Point of View Song - Teach 1st, 2nd, 3rd Person Perspective

Help students remember the difference between 1st person, 3rd person, and 2nd person. Students will have an easier time remembering first person, second person, and third person perspectives with this short song.

This song is available to stream. Search Mr. Jake Scott School Songs where ever you listen to music.

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Written and performed by Jake Scott, featuring Debi Kilde

Lyrics:
The point of view
Is a way for you
To find out who
Is telling the story

I came to dance
I cam to party
And I wrote this verse in the first person
‘Cause it’s all about me

I’m gonna tell you
What I feel, think, and see
When I write in first person
I’m the narrator of my own story

What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
We’ve got first person, second person, third person, too!

He came to dance
She came to party
A story written in the third person
Tells what an outsider sees

The narrator used pronouns
Like “they", “he", and “she”
To explain what a character does
In a third person story

What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
We’ve got first person, second person, third person, too!

You came to dance
You came to party
And you’re now listening to a verse
Written in the second person P.O.V

This style of writing 's often used
In letters and poetry
And anytime you want to
address readers directly

What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
What’s the point of view?
We’ve got first person, second person, third person, too!