Authors POV & Perspective Pretest

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What does it mean when a nonfiction text is written in a FIRSTHAND account?

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The narrator or author ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED the event and was part of the action.

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What point of view is used when the narrator is part of the story?

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1st person point of view.

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What is the narrator's point of view?

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Who is doing the telling in the text.

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What is the Author's TONE in a passage?

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The author's attitude or feeling towards the subject.

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What does it mean when a fiction text is in third person point of view?

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The narrator is telling about the action but not doing any of the action in the passage.

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What is a FIRSTHAND account?

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A narrative where the author has directly experienced the events.

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What is a SECONDHAND account?

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A narrative where the author did not experience the events directly.

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What is the difference between 1st person and 3rd person point of view?

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1st person uses 'I' and 'we', while 3rd person uses 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

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What does the term 'narrator' refer to?

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The person who tells the story.

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What does 'tone' refer to in writing?

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The author's attitude towards the subject or audience.