Exploring unique narrative voices
I can identify unique narrative voices and use tone and register to write with a unique voice.
Exploring unique narrative voices
I can identify unique narrative voices and use tone and register to write with a unique voice.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Register and tone are important parts of establishing voice in a narrative.
- Register is the formality of language whilst tone is the mood of a text.
- 'The Lovely Bones' has a unique perspective, tone and register, making the narrative voice engaging.
- Unique perspectives might include writing from the perspective of an inanimate object, an animal or an abstract idea.
- We can adapt our perspective, register and tone to create unique voices in our own creative writing.
Keywords
Register - the level of formality of language
Tone - the mood or attitude conveyed in writing
Voice - the language a writer uses to communicate their perspective or a story
Common misconception
Pupils may not realise that they can choose a unique narrative perspective for their creative writing as they may not have come across that many narrative perspectives other than human.
Tell pupils that writers have written from the perspective of animals, objects, abstract ideas etc. Give examples. 'Black Beauty' is written from a horse's perspective. 'The Book Thief' is narrated by Death.
Equipment
You will need a copy of Chapter 1 of 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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