POINT OF VIEW:  Who is Telling the Story?

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Point-of view refers to the way the author tells the story.  When an author tells a story using the third-person point of view, the story is eing told by a narrator (someone who is not a character in the story) who lets the reader know what the characters are think, feeling, and doing.  When the author uses the first-person point-of view, it means the story is told bey one of the characters in the story.

Which point-of- view was used to tell this story?  Give two examples from the text to support your opinion.

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The story Mr. Terupt is written in first person.  In the story, Peter said, "Icouldn't believe it."  Luke said, " I get all A's."  Both of these quotes use the pronoun "I" showing that the author is using first person to tell the story.

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Perspective:  What do we know about the characters and their opinions?