1. How to compare your point of view to that of the author or characters.

2. Point of view has two meanings.
First, it means who is telling the story.
It is also the way the authors allows the reader to “see” and “hear” what is going on. It is the angle in which the information is presented.

3. Who is Telling the Story?
The author presents the story in either first person or third person.
It is important to understand who is telling the story in order to understand the point of view.

4. First Person
First person is when the author has a character tell the story.
The character will use words like I, mine, my, and me.
I went to McDonalds yesterday. While I was there a little boy ran into me and I accidentally spilled my soda all over the floor.

5. Third Person
Third person is when a narrator tells the story. The narrator is an “outsider” who is only a voice, not a character in the story.
Third person will use character names and pronouns when telling the story.
Yesterday Jimmy went to McDonalds. While he was there, a little boy ran into him and he accidentally spilled his soda all over the floor.

6. Need to Practice?
Click on the picture to follow the link to a website that offers first and third person practice.

7. How the Character Feels
When reading a story, you must think about the point of view and how the characters or narrator feel about the events in a story.
Good reader’s compare their point of view to the character or narrator’s point of view.

8. Remember Darla from Finding Nemo?
Follow the picture’s link for a quick reminder.

9. How does Darla feel about having Nemo as a pet?

10. How does Nemo feel about being Darla’s pet?

11. Let’s Try
Think about the story The Three Little Pigs. The traditional version is told from the pig’s point of view. Click the picture for a short 4 minutes video.

12. Next…….
Consider this version told from the wolf’s point of view. Click the picture to hear the story.

13. Comparing Points of View
You have just heard the same story twice. The first time from the point of view of the three little pigs, the second time from the point of view of the big, bad wolf. Which point of view do you agree with? Talk to your neighbor and form sentences like I agree with the pigs’ point of view because…. Or I disagree with the pigs’ point of view because.

14. Sharing and Closing What is the pig’s point of view?
What is the wolf’s point of view?
What is your point of view?
What is your reaction to how the wolf responded to the events in The True Story of the Big, Bad Wolf?
What have your learned about point of view?