A basic presentation on first, second and third person narratives, with examples of different styles (letter, diary, poetry, etc.) used for the narrative voice. Examples are from YA novels, and it is appropriate for middle school students and older (high school students will be nostalgic for these titles).

1. How to Be Interesting as a writer

2. Narrative Voice First Person Second Person Third Person

3. First Person NarrativeSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson

4. Second Person NarrativeChoose Your Own Adventure by R.A. Montgomery

5. Third Person NarrativeThe Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

6. Multiple Person NarrativeBat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff

7. Different StoriesDifferent Styles

8. Breaking Style: Breaking FontThe Pigmanby Paul Zindel

9. Breaking Style: LetterThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

10. Breaking Style: DiaryGo Ask Alice by Anonymous

11. Breaking Style: PoetryShakespeare Bats Cleanup b Ron Koertge

12. Breaking Style: Movie ScriptMonster by Walter Dean Myers

13. Breaking Style: MultipleLove That Dog by Sarah Creech