Point of View and Narrator
Grade 5 · English Language Arts · Reading Literature · British Columbia, Canada
Lesson Summary
Identify who is telling the story and how that affects what the reader knows.
Explanation
Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. In first person, a character in the story tells it using 'I' and 'me,' so you only know what that character thinks and sees. In third person, a narrator outside the story tells it using 'he,' 'she,' and 'they.' Sometimes the third-person narrator knows what every character is thinking, and sometimes they only follow one character. The point of view changes how much information the reader gets.
Practice Questions
Q1: A story begins: 'I walked into the room and noticed the broken vase.' What point of view is this?
Answer: First person, because the narrator uses the word 'I.'
Q2: How does first-person point of view limit the reader?
Answer: The reader can only know what the narrator character sees, thinks, and feels. You do not know what other characters are thinking.
Q3: What is third-person point of view?
Answer: A narrator outside the story tells it using words like 'he,' 'she,' and 'they' instead of 'I.'
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Point of View and Narrator is a lesson in the Reading Literature chapter of Grade 5 English Language Arts. It is part of the British Columbia, Canada school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
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Point of View and Narrator is taught in Grade 5 as part of the English Language Arts curriculum in British Columbia, Canada.
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