1. M.E.T.S. Charter School - Ms. Severino's English Literature Class
Point of View
M.E.T.S. Charter School - Ms. Severino's English Literature Class
In this presentation, you will explore the different types of point of view and the significance of each.

2. Goal The goal of this presentation is to
Activate what you already know about POV
Introduce new concepts for our new novel
Explore point of view in works we've already read!

3. Next Steps of Action What is Point of View (POV)?
Remember? I know it's in there!

4. Definition of Point of View
Point of View is the vantage (place, advantage) point from which a writer tells a story!
A writer tells a story through the voice of the narrator.
Everything you learn about the characters, events, and places in a story depends on the narrator's point of view.

5. Point of View There are three common types of point of view Omniscient
First person
Third person limited

6. Omniscient Point of View
In the omniscient point of view, the narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling, and can tell us what is happening in other places.
The omniscient narrator
Can tell us as much or as little as the writer permits
May tell us what all- or maybe just some- of the characters are thinking, feeling, and observing
May comment on the meaning of the story, the characters or events within the story

8. First Person Point of View

9. Omniscient POV

10. First Person Point of View
In the first person point of view, the narrator is a character in the story and tells us the story using the first person pronoun “I”
The first person narrator
Participates in the action of the story
Can tell us only what he or she is feeling, thinking, observing or being told.
May or may not be honest, objective, or clear about what is happening in the story

11. The Hunger Games

12. Katniss Everdeen
The novel The Hunger Games is told in first person point of view through the eyes of Katniss.
Think about her thinking Peeta betrayed her, at first we never really knew if he was or wasn't. We just knew what Katniss knew.

13. Third Person Limited
In the third-person limited point of view, the narrator plays no part in the story of but zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character.
The third person narrator
Views the action from the vantage point of a single character
Can tell us only what the single character is feeling, observing, and thinking.

14. Here's how it works!

15. The Giver by Lois Lowry
The novel The Giver by Lois Lowry is written in third person limited point of view.
The narrator is telling us what the main character Jonas feels, thinks, and observes.