POV Basics

A type of narrative perspective in where the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."

• Second Person POV
• Third Person POV
• First Person POV

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• pronouns like I, my and him are used
• the author is addressing the reader
• the narrator is not in the story
• pronouns like I, my and we are used

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.

• 3rd person OMNISCIENT
• 3rd person limited
• 3rd person objective
• 1st person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Ester smiled brightly at his back, shrugged casually, and kept voice smooth as she reassured, "I'm not going anywhere." to laugh as she saw his shoulders almost flinch. 

• 1st Person
• 3rd Person Limited
• 3rd Person Omniscient
• 3rd Person Objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which point of view do you see these signal words?
you, your

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which point of view do you see these signal words?
I, me, my, mine, we, us

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which point of view do you see these signal words?
he, she, they, them, (character's names)

• First person
• Second person
• Third person

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A