Unreliable Narrator

You should always trust everything a narrator in a story says.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Select all of the following that describe an unreliable narrator

• Makes Mistakes

• Tells Lies

• Has Bias

• Is Trustworthy

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

“Look down,” Laurie said. “Look at my thumb. Gee, you’re dumb.” He began to laugh insanely.

Why would the author call Laurie's laugh insane after telling his dad a silly joke?

• To show that he is mentally ill

• To show that he finds his own immature jokes funny

• To show that he is smarter than his father

• To show that is hilarious

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Including Laurie's jokes throughout the story shows us that he possesses which trait of an unreliable narrator?

• Liar

• Untrustworthy

• Wants empathy

• Immature

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Lauries teacher states: “We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so,” she said primly, “but now he’s a fine little helper. With occasional lapses, of course.”

Why does mother not suspect Laurie of being "Charles" after hearing this?

• She already knows Laurie is a liar

• The events don't match what Laurie told her

• She is in denial of Laurie's behavior

• Laurie says he loves kindergarten

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At the end of the story we realize that Laurie is an unreliable narrator because:

• There is no one in kindergarten named Charles

• Laurie's teacher calls him a liar

• Laurie admits Charles is fake

• Mother realizes Laurie is Charles

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6