NARRATORS

JOURNAL: BE A NARRATOR

Write a paragraph describing the

students while they watched the
eclipse yesterday.
Include details about how they acted, what they said, how
they felt etc
You can also include your feelings on the day.
 USING NARRATORS

Narrators reveal information about themselves

1st person (I, me, we, us, our)
Gives clues about level of intelligence, likes, dislikes, beliefs, fears
Major Character: readers know what the narrator knows and
can listen in on the narrators thoughts and feelings
Minor Character: Pulls readers away from intense emotions of
main characters

3rd person (he, she, they, their, them)

3rd person Limited
Learn less about narrator
3rd person omniscient:
Can travel through space and time to see into every characters
mind.
 Look at your
paragraph on the
eclipse.
REVIEW YOUR
JOURNAL
What form of
narration did you
use to write your
paragraph?
 RE-READ A PASSAGE

Re-Read the passage beginning with . The old

man was dead. I removed the bed and examined
the corpse. Stop at: ha! Ha!
Answer the following questions:

1. List at least three things you know about the

personality of the narrator based on what he says
in this passage and how he says it.

2. Does the narrator feel any sorrow for his crime?

Give evidence to prove your answer.
 WATCH THE VIDEO

Create a Venn Diagram

Place at least 3 pieces of information in each
section.
Similarities go in the middle, differences on the
outside.

Movie Book
 USE THE VIDEO

Answer the following questions using the video:

1. List at least three things you know about the

personality of the narrator based on what he says
or you see in the video.

2. Does the narrator feel any sorrow for his crime?

Give evidence to prove your answer.
 WHICH IS BETTER:
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
State which you liked better through a compare
and contrast paragraph. You will use information
you put in your Venn Diagram to create this
paragraph.
Discuss at least 2 similarities and 2 differences.
You may choose to include information regarding
the narrator, the tone, the feeling you had
watching or reading, etc.
Have a strong topic sentence, 4-6 supporting
sentences with evidence, concluding sentence.