1. How an author creates a world for the reader.
Point of View
How an author creates a world for the reader.

2. Told by a character in the story.
First Person
Told by a character in the story.

3. First Person Told from the perspective of a character in the story.
Uses personal pronouns such as I, Me, My, We…

4. First Person-- Example

5. Told by a narrator who is not a character in the story.
Third Person-Limited
Told by a narrator who is not a character in the story.

6. Third Person--Limited
Told from the perspective of a narrator who is not a character in the story.
Perspective is limited to just actions and dialogue that can be seen and heard and/or the thoughts of one character.

7. Third Person--Limited- Example

8. Third Person-Omniscient
Told by an all knowing narrator who is not a character in the story.

9. Third Person--Omniscient
Told from the perspective of an all knowing narrator who is not a character in the story.
Perspective includes actions and dialogue that can be seen and heard as well as thoughts and feelings inside of multiple characters’ heads.

10. Third Person--Omniscient- Example

11. HOMEWORK
Find a paragraph, or selection of text in your PCR book that illustrates the novel’s point of view.
Use a post it to mark the passage and identify the specific point of view. Note any PROOF in the text.