Unit Ten: Biography and Autobiography
DefinitionsPoint of View (Narration): The perspective from which a story is told and whether or not the narrator is part of the action.
First Person Narration: In first person narration, the narrator is part of the action and the story is told from their perspective. First Person Words: I, me, my, mine, myself, we, us, our, ourselves, it Example: I woke up this morning and realized that my alarm clock was never set. Mom had to drive me to school so I wouldn't be late. Third Person Narration: In third person narration, the narrator is NOT part of the action and the story is told from the perspective of someone outside the story. Third Person Words: he, his, him, himself, she, hers, her, herself, they, them, their, themselves Example: He woke up this morning and realized that his alarm clock was never set. His mom had to drive him to school so he wouldn't be late. Biography: A biography is an account of a person's life written by someone else. Examples: books, textbooks, articles, websites Autobiography: An autobiography is a self-written account of a person's own life. Examples: diaries, journals, letters, memoirs, books Level Up TutorialsGo to the online Holt Textbook and access the Level Up Tutorials section.
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