Point of View

Point of View (POV)
Dialogue and Narration

Dialogue = when characters speak.
Narration = when the narrator speaks.
“Quotation marks” separate narration from dialogue.
Example
“Help” my cousin Jack said.
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The Point of View… defined.
This is also known as POV.

It refers to WHO is telling
the story.
Why do you care?
Pronoun Case
We are trying to figure out the narrator's
view point on the story.
Perspectives and Signal Words

First-Person I, me, my, mine, we, us,
ours,
Second-Person you, your
Third-Person he, she, her, they, them

(also character's names)
Secret
“I am in the room.”
I = 1st Person
“You come in the room.”

You = 2nd Person
“Then he or she came in the room.”

He or She = 3rd Person
It can be chosen from three types:
 It is the most personal type of POV.
 The narrator tells the story from his/ her
perspective.
 The pronoun ’I’ is frequently used.
 The main character of the story is the narrator.
 The narrator provides the readers the general
atmosphere, the setup of the story and
introduces the readers to different situations.
First-Person
Narrator is a part of the story (character).
Often uses I or we.

Example
I went home. Tim came over. I couldn't

play.
I looked down from the rocky
ledge. I could see everything
around me from this location! I
hoped that I wouldn’t lose my
balance.
First-person stories use first-person
pronouns like I, me, and my.
I looked down from the rocky

ledge. I could see everything
around me from this location! I
hoped that I wouldn’t lose my
balance.
 The type of POV that is rare and provides a
different form of intimacy.
 The author gives the reader a certain level of
experience to be one of the characters in the
story, whether we imagine ‘you’ as a listener of
the story, as a different personality of the
narrator, as a character that anonymously makes
its way through the story.
You feel a sense of excitement as
you look at the kayak. This will be
the day you have been looking
forward to!
 It is the type of POV that tells the
story from the perspective of
someone outside of the story.
 The narrator describes the characters
using pronouns ‘he,’ she’ and ‘they.’
 This type can be elaborated into
three major categories: Objective third
person, Limited third person and Omniscient third
person.
Third Person Objective
The author relies only on

external facts of the story
and does not reveal the
characters’ innermost
feelings and intentions.
Tim slammed the door. He
walked upstairs & read a note
from Shay. He kicked her
trash can & started crying.
Third Person Limited
 The narrator perfectly describes the feelings

and intentions of the characters in the story.
 Also, the story is told from the perspective of
the person involved in the action but does not
require the character to be directly speaking.
Whose thoughts was shared?
Thea scuttled to the sunflower

patch. She thought that becoming a
wizard’s apprentice would be fun
and exciting. Instead she was here
in the garden, picking sunflower
petals with the grasshoppers.
“Hurry!” the wizard called from
inside.
Third Person Omniscient
This type provides a picture of a narrator

that knows more about the events that
will happen in the future including
motives and feelings of the minor
characters.
Notice all the thinking
Rey stared at the water. He thought the
waves looked huge! “I don’t think I want
to swim,” he said. Quit being such a
baby, Chad thought, but of course he
didn’t say this aloud. “Stay on the shore
then,” he said. “I’m jumping in!” Their
mother sighed, wishing that her boys
could get along.
Guess the Narrator
Chellsy shivered and sobbed while
sitting alone under the tree. Kierby felt
a pang of pity for her, and though he
worried what the others might say, he
walked to her, sat beside her, and
offered her his jacket.
Guess the Narrator
Kate shivered and sobbed while sitting alone under
the tree. Christian gazed at her with a stare
suggestive of pity, and his lips tightened as though
he debated something of importance. He gave one
timid glance back at the others, and then walked
boldly over to Kate and sat beside her and offered
her his Jacket.
Third Person Objective
Guess the Narrator
Trish shivered and tried unsuccessfully not to sob
while sitting alone under the tree. She was more
embarrassed and miserable than she had ever been.
Steve felt a pang of pity for her, and though he
worried what the others might say, he walked to
her, sat beside her, and offered her his jacket.
Third Person Omniscient
First or Third Person?
I didn’t feel ready to try the entire

Appalachian Trail, but I thought that
a two-week trip would be fun for
me.
First Person
I didn’t feel ready to try the entire

Appalachian Trail, but I thought that
a two-week trip would be fun for
me.
How would you make it Third
Person?
______ didn’t feel ready to try the
entire Appalachian Trail, but ______
thought that a two-week trip would
be fun for _______.
What point of view?
Jessa looked around. “Where are

we?” she asked. “Just off the trail,”
I replied. “See?”
“Geron, there’s no trail over there,”
Sylvia said. My heart sank. She was
right.
This shows First Person POV
Jessa looked around. “Where are

we?” she asked. “Just off the trail,”
I replied. “See?”
“Geron, there’s no trail over there,”
Sylvia said. My heart sank. She was
right.
Identifying Narrative Perspective
It's about the narrator (who tells the

story)
We're not looking at dialogue.

We don't care what characters say.
Only the narrator's voice matters.
Review
A story that is told from the point

of view of a character in the story is
told from ___________ point of
view.
Review
A story that is told from the point

of view of a character in the story is
told from first person point of view.
Review
A story that puts the reader in the

story by using the pronouns “you”
and “yours” is told from __________
point of view.
Review
A story that puts the reader in the

story by using the pronouns “you”
and “yours” is told from second
person point of view.
Can you identify the POV?
I looked around me in delight. Flowers,

flowers, everywhere! I would definitely
be able to take a picture of a butterfly
here. With this picture, I could win the
school photo contest.
First Person
Lara looked glumly around the pond. It

wasn’t a fun beach or an exciting theme
park. She wondered if the entire
vacation would be this boring. “Isn’t the
pond gorgeous?” Mom asked. Lara
frowned. She didn’t think so.

You stare at the distant horizon. There—

off in the distance—could it be real? You
can’t believe your eyes. You are looking
at a real UFO!
Second Person
What have you learned about
point of view? Write three
sentences to share your new
learning.
Warm Up
Look for a picture in a magazine or newspaper.
Cut the picture out and bring the picture to the
class. Form group of 8 and observe each other’s
pictures together. From the eight cut-out pictures,
make a story representing the pictures for every
scene. This means that the story will have eight short
scenes. The group will choose a point of view that
will be used throughout the entire story. Assign a
story teller and present your story to the entire
class. Each will be assigned to a specific POV. Paste
the pictures on a long coupon bond.
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Chad Xious Steve
Kate Trish Chelsea
MJ Allizandra Rey
Christian Geron Ry
Juwai Ken Mariel
Chellcy Thea Arcy
Kierby Shelly Elaiza
Jessa Dewi Erika

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Point of View (POV)

Dialogue and Narration

Narration = when the narrator speaks.

“Quotation marks” separate narration from dialogue.

This is also known as POV.

Perspectives and Signal Words

Third-Person he, she, her, they, them

“You come in the room.”

“Then he or she came in the room.”

Often uses I or we.

I went home. Tim came over. I couldn't

I looked down from the rocky

The author relies only on

 The narrator perfectly describes the feelings

Thea scuttled to the sunflower

This type provides a picture of a narrator

I didn’t feel ready to try the entire

I didn’t feel ready to try the entire

Jessa looked around. “Where are

Jessa looked around. “Where are

It's about the narrator (who tells the

We're not looking at dialogue.

A story that is told from the point

A story that is told from the point

A story that puts the reader in the

A story that puts the reader in the

I looked around me in delight. Flowers,

Lara looked glumly around the pond. It

Third Person Limited

You stare at the distant horizon. There—

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