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A – C: Oscar the Grouch
D – F: Big Bird
G – H: Sponge Bob
I – L: Adventure Time
M – P: Hey, Mr. Tamborine Man
Q-S: Strawberry Fields
T-V: Tom Selleck, Mustache Man
W-Z: Farrah Fawcett, The Hair
1st Period: Zoo
4th Period: Pool
6th Period: Circus
8th Period: Cave
John Doe, 1st period =
Big Bird, Zoo
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Bias occurs when a
person’s preferences or
tendencies stand in the
way of his making a fair
judgment
Example: John thinks that women, particularly blonde women, are not as
smart as men. When he interviews for new managers, he allows that bias to
affect his hiring decisions.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tony is a judge for the cheerleading
competition even though he has no experience
in gymnastics or dance.
Jericho asked his dad where to go to college.
His dad, who is a Longhorns fan and former
graduate, tells him he should attend UT Austin.
Laura has to decide who to hire for a job. Of the
four candidates who apply, she picks the one
with the strongest resume.
Jacquaria stands on the corner with a radar gun
and pulls over every car that drives over the
speed limit.
b. Jericho asked his dad where to go to
college. His dad, who is a Longhorns fan
and former graduate, tells him he should
attend UT Austin.
If you picked this answer, you were correct.
Of course, if he follows his dad’s advice, he
will be ONE SMART LONGHORN!!! Of
course, anything’s better than being a
Sooner…lol!
 An
unreliable narrator is one who cannot
be trusted.
- Such narrators may be:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Crazy
Lying
Biased
Makes mistakes
Ignorant
Self-absorbed
 No, letter
a does not make Ms. Ansley
unreliable!
 “I” /”we” in
description of thoughts,
actions, AND dialogue
 The narrator is a character who seems to
be telling the reader about the things that
happened to him
 This story is told from the perspective of
the narrator.
 Provides
a deep understanding of the
character’s mental process and motives;
 Reader feels as if he/she “knows” the
character and therefore, cares more
about what happens to him/her
 Narrator
is biased by his own motives
and thinking and the limitations of his
experience;
 Narrator may be unreliable;
 Only provides one side of the story
 “You” in
description of thoughts and
actions
 Dialogue MAY intermittently use “I” or
the passage may not use dialogue at all
 The story is ABOUT the reader
 This is a RARE form seldom used in
literature. Examples: Recipes, “How to”
guides, Choose-your-own-adventures
 It
feels as if the person reading the text is
actually PERFORMING the action
described. In the case of nonfiction, the
person IS PERFORMING the action
described.
 Sometimes
awkward and, as fiction, often
immature and forced
 “He”/”She”/”They”in
description of
thoughts and actions
 Dialogue will intermittently use “I”
 The narrator is an outside observer –
someone looking in on the scene. We
don’t know who this narrator is. He is not
connected to the story in any way.
 The
narrator seems to be looking over the
shoulder of one specific character. Even if
we know what other characters are doing or
saying, we don’t know anything that
happens to them when the main character is
not present. The narrator ONLY reveals the
thoughts of the character that he is
following.
 This story is told from the perspective of
the character that the narrator is following.
 Advantages:
Because of the limited
perspective, it can help build suspense
 Disadvantages: The reader doesn’t feel
as connected to the protagonist;
 Only provides one side of the story
 “He”/”She”/”They” in
description of
thoughts and actions
 Dialogue will intermittently use “I”
 The narrator is an OUTSIDE OBSERVER –
someone looking in on the scene. We
don’t know who this narrator is. He is not
connected to the story in any way.
 The
narrator seems to be able to read the
minds of the characters. The narrator can
follow ANY character at ANY time to ANY
place. This narrator seems like a god in
that respect – he’s “all-knowing”
 This story is told from the perspective of
multiple characters
 Advantages:
The reader can know what
multiple characters are thinking
 Disadvantages:
• Can be overwhelming;
• Readers can feel distanced from the characters
 “He”/”She”/”They” in
description of
actions
 Dialogue will intermittently use “I”
 The narrator will present what is seen
and heard, but nothing else
 Advantages:
• There is no bias;
• The narrator is reliable
 Disadvantages:
The reader feels
distanced from the characters
 This
occurs when the perspective SHIFTS
from one character to another. This can
occur using first person (for instance, in
The Poisonwood Bible, each of the sisters
tells a chapter) or third person limited.
 Advantages:
• Reader easily recognizes the bias of the
characters because he can compare each of
their viewpoints to the others;
The reader often feels emotionally invested in
more than one character
 Disadvantages:
overwhelming
Can be confusing or
Note: This clip is 9:00 minutes long. Just
watch until you have determined the
answer…
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwm
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 First, combine
ingredients from baking
soda through sugar. Stir. Then, in a
separate bowl, combine oil through eggs.
Beat until fluffy and soft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slm0S
xGGwrs
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhjD
nrw34QA
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Although it was so brilliantly fine--the blue sky
powdered with gold and great spots of light like
white wine splashed over the Jardins Publiques-Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her
fur.… Miss Brill put up her hand and touched her
fur. Dear little thing! It was nice to feel it again.
She had taken it out of its box that afternoon,
shaken out the moth powder, given it a good
brush, and rubbed the life back into the dim little
eyes. "What has been happening to me?" said the
sad little eyes. Oh, how sweet it was to see them
snap at her again from the red eiderdown! . . .
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvz4
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D Third person omniscient
B Second Person
A First Person
D Third person omniscient
C Third Person limited
A/B First person – The lead character is telling
the story of his youth as an adult; second person
– he addresses the audience “There you had it.”
Either is acceptable.
NOTE: The only example NOT presented is third
person objective. We will look at examples of
these in class.
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