📖 Part 1: Understanding Point of View

1. Match each narrative point of view with its correct definition:

1. First Person

2. Third Person Limited

3. Third Person Omniscient

A. Narrator knows thoughts of all characters

B. Uses "I" and "me" - narrator is a character

C. Focuses on one character's thoughts and feelings

2. Circle the pronouns typically used in first person narratives:

I, me, my, we

You, your, yours

He, she, they, them

It, its, this, that

🔍 Part 2: Identifying Point of View

3. Read each passage and identify the point of view. Circle your answer:

Passage A: "Sarah walked into the classroom, her heart pounding. She wondered if anyone would notice her new haircut. The teacher smiled at her, but Sarah couldn't tell if it was genuine."

First Person

Third Person Limited

Third Person Omniscient

Passage B: "I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The old house looked exactly the same as when I'd left it twenty years ago. My hands trembled as I reached for the door handle."

First Person

Third Person Limited

Third Person Omniscient

Passage C: "Tom felt nervous about the exam, while his sister Emma was confident she would pass. Their mother watched them both, knowing that Tom had studied harder but Emma was naturally gifted at mathematics."

First Person

Third Person Limited

Third Person Omniscient

✏️ Part 3: Analysing Effects of Point of View

4. How does point of view affect the reader's experience? Check all that apply:

It determines whose thoughts we can access

It influences how much information we receive

It affects our emotional connection to characters

It changes the story's events completely

It shapes the narrative voice and tone

5. Explain how changing from first person to third person omniscient might affect a story:

🎭 Part 4: Creative Rewriting Exercise

6. Read this short passage written in third person limited:

"Jake stared at the letter in his hands, his stomach churning. The university logo at the top made him feel sick with anticipation. He took a deep breath and slowly tore open the envelope, afraid of what he might find inside."

7. Rewrite this passage from first person point of view:

8. Now rewrite the same passage from third person omniscient, including the thoughts of Jake's mother who is watching him: