The Point of View (POV) in a story is the narrator’s position in the description of events.
The narrator can tell the story from their personal POV (1st person), talk to the reader directly (2nd person) or remain objective and tell the story removed from (3rd person). There are positive and negatives for each type of point of view.
Have a look at the Point of View information graphic and info sheet below.
Using your knowledge of Point of View, complete the following worksheets by identifying whether the sentences/extracts are 1st, 2nd or 3rd POV.
Point of view can be used to express the feelings, thoughts, motivations, and experiences of one or many. For example, if you wanted to re-write the story of Rapunzel, you could choose several angles. You could:
Write it from Rapunzel’s perspective, either in her voice or limited to what she knows. What is she thinking, feeling, longing for, and experiencing?
Write it from the perspective of the Prince who falls in love with Rapunzel. What does he see, believe, and struggle with?
Write it from the perspective of the evil witch Dame Gothel. Was she evil or was she really just misunderstood?
Write it from the perspective of an impartial observer. What is the moral of the story? Does this observer know about everyone’s emotions and motivations or just Rapunzel’s?
Choose one of the above examples and write from that character's point of view.
If you are not familiar with Rapunzel’s story, choose another character from a different story in consultation with your teacher.
Now that you have written from a character's POV in the story Rapunzel, I would like you to illustrate your writing into the comic strip below.
Think about what your character sees, does, feels and experiences in your story. Show me this through character actions, dialogue (speech bubble), inner thoughts (thought bubbles) and character interactions.
There are lines beneath each square to narrate (describe) what is happening in each square. Remember to stay in 1st Person POV in your writing and drawing!