Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow the link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can explain how a narrator controls the details and emphases that affect a reader’s interpretation. (Guide: “The narrator as a filter”; Practice Question 3)
- I can explain how diction, syntax and tone reveal a narrator’s perspective. (Guide: “Four kinds of evidence for perspective”; Practice Questions 1, 2 and 5)
- I can explain how details a narrator includes or omits can convey bias. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice Questions 3 and 7)
- I can explain how a narrator’s reliability affects a reader’s understanding of a character’s motives. (Guide: “Reliability: how far should we trust the account?”; Practice Question 8)
Skills
- I can analyse the syntax of a sentence, saying what is emphasised and what is subordinated. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Question 1)
- I can use the reliability toolkit: stake, omission, description of others, contradiction, tone, knowledge. (Guide: “Reliability” table; Practice Questions 4 and 8)
- I can quote a loaded word or phrase and explain the attitude it carries. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Question 2)
- I can write a paragraph that explains perspective and reliability with specific evidence. (Guide: both model sentences; Practice Question 7)
Reasoning
- I can explain why unreliable does not simply mean lying. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice Questions 3 and 6)
- I can judge reliability as a matter of degree and say what I trust and what I doubt. (Guide: “Reliability” section; Practice Questions 6 and 7)
- I can explain how a retrospective narrator’s perspective differs from the younger self’s. (Guide: Great Expectations example; Practice Questions 5 and 9)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 6.5 study guide, Symbol.