Writing a Myth Story

Drafting 2:Narrating the Story

Narrator

• the person who tells the story or ______________ the events of a story to a reader or audience. • The Narrator tells the story from

a specific point of view.

relates

Point of View• the __________________ from

which a story is told.

• It determines how the reader _________________ the story and understands the ________________.

• There are three main types of point of view.

perspective

interpretscharacters

First Person

• Narrator is a _______________ in the story; uses the first person “____” to tell the story

character

I

Third Person ___________

• Narrator does not _____________ in the action of the story; relates the thoughts and feelings of only _____ character

participate

one

Limited

Third Person _______________

• Narrator does not participate in the action of the story; relates the thoughts and feelings of ____________ characters.all

Omniscient

“Omniscient”

• “Omni-” = all– Ie: Omnipotent (all powerful)– Ie: Omnipresent (not restrained by space)– Ie: Omnivore (eat both plants and animals)

• “-scient:” from “scire;” to know – Ie: conscience

Example

• In an auto accident there is a driver (maybe two or three, depending on how many cars are involved), possibly passengers, and usually witnesses. Each world tell the story from his/her own _______________.Point of view

• The driver would tell the story from the ______________ person point of view. They would say things like “_____ saw him coming really fast straight at me, so ______ swerved to the right.”

first

II

• The passengers might say “___________________ was speeding straight towards us! My mom (the driver) veered off to the right to get out of his way!”

The other guy

• Witnesses to the accident might have a completely different viewpoint. “_____________ was driving too close to the yellow line in the middle of the road, and _______________ was coming straight towards her. ________ didn’t have enough time to move over to the right side of the road, because it seemed like ____________ was going way too fast.”

The lady

the guyHe

he

Crash

• told from the ___________________ point of view.

first person

The Lightning Thief

• told from the ___________________ point of view.

first person

the Trojan Horse

• Told from ______________________ point of view

third person omniscient