Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can explain the difference between narrator, point of view and author. (Guide: “Who is telling, and from where”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain what narrative distance means and name its four kinds. (Guide: “Who is telling, and from where”; Practice question 2)
- I can say what stream of consciousness is and what it lets a reader sense. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 4)
- I can explain how a perspective controls the details a reader receives. (Guide: “Who is telling, and from where”; Practice question 5)
Skills
- I can identify first-person and third-person narration from pronouns and position. (Practice questions 1 and 5)
- I can compare the distance of two versions of the same event. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice questions 2 and 7)
- I can find diction that conveys an attitude and explain how. (Guide: “How a perspective shows itself”; Practice questions 6 and 8)
- I can describe what the shape of a sentence (syntax) suggests. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 3)
Reasoning
- I can name a tone precisely and support it with quoted words. (Guide: “How a perspective shows itself”; Practice question 6)
- I can explain how a narrator’s background and position shape the tone. (Guide: “How a perspective shows itself”; Practice question 8)
- I can say what a gap between a narrator’s claim and the way the narrator speaks lets a reader see. (Guide: Worked example 1, step 4; Practice question 8)
- I can write a paragraph on a narrator’s perspective with accurate quotations and commentary. (Practice question 8)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 4.6 study guide, Thesis and Commentary in a Prose Analysis, or revisit the revision notes.