Point of view
- 1. You will be learning First PersonThird Person LimitedThird Person OmniscientPoint of ViewLesson Goal: In today’s lesson you will be learning the different points of view authors use to write their stories, and how varying viewpoints can impact the readers.
- 2. First Person Point of ViewFrom the perspective of the narratorThe narrator uses “I” or “me” in the proseI took my dog to the park. The boy had a crush on me.
- 3. Third Person LimitedA narrator from an outside sourceIn a third person limited story, the narrator will use pronouns like she and he, or the narrator will use character’s names. In a third person limited story the character sees the scene and can report what he or she sees, but the narrator cannot look into the characters’ minds.She was looking at him. Jenny punched Tom.
- 4. Third Person OmniscientAn all-knowing narrator that is able to see into the minds of all of the characters as well as observe the scene.Omniscient means all-knowing!This type of narrator is the most powerful Donna realized that she was falling in love with him. He was falling in love with her too!
- 5. Third Person Limited-OmniscientThe narrator can see into the minds of ONLY SOME of the characters, but not all of them. The narrator is also viewing the situation from the outside.Consider the definition…if omniscient means all knowing, then a limited omniscient narrator knows a lot…but not all!Donna realized that she was falling in love with him, but she did not know how he felt.