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Lesson 1 (from Section 1: Pages 28-32)
Objective
Students will explore the uses of a frame narrative.
"Rip Van Winkle" is the story of a man called Rip Van Winkle--but it is told by another fictional person, Diedrich Knickerbocker. Knickerbocker's frame narrative is typical of Irving's stories--Knickerbocker is a fictional historian, and using him as a narrator increases the verisimilitude of the story. There, are, however, pieces of diction and details within this frame narrative that tend to undercut the seriousness of Knickerbocker as a historian, introducing ambiguity. This lesson will introduce students to the device of the frame narrative and ask them to consider how it is being used in "Rip Van Winkle."
Lesson
Reading: Distribute copies of Dan Cavallari's "What Is a Frame Story?" (Available online.)
Presentation: Prepare a brief presentation that introduces the various purposes of frame narratives, along with examples. Give a definition of the literary term "verisimilitude."
Written Assignment...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.4, 9-10.5, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.4, 11-12.5, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.10, 11-12.10
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