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STORY ELEMENTS

NARRATOR

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POINT OF VIEW

A point-of-view is a

story told by a person

as they saw it.

A point of view can

change based on

where the person is

standing, and what

they think they see.

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WHAT IS A NARRATOR?

A narrator is the voice which an author chooses to tell their story.

This “voice” can be one, or several different characters –who lives inside the story, or outside the story.

Let’s look at different narration choices.

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OUTSIDE NARRATORS

An OUTSIDE narrator

is a voice that’s outside

of the main story,

looking in, and telling

what’s happening.

They may tell only what

they see, or they may

be able to look inside

and tell what the

characters are thinking

and feeling too.

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GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE

BEARS Here’s one example of an

OUTSIDE narrator: “Goldilocks saw the bears, and jumped out of bed, and went out the window as fast as she could, and ran all the way home.”

Here’s another: When Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears, she was very frightened, and thought: “Oh, no! These bears are going to eat me up!”

How are these two examples different?

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INSIDE NARRATORS

An INSIDE narrator is

a character within the

story, and tells the

story as they’ve

experienced it.

It can be the main

character, or a minor

character; the hero,

or the villain.

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GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE

BEARS What if Goldilocks

was the narrator of her story? “When I saw those three bears staring at me angrily, I knew I had to run home to my momma!”

What if one of the bears was the narrator? “That little girl was in MY BED! I was so angry I growled my loudest growl! GRRRR!!!”

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AUTHOR’S CHOICE

Who the author chooses to be the voice in their story can greatly effect how the story will be told.

By changing the narrator, other parts of the story can change as well –sometimes in big ways!

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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

Consider the story of “The Three Little Pigs”

Who are the characters in the story?

Could any of these characters be the “voice” of the story?

The third little pig could be the “voice” since he’s the hero of the story.

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THE TRUE STORY?

In the next book we’re going to read, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, the author, Jon Scieszka, decided to make the narrator an INSIDE character – THE BIG BAD WOLF!

Let’s see how making the Wolf the narrator changes the story of The Three Little Pigs!