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Lesson 1 (from Prologue | Book 1, Chapter 1)

Objective

In The Crystal Cave, the author uses the first person narrative to tell the story of Merlin. This can have positive and negative results for a reader. Today's objective is to discuss the use of first person narrative, its strengths and weaknesses.

Lesson

1. Have each student decide whether or not they trust Merlin as the narrator of this story. Why or why not?

2. In smaller groups, have students discuss whether they would have chosen Merlin as the narrator, why or why not? Who else might they have chosen to tell the story.

3. As a class, have students debate whether or not you can trust the first person narrator in a novel. Why or why not? What makes the first person narrative unreliable? What makes it more reliable?

4. Homework: Have each student research another book about Merlin and see what kind of narration that author used. Do...

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