Who is Telling the Story?
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Objective
I can identify first-person and third-person points of view in a text.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The way a story's narrator shares the tale is called the point of view, which helps readers understand characters and events better.
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In first-person point of view, the narrator is a character within the story and uses pronouns such as I and my.
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In third-person point of view, the narrator is outside the story and uses pronouns like he, she, and they, acting like an observer.
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Practice
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List two pronouns that are commonly used when a story is told from a first-person point of view.
Read the following sentence: 'He quickly hid behind the bush, hoping they wouldn't see him.' Identify the point of view used in this sentence and explain how you know.
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Read the two sentences below. For each sentence, identify whether it is written in first-person or third-person point of view and explain your reasoning using pronouns from the sentence.Sentence 1: 'I walked quickly through the school hallway, hoping I wouldn't be late for class. My backpack felt heavy on my shoulders.'Sentence 2: 'He walked quickly through the school hallway, hoping he wouldn't be late for class. His backpack felt heavy on his shoulders.'”
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