MTEL Foundations of Reading

Category - Foundations of Reading

A group of fifth-grade students finishes reading a novel written in the first person. The teacher has the students work together to write a new account of a key scene as it might be reported by a different major character. Which of the following questions would be the most appropriate focus of a group discussion following the writing activity?
  1. How does the narrative point of view in a story shape a reader's understanding of events?
  2. How do key structural elements in a narrative work affect the emotional impact of a story?
  3. How does the author use figurative language to foreshadow the resolution in a narrative?
  4. How do descriptive and expository writing affect a reader differently in a narrative text?
Explanation
Correct Response: A. This question focuses students' attention on a grade-level-appropriate literary analysis skill that directly builds on insights that would likely develop during the writing activity, such as the impact of narrative point of view on what is included in a story and on the tone of a story, and, in particular, how the narrative point of view (the vantage point from which the events in a story unfold) in the novel they read may have shaped their experience of the story as a reader. Options B, C, and D are incorrect because these questions are not related to the concerns and learning opportunities initiated in the writing activity.
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