A free point of view anchor chart: first, second and third person, the clue words that give each one away, and one sentence told three ways. For grades 3–6. Print it on one page, or on four pages to tape together as a poster.
Point of view
Point of view is who is telling the story
Ask: who is the narrator?
Look at the pronouns outside the quotation marks.
First person: the narrator is in the story
Clue words: I, me, my, we, us
I ran to the door and opened it.
Second person: the narrator talks to you
Clue words: you, your
You run to the door and open it.
Third person: the narrator is outside the story
Clue words: he, she, they, or a name
Maya ran to the door and opened it.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Point of view
Point of view is who is telling the story
Ask: who is the narrator?
Look at the pronouns outside the quotation marks.
First person: the narrator is in the story
Clue words: I, me, my, we, us
I ran to the door and opened it.
Second person: the narrator talks to you
Clue words: you, your
You run to the door and open it.
Third person: the narrator is outside the story
Clue words: he, she, they, or a name
Maya ran to the door and opened it.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Point of view
Point of view is who is telling the story
Ask: who is the narrator?
Look at the pronouns outside the quotation marks.
First person: the narrator is in the story
Clue words: I, me, my, we, us
I ran to the door and opened it.
Second person: the narrator talks to you
Clue words: you, your
You run to the door and open it.
Third person: the narrator is outside the story
Clue words: he, she, they, or a name
Maya ran to the door and opened it.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
A1Point of view anchor chart · page 1 of 4 · A2 to the right · B1 below
A2 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Point of view
Point of view is who is telling the story
Ask: who is the narrator?
Look at the pronouns outside the quotation marks.
First person: the narrator is in the story
Clue words: I, me, my, we, us
I ran to the door and opened it.
Second person: the narrator talks to you
Clue words: you, your
You run to the door and open it.
Third person: the narrator is outside the story
Clue words: he, she, they, or a name
Maya ran to the door and opened it.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
A2Point of view anchor chart · page 2 of 4 · B2 below · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
A1 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Point of view
Point of view is who is telling the story
Ask: who is the narrator?
Look at the pronouns outside the quotation marks.
First person: the narrator is in the story
Clue words: I, me, my, we, us
I ran to the door and opened it.
Second person: the narrator talks to you
Clue words: you, your
You run to the door and open it.
Third person: the narrator is outside the story
Clue words: he, she, they, or a name
Maya ran to the door and opened it.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
B1Point of view anchor chart · page 3 of 4 · B2 to the right · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
B2 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Point of view
Point of view is who is telling the story
Ask: who is the narrator?
Look at the pronouns outside the quotation marks.
First person: the narrator is in the story
Clue words: I, me, my, we, us
I ran to the door and opened it.
Second person: the narrator talks to you
Clue words: you, your
You run to the door and open it.
Third person: the narrator is outside the story
Clue words: he, she, they, or a name
Maya ran to the door and opened it.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
B2Point of view anchor chart · page 4 of 4 · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
B1 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
How to use it
One page: print it for a notebook or a table, or project it while you teach.
A poster: print the four pages at 100% (the 10 cm bar on each page checks it). Each page after A1 says where it goes: trim its left and top edges at the marks, lay it over the page before at the ticks, and tape the back. It makes a poster about 15 by 20 inches.
Make it yours: build the chart with the class first and keep this one as your model, or add the class's own examples on sticky notes.