Changing Point of View

Read the passage and select the POV:

The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm. I timed my breathing with the rhythm.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

Read the passage and select the POV:

Red looked across the prairie. He didn't see anything concerning. He wondered why Texas Joe had hollered like that. Texas Joe turned to him. The ghost that Texas Joe had just seen was gone. Texas Joe swatted at the air. Now he felt crazy. "You have to believe me, Red. It was just here," said Texas Joe.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

April opened the escape hatch. She was afraid to jump, but she realized that the airship was sinking. She looked at Vince, who was strapping on his parachute. Vince locked eyes with her and then he realized the error in his conduct. "I'm sorry, April. That was rude of me. Let me help you with yours." He proceeded to attach the other parachute to April's back. This made him feel a little better.

• Third person omniscient

• Third person limited

• Third person objective

I can't believe I'm going to be late for school. I overslept and missed my bus again.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

The birds were chirping and the sun was shining. Kevin and Juno were sitting on a park bench together. Neither of them was smiling. Juno was worried about how to start this conversation, though she had a feeling that Kevin already knew what was coming.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

What is third person omniscient Point of View?

• when the narrator, which is usually the main character  is telling the story from his or hers perspective.

• is a narrator that tells a story using the word YOU which places the reader in the story 

• The position which a narrator sees and understands what is happening 

•  the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters. 

Point of view is

• the narrator's choice of author

• the author's choice of narrator

• an optical illusion

• always changing within a story

As I grazed in the field, I realized that there were not any other animals around. I had a weird feeling that something was wrong. The other animals that are usually making noises are all silent. I see a shadow up in a tree. I think that is is unsafe here, so I am going to run away.

From what point of view is the passage written?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

What is the advantage to first person point of view?

• You learn the thoughts and feeling about muliple characters.

• You learn about the narrator deeply because we get an insight into their perspective.

• There isn't an advantage. We don't get any new information.

Early one Sunday morning, I went hunting in the woods. My family was running low on meat and I needed to feed them soon. I am desperate to find some meat. As I sat high in the tree, a nice size animal came up grazing in the field. There were no other animals in the field like there usually is. I prepared myself to take aim, but out of nowhere the animal quickly ran away. Man! I have to look for another target now.
The two stories are the same story, but written from different perspectives. How does changing the perspective change the story?

• You get to see the story from the same perspective, but learn two different things that the narrator was thinking.

• You get to see how both the hunter and the animal saw the events that were taking place that morning.

• You learn about the hunter and the animal and what they saw and felt that morning.