Tuesday - August 16, 2016
Standard(s):
ELAGSE7RL3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact
(e.g., how settings shape the characters or plot).
Essential Question: How does narrative voice impact a narrative?
Warm-up: Write the following definitions:
Unreliable narrator: a narrator who is not trustworthy or credible
Reliable narrator: a literary device in which the credibility of the narrator is trustworthy.
State whether you think the narrator in the situations below are reliable or unreliable.
1. A witness tells the judge what she saw after seeing a crime committed.
2. A young boy tells his mom that his sister punched him for no reason.
3. A student tells his teacher what happened while the substitute was there.
Work Session:
The teacher will review the difference between perspectives and point of view.
As the class discusses point of view and perspectives, the teacher will help students draw connections between reliable and unreliable narrators.
-With a partner, discuss come up with a situation in which a narrator’s perspective makes them
a reliable or unreliable narrator. Think about a character’s motives or interests.
The teacher will guide students as they create an anchor chart in which they distinguish 1st, 2nd and 3rd person point of view.
Students will review point of view with sample video clips.
https://youtu.be/__x8CYAVMbk?list=PLz5RuqWifD5UXxeJ0eTBah0d372R31WgA
Closing: Without looking at their notes, students will define the different points of view.
Homework: Summer reading due August 19th.
Standard(s):
ELAGSE7RL3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact
(e.g., how settings shape the characters or plot).
Essential Question: How does narrative voice impact a narrative?
Warm-up: Write the following definitions:
Unreliable narrator: a narrator who is not trustworthy or credible
Reliable narrator: a literary device in which the credibility of the narrator is trustworthy.
State whether you think the narrator in the situations below are reliable or unreliable.
1. A witness tells the judge what she saw after seeing a crime committed.
2. A young boy tells his mom that his sister punched him for no reason.
3. A student tells his teacher what happened while the substitute was there.
Work Session:
The teacher will review the difference between perspectives and point of view.
As the class discusses point of view and perspectives, the teacher will help students draw connections between reliable and unreliable narrators.
-With a partner, discuss come up with a situation in which a narrator’s perspective makes them
a reliable or unreliable narrator. Think about a character’s motives or interests.
The teacher will guide students as they create an anchor chart in which they distinguish 1st, 2nd and 3rd person point of view.
Students will review point of view with sample video clips.
https://youtu.be/__x8CYAVMbk?list=PLz5RuqWifD5UXxeJ0eTBah0d372R31WgA
Closing: Without looking at their notes, students will define the different points of view.
Homework: Summer reading due August 19th.