First-person or Third-person?

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What is first-person point of view?

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First-person point of view is when the narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns like 'I' or 'we'.

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What is third-person point of view?

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Third-person point of view is when the narrator is outside the story and uses pronouns like 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

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Identify a key characteristic of first-person narratives.

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First-person narratives provide personal thoughts and feelings of the narrator.

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Identify a key characteristic of third-person narratives.

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Third-person narratives provide an outside perspective and can describe multiple characters' thoughts and feelings.

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Which pronouns are commonly used in first-person writing?

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Common pronouns include 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we', and 'us'.

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Which pronouns are commonly used in third-person writing?

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Common pronouns include 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they', 'him', 'her', and 'them'.

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How can you tell if a sentence is written in first-person?

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Look for the use of 'I' or 'we' in the sentence.

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How can you tell if a sentence is written in third-person?

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Look for the use of 'he', 'she', 'they', or specific names in the sentence.

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Give an example of a first-person sentence.

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I love to play soccer with my friends.

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Give an example of a third-person sentence.

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She enjoys reading books in her free time.