Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Lesson Plan

Unreliable Narrator?

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will analyze Oskar's narration by studying the concept of the unreliable narrator.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

Structure:

Begin the activity by asking students to describe Oskar as a narrator. How clearly does he describe situations and events? How objective and fair is he? How knowledgeable about the world?

After this preliminary discussion, introduce the concept of the unreliable narrator, breaking it down into two categories: deliberately unreliable and naively unreliable. Explain that Oskar falls into...