First person in That Eye, the Sky 3: Sounds of the night
About
Standards
Detailed practice
Story - Narrative
Young adult and up
first person narrative
that eye the sky
tim winton
point of view
- Purpose
- Learn how first person point of view and resonant details can add richness and complexity to otherwise simple action.
- Description
- In this lesson, we break down one of the most complex descriptive passages in the That Eye, the Sky course. We model a snippet in which Winton's narrator listens to the sounds of the night, mixing perception, commentary, thoughts, and metaphor, all of which combine to build resonance and foreboding. There is a single checkpoint piece at the end in which students can either write a new version of the piece, or polish their writing from the lesson.