First Person Point of View (1st POV Video Tutorial)

What question should we ask ourselves to determine point of view?

• Where is the story set?

• Who is telling the story?

• How long is the story?

• Why was the story written?

Which sentence is written in first person point of view?

• “He raced down the hall, late for class.”

• “You open the book and start reading.”

• “We couldn’t believe what we were seeing.”

• “The teacher graded the papers quickly.”

Why is first person be considered a limited perspective?

• Readers only know what the narrator knows.

• The author doesn’t use dialogue.

• The story never has action.

• It can only be written in the past tense.

What is one advantage of first person POV?

• The reader knows every character’s thoughts.

• It’s the only POV that uses dialogue.

• The narrator can never be biased.

• The reader feels close to the main character’s thoughts and feelings.

What effect does present tense have in first person POV?

• It adds suspense because events feel immediate.

• It allows for reflection on past events.

• It makes the narrator more reliable.

• It makes the story much longer.

What does this example show about first person POV?

• It’s always completely truthful.

• It never uses pronouns.

• It can be biased or unreliable.

• It gives every character’s perspective.