1st Person and 3rd Person
First person point of view means that the story is told by a character in the story.
our.
Pronouns used are I, me, my, we, us and our The story relates the thoughts and
feeling of one character, the one narrating the story.
Example: I walked home from school today with my friends. We stopped for
ice cream. I had vanilla. It’s my favorite.
Second Person uses the pronoun you or your in explanations or instructions.
Example: You are walking down the street. You know there is someone behind
you you feel the cold hand of fear grip your spine. When you turn to look behind
you;
you the street is deserted.
you,
Third person point of view means that the story is being told by an observer who is
not part of the action of the story. Pronouns used are he, she, they, him, her, them
their.
and their The narrator may explain the thoughts and feelings of the characters or just
report what the characters say and do.
Example: Ted plays on a baseball team. He loves to play with his team. He has
he's
a game next week. His coach thinks he a good baseball player.
If you play video games you are familiar with first and third person. Some games switch between the first-
person and third-person perspective. While on foot, the game is often played from a first-person
perspective. Inside one of the many vehicles, it might change to a third-person view so players can see
more of the environment.
Label the following passages as 1st, 2nd or 3rd person
_____1. “Evacuate the lunch room immediately," you yelled, when the fire started.
_____2. “Evacuate the lunch room immediately," he yelled, when the fire started.
_____3. “Evacuate the lunch room immediately," I yelled, when the fire started.
1st Person or 3rd Person?
HINT: If a name is used in the sentence, substitute a pronoun to help you answer.
_____4. I jumped into the swimming pool
.
_____5. We went to the beach.
_____6. They scored very high on the test.
_____7. Jordan is the fastest runner in the school
_____8 .Michael and Michelle are twins.
_____9. My best friend ran the student store.
WORK WITH A PARTNER: Carry on a conversation in the third person. Explain what
each of you might do on the weekends