First Person versus Third Person
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Objective
I can identify the difference between first-person and third-person point of view.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The narrator in every story has a different point of view.
- 2
In first person point of view, the narrator uses words like me, we, and I.
- 3
First person narrators might be unreliable if they don't tell the truth.
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Practice
3 questions
What is the main difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
Which point of view uses 'you'?
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Exit ticket
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“Which point of view uses pronouns such as I, me, and we?”
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