Point of View

Front

What is Point of View?

Back

Point of View (POV) is the perspective from which a story is told. It determines how the reader experiences the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is 1st Person Point of View?

Back

1st Person Point of View uses pronouns like 'I' and 'we'. The narrator is a character in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is 2nd Person Point of View?

Back

2nd Person Point of View uses the pronoun 'you'. The narrator addresses the reader directly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is 3rd Person Point of View?

Back

3rd Person Point of View uses pronouns like 'he', 'she', and 'they'. The narrator is outside the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

Example of 1st Person POV:

Back

'I love to play soccer with my friends.'

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

Example of 2nd Person POV:

Back

'You should try this delicious cake.'

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

Example of 3rd Person POV:

Back

'She enjoys reading books every night.'

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What pronouns are used in 1st Person POV?

Back

Pronouns like 'I', 'me', 'we', and 'us'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What pronouns are used in 2nd Person POV?

Back

The pronoun 'you'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What pronouns are used in 3rd Person POV?

Back

Pronouns like 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they', and 'them'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6