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In the Classroom

Twi l ight. In the Classroom. A Personal Connection Retelling from an Alternative ‘Point of View’ By: Deborah Solice, Educator and Author. Talking Points: As a multitude of teenage girls who have read the novel Twilight know, the awkward passage from

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In the Classroom

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  1. Twilight In the Classroom A Personal Connection Retelling from an Alternative ‘Point of View’ By: Deborah Solice, Educator and Author

  2. Talking Points: As a multitude of teenage girls who have read the novel Twilight know, the awkward passage from adolescence into adulthood is not always the most challenging problem one might encounter. It depends upon the person and their outlook on life, priorities, etc.., to determine the importance and impact of any event.

  3. "We've all had the experience of being that age and feeling that everything is life and death," said Melissa Rosenberg, who wrote the screenplay. "You know, ‘I have nothing to wear today, I'm going to kill myself.’ What's so wonderful about this story is that everything actually is life and death.” As the importance and ultimately, the amount of impact attached to an event is different per individual, so is his/her point-of-view.

  4. (To the Student and Educator)Students will better understand ‘Point of View’ Consider: When reading a text, one should always remember that the author writes from his/her point-of-view, or with his/her own preconception. The story of Twilight is told from Bella’s point of view, which is in ‘first person’.

  5. First Person Point of View The story is told through the eyes of one character in the story.  Pronouns such as I and We are used.  The reader only experiences what that one character portrays and thus feels a personal connection to the character.  It becomes difficult to analyze the truth of the story as no other perspectives are given.

  6. The Student will: Read Twilight and choose a character besides Bella through which to experience and retell a favorite event/scene in the story. • Choose one:

  7. (To the student)Considering Point of View • Food for thought: In this scene where Edward saves Bella from being “squished by the van”, there are many witnesses to the incident. These witnesses include parking lot spectators, Edward, and the driver of the van, Tyler, just to mention a few. So, now we have several different points of view and, most likely, several different descriptions of the same incident.

  8. (To the Student)Considering Point of View cont… • In fiction, who tells the story and how it is told are critical issues for an author to decide. The tone and feel of the story, and even its meaning, can change radically depending on who is telling the story. • Remember, someone is always between the reader and the action of the story. That someone is telling the story from his or her own point of view. This angle of vision, the point of view from which the people, events, and details of a story are viewed, are important to consider when reading a story. • http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/pov1.html

  9. (To the Student)Assignment Guidelines You will read the story, Twilight, and choose a character that is compelling to you. You will then reread a favorite scene/event from the story, picturing it through the eyes of your chosen character. Use your literature journal to make notes as you read. Things to include- descriptive words of your character and others; differences in ideas/opinions; possible deviations in the overall scenario; how your character might interpret scenes differently, etc…, When you retell the scene/event, you are allowed to add as many details as you like as long as the meaning, the characters and the sequence of the story/event remain unchanged. Finally, you will write a synopsis retelling the scene/event in the story from your character’s point-of –view after answering the following Essential Questions.

  10. (To the Student)Essential Questions • How does a character's actions give insight to his or her personality? • How might your character’s view of the story events differ from Bella’s? • Would the storyline change if it had been told by the character you have chosen? Why or Why not? Explain in detail.

  11. (To the Educator)Setting the Stage • Learning how to write/tell a story takes time and is developed in stages. Story-telling in any form involves much more than a plot. Creating the setting, characters and dialogue can be very daunting tasks. In helping students to learn how to write/tell a story, we must first provide them a foundation on which to build. By supplying some of the elements through the ‘art of retelling’ and a predetermined point-of-view, student production becomes less daunting and more reasonable. • We have set the stage by allowing them to use the Twilight characters, plot, setting, etc..,

  12. The Telling:Event from Bella’s Point of View “I saw several things simultaneously. Nothing was moving in slow motion, the way it does in the movies… Edward Cullen was standing four cars down from me; staring at me in horror. His face stood out from a sea of faces, all frozen in the same mask of shock… …because the van was still coming. It had curled gratingly around the end of the truck, and still spinning and sliding, was about to collide with me again. A low oath made me aware that someone was with me, and the voice was impossible not to recognize. Two long white hands shot out protectively in front of me, and the van shuttered to a stop a foot from my face, the large hands fitting providentially into a deep dent in the side of the van’s body.” (Taken from the book, Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer)

  13. Now, it’s your turn! • THINK-PAIR-SHARE: • I will show the previous slide once again. 1. First, take the time to reread it silently, visualizing the event through Bella’s eyes, detail by detail. 2. Then, turn to a partner or your group and discuss the details in sequence. (Include thoughts and emotions from the scene.) 3. Finally, a ‘Storyteller’ from a few volunteer groups will share their thoughts on the vital aspects of the ‘telling’ from Bella’s point-of-view.

  14. The Retelling:Event from Tyler’s Point of View • THINK- PAIR-SHARE: 1. Now, take a moment to visualize the same event through the van driver, Tyler’s, eyes. 2. Then, turn to a partner or your group and begin a discussion of the same event interjecting small moments and important details. 3. Finally, volunteer ‘Story Re-tellers’ will share your versions by retelling the event through this alternative point-of-view.

  15. The learning doesn’t stop here. This is only the beginning forThe New Moon will soon rise…

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