10/19 Narrator's Point of View - Refugee

10/19 Narrator's Point of View - Refugee

by Rebecca McMillin

​Narrator's Point of View

​First Person - the narrator is a character in the story, uses words like "I" or "We"

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​Second Person - the reader becomes a character, the author talks directly to the reader

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​Third Person - the narrator exists outside the story, addresses the characters by name

Multiple Choice

How can you tell which words are the narrator's words in a story or novel?

• It will be in quotation marks

• It will not be in quotation marks

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from Refugee -

Isabel watched as Papi, Senor Castillo, Luis, and Amara huddled over the boat engine, trying to figure out why it wouldn't start.

What type of narrator is it?

• First person - the narrator is a character in the story

• Second person - The author speaks directly to the reader

• Third person - the narrator exists outside the story

• The Author - Alan Gratz

​Narrator's Point of View

​A Third Person Narrator can be....

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​Limited - The narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character

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​Omniscient - The narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters

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​Objective - The narrator only reports the actions of characters, not their feelings

​Open your book to pg. 39 for the next question-

​Follow along as it's read aloud - remember, the narrator's words are NOT in quotation marks.

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Multiple Choice

We know the narrator of Refugee is Third Person. Is the narrator LIMITED, OMNISCIENT, or OBJECTIVE

• Limited - Knows the thoughts and feelings of Josef

• Omniscient - Knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL the family members

• Objective - Only knows what's happening; no feelings or thoughts

Poll

Which character would you like to know more about?

• Josef's Father Aaron Landau

• Mahmoud's brother Waleed

• Isabel's father

• The captain of the St. Louis

Open Ended

How would the story be different if the narrator was OMNISCIENT and could tell you the thoughts and feelings of these other characters? Use complete sentences!