English // Reading Comprehension

Narrative Perspective and Unreliable Narrators

Analyse point of view and narrative perspective — including first person, third person limited and omniscient, and unreliable narrator — and how the author's or narrator's perspective shapes the reader's understanding and creates effects such as suspense, irony, or humour

Ages
11 to 14
Type
Concept
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2 topics
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7 codes

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When the learner reads a story with an unreliable narrator — where the person telling the story isn't fully trustworthy — can they spot the clues that suggest the narrator isn't giving the full picture?

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  • Identify the narrative perspective of a text and explain how it limits or expands the reader's knowledge
  • Explain how dramatic irony arises when the reader knows something a character does not
  • Compare how the same event might be told differently from two characters' perspectives

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Narrative Perspective and Unreliable Narrators

Ages 11 to 14 // Concept

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Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RI.6.6RI.7.6RI.8.6RL.6.6RL.7.6RL.8.6
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
KS3-ENG-R-3c

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