sentence below.

She opened her locker.

• she

• opened

• her

• locker

First person POV: When a character IN
the story TELLS the story.

Pronouns:I, me, my, we, etc.

Second person POV:(Less common) When
the narrator speaks TO THE READER.

Pronouns:you

Third person POV:When the narrator is OUTSIDE of the story.

Pronouns:he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, it, its, itself, they, them, their,
theirs, and themselves

Point of View (POV):Point of view refers to WHO is telling/narrating a story.
There are 3 types of point of view: first person, second person, and third
person point of view.

Vocabulary

Third person POV:When the narrator is OUTSIDE of the story.

There are 3 MODES of third person POV:

Third person LIMITED: The narrator is OUTSIDE of the story and only
knows the thoughts/feelings of ONE character.

Third person OMNISCIENT: The narrator is OUTSIDE of the story and
knows the thoughts/feelings of ALL of the characters in the story.

Third person OBJECTIVE: The narrator is OUTSIDE of the story and knows
NO thoughts/feelings.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in second person point of view?

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

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

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

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

Multiple Choice

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

• first person

• second person

• third person

Multiple Choice

The science fair will be held in the gymnasium on May 2, and Ms. Garcia's students will be presenting first. From which point of view is the sentence written?

• first person

• second person

• third person

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in third person point of view?

• I brought my mother breakfast this morning.

• You always wear your seatbelt.

• We didn't mean to hurt Jorge's feelings!

• Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon.

"This Anselmo had been a good guide and he could travel wonderfully
in the mountains. Robert Jordan could walk well enough himself, and

he knew from following him since before daylight that the old man

could walk him to death. Robert Jordan trusted the man, Anselmo, so

far, in everything except judgment.”

The reader is only given information about Anselmo's actions, but Robert
Jordan's thoughts are shared in this passage. The narrator only focuses on
the thoughts and feelings of one character.

The passage uses “He” and “Him” which makes it a third person
narration.

THIRD PERSON LIMITED

EXAMPLE

Dave looked out to the shoulder, a look of concern on his

face. John was afraid of the shallow reef in the impact zone,
and tended to avoid the peak in these situations. However,
at this particular spot, even though the waves were smaller
out in the shoulder, the reef out there was much shallower,
and Dave worried about John wiping out after a take off.

The narrator is “all knowing” and is able to know the thoughts/feelings
of more than one character, which means it is third person omniscient!

The passage also uses “His” as well as character names making it third person.

THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT

EXAMPLE

The American and the girl with him sat at a table in the shade, outside the
building. It was very hot and the express from Barcelona would come in forty
minutes. It stopped at this junction for two minutes and went to Madrid.

‘What should we drink?’ the girl asked. She had
taken off her hat and put it on the table.
‘It’s pretty hot,’ the man said.
‘Let’s drink iced water.’
’Dos agua,’ the man said into the curtain.

The narrator does not provide any information about the
characters’ thoughts or feelings. He remains completely objective
providing only the facts/details of what is happening.

THIRD PERSON OBJECTIVE

EXAMPLE

Multiple Choice

Sarah and Jake were friends who liked to play baseball together. Sarah asked Jake to play baseball after school and Jake told her no. Sarah's feelings were very hurt by Jake.

• First person

• second person

• third person limited

Multiple Choice

Joe and Billy were planning a game of soccer. Joe thought they should play at the park. Billy thought they should play at Joe's house. Billy and Joe finally agreed to play and the school park.

• third person limited

• third person omnicient

• first person

Multiple Choice

She went to her best friend's house to study. When she got there, she noticed how big her best friend's dog, Jasper, had gotten. They went outside and rode bikes, had dinner, and then she went back home.

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

Multiple Choice

Lisa went to her friend's house to play outside, and Lisa thought about how nice the weather was. When they went back inside, her best friend, Sam, wondered what they would have for dinner.

• Third Person Omniscient

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Second Person

Time to Practice

Whole-Group Practice: Complete #1 on the POV
Practice Google Slide (posted on Classroom)

Partner Practice: Complete #2 on the POV Practice
Google Slide using evidence in your answer.

Independent Practice/Homework: Complete #3-5 on the
POV Practice Slide using evidence in your answers.