participant)
omniscient point of view limited omniscient point of view objective or dramatic point of view
omniscient point of view
omni: all; scient: know; the narrator knows everything about all the characters. The narrator retains full control over the narrative.
Objectives
Understand the functions of point of view in narrative wring. Get familiar with various types of points of view. Choose a proper point of view for your narrative essay.
1. read and rewrite “A Rose for Emily” from the first-person point of view (Emily, Toby). 2. rewrite any famous legend or folklore but change its narrative perspective.
Assignment
Write a narrative essay of about 350 words. Options: 1. read and rewrite “A Rose for Emily” from the first-person point of view (Emily, Toby). 2. rewrite any famous legend or folklore but change its narrative perspective.
First person plural and Frame narrator (first person re-teller)
“A Rose for Emily” The Sound and the Fury
Frankenstein Wuthering Heights
The third-person point of view (narrator as non-
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown”; Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
objective or dramatic point of view (camera-
eye perspective)
does not take us into the mind of any character. The story is presented dramatically through action and dialogue. Like a film. Impersonal and objective. Modern and contemporary writers.
Detailed peer evaluation required Deadline: Saturday 10 p.m.
Individual counsel
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本次课上做了什么
Comment on the second drafts of students’ assignments Explain point of view in narrative writing Read writing samples in the textbook Assign homework
Unreliable narrator: usually inexperienced, deceptive or deluded.
Two broad categories:
the first-person point of view
the third-person point of view
What are the pros and cons of the two perspectives?
What is point of view?
The vantage point from which the author presents the actions of the story: who tells the story and how the story is told.
Textbook P82 Six Blind Men and Elephant
Narrator and Point of View
Narrator: the one who tells the story;
In literature, one should not assume that the narrative voice of a story is always the author.
Hemingway “Hills Like White Elephants”
Classroom activity （I）
Identify the points of view of the stories in the textbook.
Classroom activity （II）
Brainstorm for assignment:
protagonist)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Catcher in the Rye “The Tell Tale Heart”
narrator as minor participant (first person
witness)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Great Gatsby Moby Dick “Call me Ishmael”
Classic novels by Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
limited omniscient point of view
The knowledge of a limited omniscient narrator is restricted to one character. What the reader learns about the events in a story is always restricted to what the narrator can see or know.
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北外英语学院写作课程总体安排
Exposition
Academiion
Argumentation
2
Week 1
Guidelines for a pattern with practice exercises
Readings on the unit subject (2 or 3 pieces)
Comments on first draft
Discussion about
revision of first draft
4
Writing Critically: Narrative Writing
Unit 4 Truth and Interpretation
Point of View in Narrative Writing
What about the “second-person” point of view?
The first-person point of view
narrator as either major or minor participant
single “I” or plural “we”
narrator as major participant (first person
Essays from peers (3 or 4 pieces)
Brainstorming for
assignment
3
Guidelines for parts/elements of the essay with practice exercises
Week 2
More Readings on the unit subject (1 or 2)