Point of View

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What is Point of View?

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Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told or who is telling the story.

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What is First Person Point of View?

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First person point of view uses 'I' or 'we' and is told from the narrator's perspective.

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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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Identify the point of view: 'Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon.'

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Third Person Point of View.

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Identify the point of view: 'I like to ride the bus to school every day.'

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First Person Point of View.

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Who is the narrator in a first person point of view?

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The narrator is the character telling the story, often using 'I'.

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Who is the narrator in a third person point of view?

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The narrator is an outside observer who tells the story about other characters.

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Example of a sentence in first person point of view.

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I brought my mother breakfast this morning.

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Example of a sentence in third person point of view.

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Cynthia and her brother walked home from school.

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What does it mean if a story is told from a first person point of view?

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It means the narrator is a character in the story and shares their personal experiences.