Point of View

What type of point of view is it when the narrator participates in the actions of the story, is a character in the story, and tells the story using the pronoun, I.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 3rd Person: Objective

• 3rd Person: Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What type of point of view is it when the story is told from the viewpoint of the reader using the pronoun, YOU, and the reader gets to imagine being the main character!

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 3rd Person: Objective

• 3rd Person: Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What type of point of view is it when the narrator knows or reveals nothing about the characters' internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations but sticks to the external facts of the story

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 3rd Person: Objective

• 3rd Person: Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What type of point of view is it when the narrator describes the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of one character, usually the main character, and the reader is limited in our knowledge of other characters.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 3rd Person: Objective

• 3rd Person: Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What type of point of view is it when the narrator knows and at least partially reveals the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of all the characters, and the narrator interprets and comments on behavior and actions.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 3rd Person: Objective

• 3rd Person: Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Match the following terms with their definitions

• The main character is the narrator; uses the words I and me.

• Third Person Limited POV

• The narrator is like God. They can tell you the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• Third Person Omniscient POV

• The narrator can only tell you the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• First Person POV