Point of View and Accounts

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What is the first person point of view?

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The first person point of view uses pronouns like I, me, my, we, us, and our. It tells the story from the perspective of the narrator.

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What is the second person point of view?

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The second person point of view addresses the reader directly using the pronoun 'you'. It makes the reader a character in the story.

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What is the third person point of view?

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The third person point of view uses pronouns like he, she, it, they, and them. It tells the story from an outside perspective.

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What is a firsthand account?

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A firsthand account is a description of an event from someone who experienced it directly. It uses first person pronouns.

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What is a secondhand account?

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A secondhand account is a description of an event from someone who did not experience it directly. It often summarizes or interprets firsthand accounts.

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Identify the point of view: 'You will love this book!'

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Second person.

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Identify the point of view: 'She enjoys painting on weekends.'

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Third person.

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Identify the point of view: 'I went to the park yesterday.'

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First person.

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What pronouns are commonly used in first person accounts?

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I, me, my, we, us, our.

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What pronouns are commonly used in third person accounts?

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He, she, it, they, them.