Point of View

The narrator is one of the characters within the story

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

The narrator is NOT one of the characters

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

The narrator talks directly to the reader

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

uses pronouns: you, your, yours, and yourself

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

Uses pronouns: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, and ours

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

Uses pronouns: he, she, it, and they

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

What is the point of view?

I think I lost my wallet! I can’t find it anywhere!

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

What is the point of view?

We could do ourselves a favor and make a reservation for our group.

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

What is the point of view?

You can wait in here and make yourself at home.

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view

What is the point of view?

You should be proud of yourselves for finishing this enormous project!

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view