Curated OER
Inside the Mind of the Unreliable Narrator
Create interdisciplinary connections and promote high-level inferences by studying unreliable narrators.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Narrator
Stories by Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce provide readers with an opportunity to investigate unreliable narrators. The lesson plan begins with an activity about different types of point of view and continues as scholars apply their...
Penguin Books
A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome
Is it possible to have too much concern for others? Can we be trapped by our expectations as well as those of society? Edith Wharton's chilling tale of Ethan Frome asks these and other disquieting questions. Signet's guide to Ethan Frome...
Curated OER
All the King's Men Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions based on All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Narrator
For this lesson plan, students will consider Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Narrator. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understanding Literary Text: Point of View and Tone
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about point of view and tone in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Reviewing Point of View and Tone, Unreliable Narrators, Third-Person...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Narrator Chart [Pdf]
Provides an overview of the importance of a narrator in a text and some brief exercises for analysis. Helps students learn more about the role of the narrator in literature, his/her voice, and influence on other characters and events.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift initially did his best to conceal the fact that he was the author of Gulliver's Travels. This article explores how Swift constructed the work to operate as an elaborate game, parodying travel literature, pretending to be...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Point of View and Tone (English Ii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Evaluate connections between forms of narration (unreliable narrator, omniscient, etc.) and tone in works of fiction.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Point of View and Tone (English Ii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Evaluate connections between forms of narration (unreliable narrator, omniscient, etc.) and tone in works of fiction.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Point of View
From the University of Victoria's writing tutorial site, this section provides a multiple-paragraph discussion of point of view.
Other
University of North Carolina: Glossary of Literary Terms
This site is provided for by the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Over forty literary terms defined by college students, each with thorough examples.