First person in That Eye, the Sky 6: The bad event

About Standards
Detailed practice
Story - Narrative
Young adult and up
first person narrative
that eye the sky
tim winton
resolving tension
detail
imagery
metaphor
evoking emotion
resonance
growing up
coming of age
describing the aftermath
physical details
setting the scene
first person commentary
emotional meaning
environmental description
reincorporation
perspective
emotional significance
subjectivity
judging
project
Purpose
Resolve the tension created in a sustained first person narrative.
Description
In this final lesson in for That Eye, the Sky, we model a passage in which the narrator arrives at the aftermath of a car accident. We explore how an accumulation of detail, history, image and metaphor create an emotionally resonant conclusion. The lesson ends in a checkpoint piece, which could be a new piece of writing or a revision of the work created in the lesson.
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