10/19 Narrator's Point of View - Refugee
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Rebecca McMillin
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by Rebecca McMillin
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First Person - the narrator is a character in the story, uses words like "I" or "We"
Second Person - the reader becomes a character, the author talks directly to the reader
Third Person - the narrator exists outside the story, addresses the characters by name
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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
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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
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A Third Person Narrator can be....
Limited - The narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character
Omniscient - The narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters
Objective - The narrator only reports the actions of characters, not their feelings
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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
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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
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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!
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