Learning Target: We can recognize shifts in point of view
We'll start out today looking at Elliot's digital story. And then you'll answer Journal Question # 5.
Journal # 5: Which of the three aspects of developing a character that we went over last week-- finding a character, building the character, dialogue and details--do you feel will be or has been the most challenging for you? Why? What do you think is the most productive way to overcome this challenge?
Take some time to answer this question.
We'll then move to talking about the story you read this weekend: "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway. We'll talk about this story tomorrow as well when we discuss setting. But today we're going to talk again about point of view.
(If you missed Friday, hang with us and I'll talk with you individually about questions. I tried to scan some diagrams that mirrored what we went over on Friday, but technology defeated me and now they're at home.)
In this story, the author shifts what's called the viewpoint two times. What point of view is this? Third-person omniscient. He can see inside the head of all of the characters. But notice whose head does the author dive the furthest into. The gets close and deep into the consciousness of the older waiter. He gets so deep in fact that we lose track of time and place and he ends up in a bar at the end and we don't know how he got there.
I want to bring this idea of point of view to your attention because controlling and making it work for you is one of the big choices you make in any story.
The rest of the day will be for you to continue your work on your story.
Homework due Tuesday, October 13th
Keep working on your story. First draft is due on Friday.
We'll start out today looking at Elliot's digital story. And then you'll answer Journal Question # 5.
Journal # 5: Which of the three aspects of developing a character that we went over last week-- finding a character, building the character, dialogue and details--do you feel will be or has been the most challenging for you? Why? What do you think is the most productive way to overcome this challenge?
Take some time to answer this question.
We'll then move to talking about the story you read this weekend: "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway. We'll talk about this story tomorrow as well when we discuss setting. But today we're going to talk again about point of view.
(If you missed Friday, hang with us and I'll talk with you individually about questions. I tried to scan some diagrams that mirrored what we went over on Friday, but technology defeated me and now they're at home.)
In this story, the author shifts what's called the viewpoint two times. What point of view is this? Third-person omniscient. He can see inside the head of all of the characters. But notice whose head does the author dive the furthest into. The gets close and deep into the consciousness of the older waiter. He gets so deep in fact that we lose track of time and place and he ends up in a bar at the end and we don't know how he got there.
I want to bring this idea of point of view to your attention because controlling and making it work for you is one of the big choices you make in any story.
The rest of the day will be for you to continue your work on your story.
Homework due Tuesday, October 13th
Keep working on your story. First draft is due on Friday.