Narratives narratives, write down the: Cultural Conflict/Plot Do Now: In your notebooks, for your own narratives, write down the: Cultural Conflict/Plot Characters—with dialogue Setting (description) Pace (different sentence lengths) Consistent Point of View Narratives
Point of View Includes: Also includes the VOICE of the narrator: 1st person—Participant in the story, uses I, We, Us 3rd person—an outsider, uses he/she/it/them Objective—only shows us what is seen and said, no comment on what characters are thinking Limited—only tells us of one character’s thoughts/motives Omniscient—tells us every character’s thoughts/motives Also includes the VOICE of the narrator: Age Cultural Background Bias Personality Education level Gender
“Thanksgiving: A Personal History” Reading Paragraph 1: 1st or 3rd person? Reading Paragraphs 2-4: What can you tell about the narrator’s voice? Does the narrator shift Point of view? Reading Paragraphs 5-11: Objective, Limited, or Omniscient? Reading Paragraphs 12-18: Does anything change in the Point of View?
Workshop Today & Tomorrow Computers Checking your POV Did you write in 1st or 3rd? All from the same character’s pov? Is your narration objective, limited, or omniscient? What is the voice of your narrator? Age/ Gender Beliefs/ Personality Education level Cultural background Editing Dialogue Review dialogue rules Examining sentence lengths Count the # of each sentence: simple compound complex compound/complex
How many different words can you make from: Do Now: How many different words can you make from: HAPPY THANKSGIVING (5 mins)
Finish your essay: Due Wednesday at Midnight Homework
Happy Thanksgiving