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Obj1: Identify how the point of view is determined in the reading |
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- by observing the use of pronouns such as I, we, our mine,you, he , she
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| Obj2: Explain first person narration |
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- the narrator is a participant in the story
- the reader is dependent on the narrator's perception for all info that is received from the story
- look for pronoun "I".
- narrator may be a major character in the story.
- narrator may be reliable or unreliable
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| Obj3: Identify and describe the three kinds of third-person narration |
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- third person limited- the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character at a time
- third person omniscient- narator knows thoughts and feelings of all the characters and can see all
- third person objective- narrator only knows what someone watching would know (so they don't know people's thoughts, but rather actions and words)
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| Obj4: Explain the relationship between authors and narrators. |
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- through the narrator, the author manipulates the way you see the events and other characters
- the attitudes of the author are not necessarily the same as those of the narrator.
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| obj5: Explain an author's use of stream of consciousness |
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- allows the writer to show the reader the thought processes of a particular character
- mimics a sporatic thought process by shifting from subject to subject
- these shifts are often accompanied by disjointed grammar.
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| obj6: Explain an author's use of flashback |
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- allows characters to more concretely refer to specific events from their past.
- look for instances where a word prompts a specific memory or association
- also look for changes in verb tense, from present to past or from past to present.
- look for a very rich set of detailed descriptions and figurative alnguage that suddenly appears to be describing somehting that the character is constructing from memory
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- Dramatic irony
- First-person Point of view
- flashback
- omniscient
- reflector character
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- being aware of something that the characters aren't
- is indicated when, the pronouns I, our, we, my, and mine are used in the narration
- allow characters to more concretely refer to specific events fromt heir past
- Having unlimited knowlege
- does not know he or she is a character and is unaware of the narration or the narrator
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- Second person point of view
- stream of consciousness
- third person limited point of view
- third person omniscient point of view
- third person objective point of vew
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- The pronoun "you" will appear in this rarely used POV
- allows the writer to show the reader the thought processes of a particular character
- narrator knows thoughts and feelings of only one character
- a narrator knows thoughts and feelings of all characters
- narrator only knows what someone watching would know (so they don't know people's thoughts, but rather actions and words)
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