(RL.5.6) Point of View Power

The ability to describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

The Scroll of Perspective

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First-Person: The narrator tells “I” or “my” story. Also, this may be “we” or “our” story.Ex: We went to the store.

Second-Person: The narrator tells “you” or “your” story, usually used for instructions.Ex: First, you should wash your hands.

Third-Person Objective: The narrator tells “his” or “her” story and does not reveal any character’s thoughts or feelings. Characters may reveal their feelings through actions or dialogue.Ex: He walked down the street. A man drove by and yelled, “Hey, watch where you’re going!”

Third-Person Limited: The narrator tells “his” or “her” story and reveals one character’s thoughts or feelings.Ex: Sad that his girlfriend had left him, Ben wasn’t paying attention as he walked down the street. A man drove by and yelled, “Hey, watch where you’re going!”

Third-Person Omniscient: The narrator tells “his” or “her” story and reveals more than one character’s thoughts or feelings.Ex: Sad that his girlfriend had left him, Ben wasn’t paying attention ashe walked down the street. Tom was also having a bad day, and as he was driving by Ben, Tom tried to startle him: “Hey, watch whereyou’re going!” Tom yelled intimidatingly.