3rd Person POV

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What is 3rd Person Point of View?

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The story is told from the view of someone watching from outside of the story.

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What is 3rd Person Limited Point of View?

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The narrator knows only ONE character's thoughts and feelings.

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What is 3rd Person Objective Point of View?

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The narrator reports only what can be seen or heard, without access to any character's thoughts or feelings.

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What is 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View?

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The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.

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Identify the point of view: 'Maria was afraid she would fail.'

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3rd Person Limited.

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Identify the point of view: 'Ana knew that she would get an A.'

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3rd Person Limited.

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Identify the point of view: 'The class started their math test.'

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3rd Person Objective.

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Example of 3rd Person Omniscient: 'Maria was nervous, but Ana felt confident.'

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The narrator knows both characters' feelings.

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Example of 3rd Person Limited: 'Maria thought the test was too hard.'

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The narrator only shares Maria's thoughts.

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Example of 3rd Person Objective: 'The teacher handed out the tests.'

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The narrator only describes the action without thoughts.