WRITING IN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PERSON SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 I, YOU, THE AUTHOR Label notes in Notebook:

FIRST PERSON First person, representing the person speaking. Single point of view. Pronouns used: I, we, my, mine, our, ours, me or us.

WHEN TO USE “I”  A Personal narrative  It can be appropriate in a formal academic essay ONLY WHEN giving a specific personal experience as a form of argumentative evidence

SECOND PERSON Second person, representing a person or thing spoken to Talk to someone, single point of view. Pronouns used: You, you, you, your, your, your, yours

WHEN TO USE “YOU”  A letter or  A written speech or public address  Directions (pamphlets, etc.)

THIRD PERSON Third person, standing for a person or thing spoken of. A neutral point of view, or all knowing point of view. Pronouns used: He, She, They, Him, Hers, It, Its Theirs, Them or His

WHEN TO USE THIRD PERSON  Formal academic writing, including: Argumentative, Summary/Response, Compare/Contrast, Expository Essays, Descriptive Narrative, Research

NARRATIVE WRITING When writing a narrative, such as your Hero’s Journey, the author has the choice to write in a first person or third person point of view. If you are choosing to write in the third person point of view, you then have to chose if you want to be omniscient or limited. Omniscient third person means that the narrator knows all of the characters in the story. Limited third person means that the narrator adheres closely to one character’s perspective.

WALK AWAY Be consistent: When choosing which point of view to write in for a narrative. The most important factor is to be consistent.

PICK A POINT OF VIEW Go to Mrs. Neto’s Website and click on the link PICK A POINT OF VIEW Find your name and write what point of view you will be writing your narrative in.