​Point of view is who is telling the story and whose thoughts we understand.

​Step 1 & 2: Define POV and Key Terms

• 👁️ Narrator — the voice telling the story

• 🎯 Point of View — the type of narration used

• 🧠 Third-Person Limited — narrator knows one character’s thoughts

• 👤 First Person — narrator uses I, me, my to share their own thoughts

Step 3: Model
Checklist for POV

• 👁️ Who is talking? (narrator)

• 🎯 What POV is used?

• 🧠 Whose thoughts do we know?

• 👤 Do we see “I / me / my”? = first person

• 🧠 Do we see “he / she / they”? = third-person limited

• 👁️ Narrator uses he to describe Greg

• 🧠 We only know Greg’s thoughts

• 🎯 POV = third-person limited

Student Analysis

“Greg sat in the small, pale green kitchen listening… he had been hoping for the best.”

Excerpt (Paragraph 3)

Step 3:Analyze POV: Example 1

• 🧠 We know Greg feels scared because he held his breath

• 👁️ Narrator does not reveal Lemon Brown’s thoughts

• 🎯 Limited POV creates suspense

Student Analysis

“Greg held his breath… Lemon Brown stood at the top of the stairs…”

Excerpt (Paras 70-72)

Step 3:Analyze POV: Example 2

​Step 4: Your Turn:
How To Answer POV Questions

• Look for pronouns (👤 I, me vs. 🧠 he, she).

• Ask: “Whose thoughts do I know?”

• Use the POV Checklist icons.

• Choose the answer that matches what the narrator reveals.