Fiction: inner musings
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils explore and practise emulating a range of different narrative voices. They explore narrative voice in 'Alias Grace', 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'Klara and the sun' before crafting their own narrative voices. At the end of the unit, they write a narrative with a compelling voice.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Fiction: inner musings
In this unit, pupils explore and practise emulating a range of different narrative voices. They explore narrative voice in 'Alias Grace', 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'Klara and the sun' before crafting their own narrative voices. At the end of the unit, they write a narrative with a compelling voice.
12 lessons- Conceptualising voice in fiction texts
- Emulating Ishiguro's use of an artificial voice in 'Klara and the Sun'
- Emulating Atwood’s use of an untrustworthy character in ‘Alias Grace’
- Exploring unique narrative voices
- Exploring voice in ‘Klara and the Sun’
- ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’: analysing character
- 'The Yellow Wallpaper': crafting voice
- Comparing dystopian voices
- Writing a narrative with a compelling voice
- 'Alias Grace': forming opinions on characters
- Planning outstanding narratives
- Creating voice in our narratives