Shifting Perspectives in Toni Morrison's Beloved | The Great American Read

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beloved sethe toni morrison morrison lit literature interactive lesson great american read tgar abolition slavery african american black writers black authors black literature african american literature point of view pov narrative first person perspective third person limited objective anti-slavery bugle
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English-Language Arts Writing
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Shifting Perspectives in Toni Morrison's Beloved | The Great American Read

In this lesson, students examine how author Toni Morrison uses points-of-view in the novel Beloved to draw readers into the devastating story of Sethe. Students explore the shifting narrative point of view that Morrison uses in the novel and consider how narrative can shape the reader’s relationship to the characters. What can fiction do with narrative, characters, and story, when it explores circumstances based on real-life events?
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PBS Learning Media

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