1. Narrator’s Perspective
Point of View

2. Narrator Characters The one who tells the story
Everyone else in the story
What’s the narrator’s position in the story?
Or, what is the narrator’s POINT OF VIEW.

3. First-Person Narration
The Story
Characters
I or We
the
Narrator
The narrator is involved in the story.

4. First-Person tells “me” or “my” story.
Example
I went to the store with my friend. The clerk said, “Hi.” We bought candy and left.
Who is telling the story?
In First-Person the narrator is “I” or “we.”

5. Third-Person Narration
The Story
Narrator
Characters
“He”
“She”
“They”
The narrator is outside of the story.

6. Third-Person tells “his” or “her” story.
Also will refer to characters by name
Example
Chris loved basketball. Everyday he played after school. When it got dark, he watched it on TV.
From whose perspective is the story told?
In Third-Person the perspective of “he” or “she” is narrated.

7. 3rd-Person Limited
Narrator reveals thoughts and feelings of one character.
Chris liked Emma since the third-grade, but he had never found the nerve to tell her. But one sunny day, Chris said to Emma, “So… you want to go out with me?” Emma blushed and said, “Ok” Chris smiled.
Tells his internal thoughts
Internal Narration is limited to Chris

8. 3rd-Person Limited: One character’s thoughts.
I like Emma.
Ok.
So, you want to go out with me?
Chris
Emma
3rd-Person Limited: One character’s thoughts.

9. Omni = All Scient = Knowing
3rd-Person Omniscient
Omni = All Scient = Knowing
Omniscient narrators tell more than one character’s thoughts or feelings.
Chris had liked Emma since the third-grade. Little did he know that Emma liked him too. They both admired one another from a far, and waited. One day, Chris said to Emma, “So… you want to go out with me?” Emma felt butterflies in her stomach. She couldn’t believe it. Blushing, she said, “Ok.” Chris smiled.
Omniscient narrator is all-knowing.

10. 3rd-Person Omniscient: Two or more characters’ thoughts.
Oh, I like Chris.
I like Emma.
Ok.
Emma
Chris
Want to go out with me?
3rd-Person Omniscient: Two or more characters’ thoughts.

11. Dialogue & Narration Dialogue = When characters speak.
Narration = When the narrator speaks.
I went home. My mom said, “Did you get out early?” I said, “No.”
ONLY LOOK AT THE NARRATION,
Or you’ll get confused.