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Point of View Worksheets

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A point of view chart plus first or third person practice, who is telling the story, retelling from another character, and the author's point of view.

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Point of view chart

A chart that explains first and third person narrators, their clue words, and how your own point of view can differ from a character's or the author's.

  • Preview of the printable “Point of view” worksheet: knowing first and third person narrators and telling my point of view from a character's or the author'sView larger

    Point of view

    Knowing first and third person narrators and telling my point of view from a character's or the author's

    1 page44 KB

First person or third person?

Tell first from third person, decide who is telling the story, sort sentences, and read a first person story.

Retell it, and the author's point of view

Retell a scene as another character, compare your view with the narrator's, and find what an author thinks in nonfiction.

  • Preview of the printable “What does the author Think?” worksheet: naming the author's point of view in short texts and telling it apart from my ownView all 2 pages

    What does the author Think?

    Naming the author's point of view in short texts and telling it apart from my own

    Answer key on page 2

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    2 pages46 KB

  • Preview of the printable “Tell it from another point of view” worksheet: retelling a scene in first person from another character's point of viewView all 2 pages

    Tell it from another point of view

    Retelling a scene in first person from another character's point of view

    Answer key on page 2

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    2 pages75 KB

  • Preview of the printable “The Narrator's point of view and mine” worksheet: telling my own point of view apart from the narrator's and another character'sView all 2 pages

    The Narrator's point of view and mine

    Telling my own point of view apart from the narrator's and another character's

    Answer key on page 2

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    2 pages36 KB

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About these point of view worksheets

Point of view is who is telling a story and how they see things. In first person, the narrator is a character in the story and uses words like I, me, and we. In third person, the narrator is outside the story and uses he, she, they, and names. Third graders also learn that a character, the narrator, the author, and the reader can each have a different point of view about the same thing.

These point of view worksheets start with a chart of the clue words. Practice pages ask children to decide whether sentences are first or third person, tell who is narrating a short story, sort sentences, and read a first person story. Writing pages ask children to retell a scene as another character, compare their own view with the narrator's, and find what an author thinks in a nonfiction text.

Every page with right answers has an answer key.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.6Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

How to use them

  1. Start with the chart and look for clue words in a book you are reading together.
  2. Do the first or third person page next. Remind your child that words inside quotation marks are said by a character and do not count.
  3. Use the short stories to ask who is telling the story.
  4. Finish with the retelling and author's point of view pages.

Teaching tips

  • I, me, my, and we outside of quotation marks mean first person.
  • Retelling a scene as another character is the best way to understand that point of view changes the story.
  • In nonfiction, ask: what does the author want me to think? Do I agree?
  • Your child's own opinion can be different from the narrator's, and that is fine.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What is point of view in reading?

Point of view is who is telling the story. A first person narrator is a character and says I and we. A third person narrator is outside the story and says he, she, and they.

What point of view skills do 3rd graders learn?

Third graders tell their own point of view from that of the narrator, the characters, and the author of a nonfiction text.

Do the worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2. Written answers show an example.