https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x7538838f96af3430:craft-and-structure-7/x7538838f96af3430:determining-point-of-view-7/a/determining-an-authors-point-of-view 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Determining an author’s point of view | Guided practice Learn how to determine an author point of view or perspective on a topic. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x7538838f96af3430:craft-and-structure-7/x7538838f96af3430:determining-point-of-view-7/a/analyzing-contrasting-points-of-view 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Analyzing characters' points of view | Guided practice Learn how an author develops and contrasts the points of view or perspectives of different characters or narrators in a text. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/8th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x435b1de09a877dd7:craft-and-structure-8/x435b1de09a877dd7:determining-point-of-view-8/v/how-pov-affects-readers-reading 2025-10-28T19:00:44.525264641Z How point of view affects readers Point of view shapes stories in literature. Authors choose characters to tell stories, affecting how we understand them. Different characters have different perspectives, strengths, and weaknesses. Unreliable narrators can be wrong or lie, making reading more challenging. Knowing a character's point of view helps us better understand the story. David Rheinstrom video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/0c59a48b-c738-4a6c-a32e-2f34d706b128_1280_720_base.png How point of view affects readers Point of view shapes stories in literature. Authors choose characters to tell stories, affecting how we understand them. Different characters have different perspectives, strengths, and weaknesses. Unreliable narrators can be wrong or lie, making reading more challenging. Knowing a character's point of view helps us better understand the story. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/XIfYK4tpl2Y.mp4/XIfYK4tpl2Y.mp4 314 Determining point of view https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x7538838f96af3430:craft-and-structure-7/x7538838f96af3430:determining-point-of-view-7/e/point-of-view-7 2026-04-10T20:10:36.32681891Z Point of view Practice point of view Heather Martin exercise