Day 62 Narrative Point of ViewINSTRUCTOR: KYLE BRITT

Objectives• Understand and Identify Point of View in Fiction• Identify Adjective Clauses

Homework:Fiction Assessment FridayVocabulary work Due ThursdayAdditional Optional Assignment due Friday

AgendaI. Warm UpII. Turn in Passage PacketIII. POV LessonIV. Grammar – Adj. ClausesV. Closure

Warm Up English I – IronyTake the sample passages and answer sheet from the front. Read each passage and identify the type of irony used. Transcribe your answer onto the answer sheet.

Warm Up Honors - POV• Write down the 4 different narrative points of view and their definitions.

• 1._____________ -> experience the story through one character.• 2._____________ -> experience the story through multiple characters but you aren’t aware of every aspect of all characters or the world around them.

• 3._____________ -> experience the story through an all-knowing narrator.

• 4._____________ -> experience the story through a narrator but you don’t know the thoughts of any characters. You are a spectator.

Passage Packets• Turn in your passage packets.• Make sure your name is on it before you turn it in.

• Take an RL Strategies sheet. Use these to study for your fiction test on Friday.

• Make sure you bring them to class tomorrow.

Narrative Point of View

Narrative Point of View Definition: The perspective in which

the author writes/speaks.

This is the position from which the author listens in and recounts the story. Depending on their vantage point, the author will know more or less information.

Types of Narrative Point of View 1. First Person2. Third Person Limited3. Third Person Omniscient4. Third Person Objective

First Person• The narrator is a character in the story. You only get their view of the events in the story and only their thoughts.

• The narrator doesn’t have to be a major character.

• The reader must question the reliability/trustworthiness of the narrator.

Third Person Limited• The narrator has a view of a single character. They know the thoughts of that character but no others.• Can be a major or minor character.• This is an inside view of one character.

Third Person Omniscient• Omniscient = The narrator knows all.• The narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of any character.• They are also aware of what is going on in the world.

Third Person Objective• The events of the story are told through a narrator who doesn’t know the thoughts of any character.

• “Facts” of the story as told by an observer.

• This is a “Camera View” as the reader is viewing the actions of the story but must infer the thoughts/meanings present.

• This is like watching a movie or play.

How can you tell?Answer these questions about a story:1. Who tells the story?2. How much does the narrator know?3. How far does the narrator look inside the characters

and report their thoughts and feelings?4. Does the narrator strike you as reliable?5. What effect is gained by the narrator? How does

the POV shape the theme?

Identifying POVIn Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" what POV is selected? How do you know? Why does the author choose this point of view?

Compose a Thesis Statement

Constructed Response• Write 5-6 sentences using our Constructed Response template to address the prompt.

Find the adjective clause in the following sentences and tell which word it modifies.

•1. This is a matter about which there was much discussion.•2. It is the man on your left who will be the next principal.•3. The car whose license plate I could not read sped quickly away.•4. Did you find the opening where the sheep got through?•5. The man whom you admire greatly will be the next speaker. 

Answers

•1. about which there was much discussion modifies matter•2. who will be the next principal modifies man (prepositional phrase again separating the word renamed)•3. whose license plate I could not read modifies car•4. where the sheep got through modifies opening•5. whom you admire greatly modifies man

Find the adjective clause in the following sentences and tell which word it modifies.

• 1. I like a leader who listens to his men.• 2. The dog which I loved dearly was hit by a truck last night.• 3. Rulon is a person who takes responsibility well.• 4. All individuals who purchased tickets will be admitted.• 5. The shirt that you bought me doesn't fit well.• 6. The woman who baked the winning pie is my wife.• 7. You called at a time when I was unable to answer.• 8. Gayle is the one for whom you are looking.• 9. Those who are willing to serve others will be rewarded.• 10. One to whom much is given is expected to give much in return.

Answers• 1. who listens to his men modifies leader• 2. which I loved dearly modifies dog• 3. who takes responsibility well modifies person• 4. who purchased tickets modifies individuals• 5. that you bought me modifies shirt• 6. who baked the winning pie modifies woman• 7. when I was unable to answer modifies time• 8. for whom you are looking modifies one• 9. who are willing to serve others modifies those• 10. to whom much is given modifies one 

Closure 3, 2, 1• Write three things you learned about narrative point of view.• Write the titles of two works of fiction and label the point of view used.• Write one question you still have concerning narrative point of view.