Point of VIew

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Point of view is...

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the vantage point or perspective of a story

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Identifying first person point of view:

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Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

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She liked ice cream; he preferred cake. They bought both.

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3rd person pov

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A personal narrative is written in ______ person point of view.

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first

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Cathy leaned into her computer screen, eyes wide. She couldn't believe it—100 on her math test! Her parents would be proud.

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Third person

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Vacation in the mountains every winter.

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1st person

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POV of the passage: Joey visits his friend and sees Jack on the stairs.

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Third Person

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POV of the passage: "As I stepped onto the shiny porch of my new house, I thought, 'This is gonna be a good day.'"

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First Person

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In 'Sideways Stories from Wayside School' by Louis Sachar, Paul sees Leslie's long pigtails and feels an urge to pull one. He considers tying them together or to her chair.

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Third-person

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"Get out of my way!" the boy screamed. He barreled toward me on his bike, speeding downhill. "My brakes aren't working!"

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First Person