Grade 4 · Writing · Lesson 11

Write Stories from Different Points of View

Point of view (POV) is the perspective from which a story is told. Every story has a narrator — the "voice" telling the story — and that narrator\'s perspective shapes how the reader experiences the events. Changing the point of view can completely change how a story feels.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the three main narrative points of view: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person
2Classify sentences and examples by their point of view
3Rewrite the same scene from a different point of view
4Explain how changing point of view changes the effect on the reader

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