Author's Development of Point of View - 6th Grade Reading

A judgmental adjective. Opinion words show the narrator's personal stance.

The author is real; the narrator or speaker is a created voice. Authors craft fictional voices to tell their stories.

Replace I/we with he/she/they and remove the narrator as a character. This shifts who tells the story and their role in it.

The perspective from which the narrator or speaker tells events. It shapes how readers understand events and characters.

Narrator uses I or we and is a character in the story. The narrator participates in and tells their own story.

Narrator uses he or she and reveals one character’s thoughts. The narrator stays outside but follows one character closely.

Narrator knows and reveals thoughts and feelings of many characters. The all-knowing narrator can enter any character's mind.

Narrator addresses the reader as you. This POV directly involves readers in the action.

The voice that tells the story’s events. This storyteller guides readers through the plot.

The voice presenting the poem or lines, not necessarily the author. Authors create speakers to express ideas indirectly.

A one-sided viewpoint that influences how events are described. It colors the narrator's presentation of facts.

A narrator whose account cannot be fully trusted. Their perspective may be limited or deliberately misleading.

A character’s thoughts; it reveals perspective and attitudes. Shows what the character thinks privately.

Word choice that reveals tone, attitude, and perspective. Authors select words to shape the narrator's voice.

The attitude toward the subject, audience, or characters. It reveals the narrator's feelings and opinions.

First-person point of view. These pronouns signal the narrator is a character.

Second-person point of view. The pronoun "you" directly addresses the reader.

Third-person limited point of view. The narrator knows one character's inner world only.

Third-person omniscient point of view. Access to multiple minds shows all-knowing perspective.

The attitude toward the subject; it shapes the perspective. Reveals narrator's feelings about events/characters.

The narrator’s perspective on events (who tells the story). Determines how readers experience and understand the story.

Narrator uses “I/me” and is a character in the story. Creates intimacy and limited knowledge of other characters.

Uses “he/she/they” and shows one character’s thoughts. Narrator knows only what one character thinks/feels.

Uses “he/she/they” and shows multiple characters’ thoughts. Narrator knows all characters' inner thoughts and feelings.