Grade 5 · Writing · Lesson 12

Write from Another Person's Viewpoint

Every story is told by SOMEONE. That someone is the narrator, and the lens they look through is called the point of view (POV). Switch the lens, and the same event can feel completely different. A spelling bee from the audience is calm and quiet. The same spelling bee from the contestant on stage is a heart-pounding storm. In this lesson you will learn the three main POVs and then re-tell an event from a different character\u2019s view.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the point of view (POV) from which a story is told
2Distinguish first person, third person limited, and third person omniscient
3Re-tell a familiar event from a different character’s viewpoint
4Match each scenario to the alternate POV that would change its meaning most

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