Point of View

Third Person Point Of View is...

• when a character is the narrator who tells the story

• when the story is being told by an outside observer who is not in the story

• the author's inner thoughts

• the character's inner thoughts

First Person Point of View is...

• the author's inner thoughts

• the character's inner thoughts

• when the story is being told by an outside observer who is not in the story

• when a character is the narrator who tells the story

Which point of view is used in this sentence?

"As I ran up the hill, I realized that it was about to rain."

• 1st Person Point of View

• 3rd Person Point of View

Point of View

• the characters in the story

• the reader's perspective or opinion

• what the story is about

• perspective from which the story is told

Which point of view is used in this sentence?

"Without being scared, Scott jumped off the diving board and swam to the side."

• 1st Person Point of View

• 3rd Person Point of View

Narrator is not in the story and usually only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• limited

• omniscient

• objective

• ironic

Narrator is not in the story and does not know any character's thoughts or feelings. Can only tell what can be seen.

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Objective

Narrator is not in the story but knows everything about the characters, including thoughts and feelings.

• First person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

• Third person objective

"Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank." Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Louis Sachar

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

“It all began when Ms. Frizzle showed our class a film strip about the human body.  We knew trouble was about to start, because we knew Ms. Frizzle was the strangest teacher in the school.” The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient