Point of View

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What is Point of View?

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Point of View refers to the perspective from which a story is told.

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How do you determine the Point of View?

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Ask yourself: Who is telling the story? Is the narrator inside or outside the story? Is it 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person?

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What is First Person Point of View?

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First Person Point of View uses 'I' or 'my' and is told from the perspective of a character in the story.

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What is Third Person Point of View?

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Third Person Point of View uses 'he', 'she', or 'they' and is told from an outside perspective.

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What is Second Person Point of View?

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Second Person Point of View addresses the reader directly using 'you' and 'your'.

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Example of First Person Point of View:

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"I love to read books in my free time."

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Example of Third Person Point of View:

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"She enjoys playing soccer after school."

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What does it mean if a narrator is inside the story?

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It means the narrator is a character in the story, sharing their own thoughts and experiences.

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What does it mean if a narrator is outside the story?

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It means the narrator is not a character in the story and describes the events from an outside perspective.

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Identify the Point of View: "We went to the park and had a great time!"

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First Person.