English II – Chapter 3

Narrator and Voice

We will be able to explain how the choice of a narrator affects the tone of a text.

Learning Objective

Think back to last year and recall what you learned about narrator and voice?

APK – Activate Prior Knowledge

Nearly 30% of the CAHSEE questions involve literary response and analysis.

You will be improving your analytical and problem solving skills which can be applied to ANY academic discipline or future career.

Why is this important?

Point of View – the vantage point from which a writer narrates a story

Academic Vocabulary

This narrator:is NOT part of the action or a character in the storyis all-knowinguses third-person pronouns such as “he,” “she,” “they,” etc.

Omniscient Point of View

This narrator: IS a part of the action AND a

character in the storyonly knows one perspectiveuses the first-person pronoun “I”

First-Person Point of View

This narrator: is NOT a part of the action or a part

of the storyonly knows one perspectiveuses third-person pronouns such as

“he,” “she,” “they,” etc.

Third-Person LimitedPoint of View

First Person Third Person OmniscientIn story Out of story Out of story

ONE person’s perspective

ONE person’s perspective

ALL characters’ perspectives

First, Third and Omniscient

Third person POV is like a hybrid of the other two. It’s as if ONE person is relaying a story he or she heard, but was not present when the action actually happened.

Please see your graphic organizer

Let’s Try To Identify Point of View!

Guided practice

Narrator – The storyteller (NOT the author)

Voice – The writer’s diction and tone

Diction – The writer’s choice of words

Tone – The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, character, or the reader

Concept Development

Once we have identified the narrator’s point of view, how do we identify the tone? (Remember, tone is the attitude being expressed)

Try to imagine HOW these words are being said

The Narrator/Tone Connection

Look at the writer’s diction (writer’s choice of words) to identify the tone.

What general feelings are created by the writer’s diction?

Does the narrator make any jokes? If so, are these jokes lighthearted and humorous, or bitter and sarcastic?

Determining Tone(Writer’s feelings/attitude)(Writer’s feelings/attitude)

TONE WORDS

BitterSeriousWittyPlayfulMelancholyReflective

HumorousSarcasticAngryAdmiring JoyousRomantic

Please see your graphic organizer

Now Let’s Try to Identify Tone!

1)Turn to a neighbor and sharesomething you learned today

about narrator and tone. 2)Why is understanding

narrator and tone important?

Closure

Look at the two passages. Identify the following for each: 1. What is the point of view? What is the tone of the passage? What clues tell you the tone?

Independent Practice