📖 Part 1: Understanding Narrative Features

1. What is the main character's identity challenge in your chosen short story?

Finding their place in a new community

Dealing with family expectations

Discovering personal strengths

Other: ________________

2. From whose point of view is the story told?

First person (I, we)

Second person (you)

Third person (he, she, they)

3. Which narrative features help show the character's identity? (Select all that apply)

Character's thoughts and feelings

Dialogue with other characters

Character's actions

Setting and cultural context

Language choices and voice

🔍 Part 2: Narrative Identity Analysis Table

Instructions: Complete the table below using evidence from your short story. Use the sentence starters provided to help structure your responses.

Narrative Feature	Evidence from Text	How it Shows Identity
Point of View Who tells the story?
Characterisation How is the main character described?
Context When and where does the story happen?
Voice & Language How does the character speak?

4. Sentence Starters for Evidence:

• The author shows this when... • In the text it says... • An example of this is... • The character demonstrates...

5. Sentence Starters for Identity Analysis:

• This reveals that the character... • This shows the character's identity as... • This demonstrates how the character sees themselves as... • This suggests the character values...

✍️ Part 3: Reflection and Analysis

6. How does the author use narrative structure to show the character's identity journey?

Hint: Think about the beginning, middle, and end of the story. How does the character change?

7. Compare the character's identity to your own experience or someone you know:

Consider: family expectations, cultural background, personal challenges, community belonging

8. Vocabulary Support: Match the narrative terms to their meanings:

Characterisation

Point of View

Context

Voice

The way a character speaks and expresses themselves

Who is telling the story

The time, place, and cultural setting of the story

How the author develops and describes a character

EAL/D Support: Identiti (Malay) = Identity (English). Think about how characters show who they are through their actions, words, and relationships with others.