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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-9)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss the point of view of the novel in Chapters 1 to 9 and how Pennypacker's choice of viewpoint affects the story. Chapters alternate from Peter's point of view and Pax's point of view and are told using a third-person limited viewpoint. What readers know about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is telling the story in Chapters 1-9? What pronouns are used in these chapters? Are Pax or Peter telling their stories or is a narrator relating their stories? Does the reader know what other characters are thinking? In each chapter are only the thoughts of the featured character known? Why is the point of view third-person limited with multiple viewpoints? How does Pennypacker's choice to use this point of view affect the story and what readers know about...
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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