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' and 'me'.

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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 often include 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 indicate first-person point of view?

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Pronouns like 'I', 'me', 'my', and 'we' indicate first-person point of view.

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Which pronouns indicate third-person point of view?

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Pronouns like 'he', 'she', 'they', 'him', 'her', and 'them' indicate third-person point of view.

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Example of a first-person sentence.

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I went to the park with my friends.

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Example of a third-person sentence.

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She walked her dog in the park.

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

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Look for the use of 'I' or 'me' in the text.

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

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Look for the use of 'he', 'she', or 'they' in the text.