Introducing the novel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi (Lexile 740) Objectives: TLW identify the narrator of a text. TLW identify the point of view of a text. Writing Prompt: How can you make a new commitment to writing for this new year? Most of the action in the novel takes place aboard the Seahawk , a two masted ship, as it crosses the Atlantic Ocean in 1832. What was happening in the world in 1832? Check out this YouTube video about the Lynx: a privateer boat from 1812. It is a little over 8 minutes long. The main character in the novel is Charlotte Doyle, a 13-year-old girl of refined upbringing who finds herself aboard a ship with a mutinous crew. What is a "refined upbringing"? What is a "mutinous crew"? Click here to find out. Assignment: read the introduction (An Important Warning) to the novel and then respond to the following questions: 1. Who is the narrator of this novel? 2. What is the point o...