Point of View

Front

What is Point of View?

Back

Point of View 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 First Person Point of View?

Back

First 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 Second Person Point of View?

Back

Second 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 Third Person Point of View?

Back

Third 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

What is Omniscient Point of View?

Back

Omniscient Point of View is a type of Third Person Point of View where the narrator knows all thoughts and feelings of the characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is Objective Point of View?

Back

Objective Point of View is a type of Third Person Point of View where the narrator reports only what can be seen or heard, without knowing characters' thoughts.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

Identify the pronoun used in First Person Point of View.

Back

The pronoun 'I' is used in First Person Point of View.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

Identify the pronoun used in Second Person Point of View.

Back

The pronoun 'you' is used in Second Person Point of View.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

Identify the pronoun used in Third Person Point of View.

Back

The pronouns 'he', 'she', and 'they' are used in Third Person Point of View.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

Example of First Person Point of View in a sentence.

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