Narrative:
Narrative is the telling of
the story. Stories are often written in an omniscient perspective -- a
perspective that sees all. Some stories are written in the voice of the
author, but authors will often use the narrator's voice to create another
character in the story. You have to determine the narrator's reliability.The
possibility of adding narrative voice as another dimension to the story
is exciting. It can be like studying for an acting part. While writing
in first person, the narrative voice is often considered to be the "writer's"
voice. This is a problem in itself which we should discuss. The narrator's
voice as a character gives the writer an opportunity to explore many voices
and different ways of speaking (word choice, dialect, gender, age, etc.).
The most deceptive of all is the writer's own voice, a voice that is as
recognizable as a thumbprint to those that know what to look for. Never
take for granted that a seemingly naturalistically written story is therefore
the voice of the author.
Small Groups
You will want to meet with your small group and discuss which stories and journal entries you would like to include in your portfolio.Reading
This week we are reading Rudyard Kiipling's "The Man Who Would Be King." We will read this story and analyze it together in the discussion board. We will use the class critiquing document and the questions below to discuss the story.Describe the narrators of this story. Is one more of a reliable narrator than the other? Do we trust one narrator's perspective over another's?
Assignments:
Discussion: NarrativeDue: Fourth Response Assignment (one response for every member of your small group)
- Read Rudyard Kipling's "The Man Who Would Be King"; respond to the discussion and on the postings of two other students.
- Meet with your small group to discuss your journal entries and stories for inclusion into your portfolio.
- Write two entries in your e-journal.
- Third online chat with instructor and class in chat room.