Point of View in Writing First second or

Point of View in Writing First, second or third person: I, you or she I’m sleeping. Go away! You look pretty tired. She is fast asleep Who’s speakin g?

Cat is talking about herself. She is describing what happened. I’ve caught a fish! You are lucky today. Point of View in Writing Look who’s talking Someone is talking TO her. It is a conversation. Say who’s talking in We can speak for each one. ourselves. I did it. This is first person. She’s caught her own supper. Answers We can write in Read each sentence. different voices. Another person is talking ABOUT the cat. We can speak to someone. You did it. This is second person. We can speak about someone. He or she did it. This is third person.

Point of View in Writing I am really enjoying my fish. First person I have been really looking forward to my supper. I am hungry tonight. Sometimes we can pretend and write as if we are a dog… … or another animal or person. Diaries are written in the first person. When we are writing about ourselves. . . … we call it first person. I am glad I am not being eaten by the cat! I am hungry too.

Point of View in Writing Third person Most stories are written in the third person. The cat really loves the sun. When we write about someone else. . . … we are writing in the third person.

Point of View in Writing Second person A talk or a speech is sometimes written in the second person. You do like your music. When we write to someone. . . … we are writing in the second person.

Point of View in Writing Which voice? Identify which voice is being used in each text. Is it first person? Second person? Or third person? Read each text. Identify the person it is written in. Third person The cat had been waiting for an opportunity to kill the dog for a long time. Ever since the dog had chased her up a tree, she had been determined to get her revenge … First person Second person I was extremely relieved when the battle came to an end. They wanted me to pose for a photograph, but to be honest, all I wanted to do was to go home and curl up on a comfy bed …. Answers You just had to show off, didn’t you? You couldn’t just win the fight and then let the poor dog get up and walk away. Oh no! You had to make him pretend to be dead.

Point of View in Writing Which voice? What have we learned? An example Look at the picture. Write 2 or 3 sentences to describe this and say what might happen. Write in the third Write in the first person.

Point of View in Writing What have we learned? We can choose to write in the first or third person. Each voice gives a different type of text. First person texts give a personal point of view. They often tell you how the person is feeling and explain why they do things. Third person texts can be more impersonal. They can tell you things that the main character doesn’t know or see. Third person voice is often used in stories. You can decide! We can choose We know there are whether to write in different voices. first person or in third person. These give different points of view. Very occasionally we may choose second person.

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