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Lesson 1 (from Crouch End, London, to One: Sorrow)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine the point of view of the novel. The story is told from two points of view. The frame story from Susan Ryeland's perspective is told from a first-person point of view. The rest of the novel that takes place in 1955 is told from a third-person omniscient point of view.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is telling the story in Crouch End, London? What pronouns are used by the narrator in this section? Is everything that happens told from the narrator's point of view? Does anyone else tell the story? Does Susan reveal her thoughts as she tells her story? What is the point of view of Crouch End, London? In One: Sorrow, Activity: is there an obvious narrator who tells the story? Do readers know what characters are thinking or do they have to guess what characters are thinking...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.7, 11-12.7
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