Introduce a Narrator

Introduce a Narrator

Narrative Writing

Standard and Learning Objective

W.4.5- With guidance and support, develop and strengthen writing by planning

I will be able to introduce a narrator in a narrative piece of writing.

Open Ended

What do YOU THINK a "narrator" is?

Write a complete sentence.

What is a Narrator?

• A narrator is often either a character in the story or an unknown “third person” through which events are told

• A third-person narrator reports what characters do, think, and say and refers to characters by name or as “he” and “she.”

• When a character is the narrator, the character will tell only what he or she is thinking, saying, experiencing, and observing, referring to himself or herself as “I.”

Multiple Choice

Who can be a narrator?

• A setting and plot of a story

• A character in the story or an unknown person

• The writer of the story

• An illustrator of a story

As you think of narrators, think of the following questions...

• Who is telling the story—one of the characters or a narrator who is not participating in the action?

• Who are the characters?

• What important details does the narrator tell about them?

• What do these details reveal about the characters’ personalities?

Before you begin writing...

You must decide from whose point of view the story will be told.

If you choose to use a third-person narrator, you should think about how that narrator views the world and feels about the characters and the events of the story.

Asynchronous Assignment

• Write two paragraphs of a narrative

  about characters who are facing a financial challenge.

• You need to introduce the narrator and at least one other character.

• You will write this in a Google Doc in your homeroom called "Narrator-Financial Challenge"