Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-2)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss the point of view of the novel in Chapters 1-2 of The Teacher's Funeral and how it influences the story. In Chapters 1-2, Russell is the narrator and the story is told from his first-person point of view. What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view. Point of view determines how readers view the story and the characters in a narrative.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is telling the story in Chapters 1-2? What pronouns are used in these chapters? Is everything that happens told from Russell's point of view? Does anyone else tell the story? Does Russell reveal his thoughts as he tells her story? Does the reader know what other characters are thinking? What is the point of view of Chapters 1-2 of The Teacher's Funeral?
Activity: Divide the students...
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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