{"id":3957,"date":"2021-04-09T18:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T01:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/?p=3957"},"modified":"2024-02-20T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T19:55:03","slug":"narrative-story-point-of-view-writing-a-super-bowl-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/narrative-story-point-of-view-writing-a-super-bowl-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Narrative Story Point of View: Writing a Super Bowl Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine it\u2019s your job to tell the story of what happened in the Super Bowl football game. Naturally, the more you know about the game of football, and the more you know about the players, the better your story will be. Also, you\u2019re going to want to choose the right type of narrator.<\/p>\n

Are you confused about the different types of narrators? Well, you came to the right place! We are going to learn all about narrators and points of view. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n

Mind Reading: Does the Narrator Know What the Characters Are Thinking and Feeling?<\/h3>\n

Now, imagine that you can read the players\u2019 minds as they play the game. Would you be able to tell a better story or a different kind of story if you knew every thought and feeling that every player had? I think so! Well, that\u2019s exactly what a \u201cThird-Person: Omniscient\u201d narrator can do.<\/p>\n

In contrast, a \u201cFirst-Person Narrator\u201d cannot read the minds of the other characters any more than you or I can in real life. Although we all make guesses at what people are thinking and feeling, we don\u2019t truly know.<\/p>\n

For more on narrator mind-reading, be sure to read Narrator Point of View and Mind Reading<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Two Types of Narrators<\/h3>\n

We have two types of narrators: 1) first-person narrator and 2) third-person narrator. We can break those two types of narrators into six kinds of narrators.<\/p>\n

1. Narrative: First-Person Point of View: Central Character
\n2. Narrative: First-Person Point of View: Peripheral Character
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\n3. Narrative: Third-Person Point of View: Objective Point of View
\n4. Narrative: Third-Person Point of View: Omniscient Point of View
\n5. Narrative: Third-Person Point of View: Limited Point of View (aka Close Third)
\n6. Narrative: Third-Person Point of View: Shifting Point of View<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although we do have second-person pronouns, there is no second-person point of view. Be sure to read The Two Types of Narrators or Speakers in Writing<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\"pencil Are you an elementary or middle school teacher? Do you need to get results teaching writing? Have you looked at Pattern Based Writing: Quick & Easy Essay on the homepage?<\/span><\/a>\n

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Our Super Bowl Narrators<\/span><\/h3>\n

Once again, in our Super Bowl story, we can use two basic types of narrators:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 First-Person Narrator:<\/span> A first-person narrator is both a character in the story and tells the story from his or her point of view. Readers see the story through the eyes of this first-person narrator. As the writer of the story, you are that first-person narrator.<\/p>\n

In our Super Bowl story, our first-person narrator is a player on the football field playing the game. Our first-person narrator is a part of the game and the action and a character in the story. As the writer of the story, you are that player.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Third-Person Narrator:<\/span> A third-person narrator is an \u201ceye in the sky\u201d observer that tells the story. In effect, we don\u2019t know who the narrator is because the narrator is not a part of the story. Third-person narration is a matter of grammar choices in that the narrator does not use any first or second-person pronouns (outside of quotation marks). The third-person narrator uses only nouns and third-person pronouns.<\/p>\n

In our Super Bowl story, our third-person narrator is an \u201ceye in the sky\u201d watching the game on TV. This helps us grasp that our narrator is removed from the story\u2019s action and is an observer. Our third-person narrator is watching and telling what happened. As the writer of the story, you are that eye-in-the-sky observer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We will now break these two types of narrators<\/span> into our six types of narrators<\/span>! We must choose a type of narrator to bring consistency to our piece of writing. As writers, we want to have a clear vision for our piece of writing before we begin writing. We create this clear vision in prewriting, which saves us a great deal of time in rewriting!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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First Person: The Narrator is a Player on the Field<\/span><\/h3>\n

We have two types of first-person narrators.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Narrative: First-Person Point of View: Central Character:<\/span> You\u2019re a player on the field. You know what you think and feeling as you play the game. Additionally, you can see the other players’ actions and behaviors in great detail, and you can hear what the players around you say.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Narrative: First-Person Point of View: Peripheral Character<\/span>: Everything from above applies here; however, you (the narrator) focus on the star quarterback\u2019s game. It\u2019s his final game, and he\u2019s playing with an injury, and he\u2019s breaking every record in the record book. As Sherlock Holmes once said, \u201cGenius needs an audience.\u201d You are a witness to his playing genius!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\"pencil \u201cWe had great success on our standardized writing test!\u201d Check Out Pattern Based Writing: Quick & Easy Essay on the homepage!<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>\n

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Third Person: The Narrator is Watching the Game on TV<\/span><\/h3>\n

In grammatical third-person narratives, the narrator never uses the words \u201cI\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d outside of dialogue or quotes. The third-person narrator is not a part of the story; the third-person narrator is simply an observer and storyteller.<\/p>\n

The Power of Third-Person: Jumping to What\u2019s Interesting and Exciting?<\/span><\/h3>\n

The third-person \u201ceye in the sky\u201d is in a powerful position. In short, this narrator is in charge of all the TV cameras in our Super Bowl story. Our third-person narrator can zoom in to any part and every part of the field and watch and listen to anything the narrator chooses. Put simply, our third-person narrator can observe anything<\/em> it wants to!<\/p>\n

To tell a great story, the third-person narrator will only report what is most interesting and exciting, especially the action and the various forms of conflict.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Explore Our Three Types of Third-Person Narrators<\/span><\/h3>\n

Remember when we talked about mind reading at the beginning of all of this? Well, the one thing that makes these three types of third-person narrators different is their ability to mind read. For more on narrator mind-reading, be sure to read Narrator Point of View and Mind Reading<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look!<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Narrative: Third-Person Point of View: Objective Point of View:<\/span> As a third-person objective narrator<\/strong> watching the Super Bowl game on TV, you can report on what you know, what you see, and what you hear people say. Remember, you can see and hear everything you want to. Our goal is to tell a great story! However, you can\u2019t read any of the players\u2019 minds. You are simply observing and telling the story that you see in front of you. Once again, the more you know about the game of football and the players, the better your narrative story will be.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Narrative: Third-Person Point of View: Omniscient Point of View:<\/span> As a third-person omniscient narrator<\/strong> watching the Super Bowl game on TV, you can report on what you know, what you see, and what you hear people say. Remember, you can see and hear everything you want to. Our goal is to tell a great story! However, you are also an all-knowing mind reader!<\/strong> This means that you can report on what all of the players are thinking and feeling and their entire life experiences. After all, by definition, omniscient<\/em> means all-knowing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Narrative: Third-Person Point of View: Limited Point of View (aka Close Third):<\/span> As a third-person limited narrator<\/strong> watching the Super Bowl game on TV, you can report on what you know, what you see, and what you hear people say. Remember, you can see and hear everything you want to. Our goal is to tell a great story! To be honest, mind reading is hard work. It isn\u2019t easy to keep track of everyone\u2019s thoughts. Therefore, with limited viewpoint, you mind-read only one player:<\/strong> e.g., the star quarterback who is playing his final game. As narrator, you stick close to this one player, which is why \u201cLimited POV\u201d is also called \u201cClose Third POV.\u201d<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Narrative: Third-Person Point of View: Shifting Point of View:<\/span> Shifting Point of View<\/em> is usually a \u201cLimited Point of View\u201d that shifts to different characters in different chapters or sections of a book. Be sure to read the section above again if you\u2019re not sure what \u201cLimited Point of View\u201d is.<\/p>\n

Since the Super Bowl has four quarters, we can easily divide our Super Bowl story into four sections. Our third-person narrator will follow or \u201cstay close\u201d to one quarterback using \u201cLimited Point of View\u201d in one quarter, and the next quarter, the third-person narrator will change and \u201cstay close\u201d to the other quarterback. We will start a new section or chapter of our writing at each quarter break.<\/p>\n

Quarter 1:<\/span> Follow Quarterback #1<\/p>\n

Quarter 2:<\/span> Follow Quarterback #2<\/p>\n

Quarter 3:<\/span> Follow Quarterback #1<\/p>\n

Quarter 4:<\/span> Follow Quarterback #2<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how we write Shifting Point of View<\/em>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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