Point of View & Author's Purpose

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What is a narrator?

Back

The person telling the story.

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What is the third person point of view?

Back

A point of view where the narrator is not a character in the story and exists completely outside of it.

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What is the first person point of view?

Back

A point of view where the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story from their own perspective.

Front

Which pronoun is mainly used in the first person point of view?

Back

I.

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What is the author's purpose?

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The reason why the author wrote the text, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain.

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What does it mean to inform the reader?

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To provide information or facts about a topic.

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What does it mean to persuade the reader?

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To convince the reader to believe or do something.

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What does it mean to entertain the reader?

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To provide enjoyment or amusement through the story.

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What is an example of first person point of view?

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"I went to the store and bought some candy."

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What is an example of third person point of view?

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"She went to the store and bought some candy."