02/05 Point of View

02/05 Point of View

Objective

I will be able to identify narrator and speaker by comparing and contrasting two different narrator types.

C.H.A.M.P.S.

• C - 0 - except when called on

• H - chat

• A - notes, quiz

• M - at computer

• P - answering questions, taking notes

• S - 80% or higher on the quiz

Expectations

Take notes

Respond when called on

Use chat appropriately

Be visible on camera

Do your best on the quiz

Narrator or Speaker

The speaker or narrator is who tells the story or poem. In many cases, the speaker recalls or tells the events. The speaker shows the actions of the characters in the story or poem to the reader.

Multiple Choice

What is a narrator?

• The setting of the story

• The person who tells or recalls the story.

• The title of the story

• The theme of the story

Speaker

To identify and describe the speaker or narrator, a reader must find out who is telling the story. The speaker is the voice that "talks" to the reader. He or she is not necessarily the author of a story or poem. It could be a character that the author made up to tell the story. It also could be simply an all-knowing speaker that relates the story to the reader.

Narrator as Character

The narrator as a character: The speaker can be someone in the story who tells the story from his or her point of view. When the narrator is a character in the story, sometimes another character says the speaker's name. The speaker usually uses words like "I," "me," and "we" to show that a person from the story is personally experiencing the action. When the author has one of the characters in the story narrate the events, it gives the reader a close connection to the events.

Multiple Choice

What is one way an author can narrate a story?

• By using the setting

• By calling you and telling your about it

• By using one of the characters to tell a story.

• By going on talk shows

All-Knowing Narrator

The unnamed narrator: Sometimes, the narrator won't be named in the stories you read. When this happens, it may be because the story or poem is told from the point of view of someone all-knowing. He or she knows all of the characters' thoughts and actions. The speaker can be a part of the story or poem, or the speaker can just tell the story.

When the speaker doesn't act or speak to the other characters, the speaker is a voice outside of the story action. He or she usually uses words like "he," "she," "it," and "they."

Multiple Choice

How can an author show how all the characters are feeling?

• By using an all-knowing narrator

• By basing the characters on real people

• By describing the feelings of just one character

• By people calling the author and asking