Lesson 1 (from Prologue-Chapter 7)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss the point of view of The Love of My Life in the Prologue to Chapter 7, and how it influences the story. The novel is told in first-person from three points of view. The Prologue is told in the first-person from and perspective of an unknown narrator. Chapters 1 to 6 are told from Leo or Emma's viewpoints.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How is the viewpoint in the Prologue different from Chapters 1 to 7? How does the author begin to identify the narrators starting with Chapter 1? How does Walsh title chapters so readers know who is telling the story? What pronouns are used in these chapters? Is everything that happens told from the narrator's point of view? Does anyone else tell the story? Do Emma or Leo reveal their thoughts as they tell their stories? Does the reader know what other characters are...
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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