Point of View

Match the following terms with the correct definitions.

• Narrator

• How the narrator views the situations being told in a story.

• Third Person POV

• The narrator is telling the events of the story from the outside and uses character's names or like pronouns "he", "she", and "they"

• Point of View (POV)

• The narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns like "I"and "we".

• First Person POV

• How the narrator refers to the characters involved in the story. (Hint: think 1st and 3rd person).

• Pronoun

• The person who reads, or recounts the events of a story.

Which pronouns are considered first-person? Select ALL the correct answers.

• I

• They

• He

• We

• She

Which pronouns are considered third-person? Select ALL that apply.

• He

• She

• I

• We

• They

Select the correct FIRST PERSON pronoun.

Sarah and I decided to make cookies at our sleepover. ​ (a)   needed to go to the store and buy chocolate chips first.

• We
• She
• They

Select the correct THIRD PERSON pronoun.

John woke up late and had to run all the way to school. ​ (a)   was scolded by his teacher, Mrs. Smith.

• He
• She
• I
• They

Perspective is how the narrator ​ (a)   the events in the story.

Stories can also be told in different ​ (b)   which can change the perspective of the reader. In ​ (c)   point of view the narrator ​IS a character in the story, whereas in a story told in ​ (d)   point of view the narrator ​IS NOT a character in the story.

• views
• points of view
• first-person
• third-person

Choose the option that correctly uses first-person point of view.

• Julio and Tamika have math class after lunch. They are not happy for lunch to be over.

• I spent all day playing with my dog. We had a lot of fun!

• Sabine couldn't find any of her friends at recess. She came back to class feeling pretty sad.

• I felt sick today so they decided not to go to school.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

True or False? The narrator is never a character in the story.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Rearrange the tiles so that there are TWO correct sentences, and the third-person pronouns in the correct order.

• Jerome

• he is always following

• They go everywhere together and

• her around.

• and his sister are very close.

If a narrator is speaking in ​ (a)   POV you should look for pronouns such as, I, me, my, and us. If the narrator is speaking in ​ (b)   ​POV you should look for the pronouns such as he, she, they, and them.

• first-person
• third-person