Grade 5 · Reading · Lesson 11

Compare authors' points of view

Every story is told from somewhere. The POINT OF VIEW (POV) is the position the author chooses to tell the story from. Point of view shapes what the reader can see, hear, and know. Two authors can describe the very same event — a sunset, a soccer match, a first day at school — and the story will feel completely different depending on the point of view they pick.

What this lesson teaches

1Define point of view as the position from which a story is told
2Identify first-person, second-person, and third-person points of view
3Distinguish third-person limited from third-person omniscient
4Compare how two authors describe the same event with different points of view

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