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aCTIvITy 2.5
Contemplating Conflicting perspectives
learNING STraTeGIeS:
Shared Reading, Close Reading, Rereading, Questioning the Text, Note- taking, Discussion Groups
aCademIC voCabUlary
Perspective is a point of view or a specific attitude toward something. Your perspective describes how you look at or interpret situations or events.
Topic:
Character 1:
Character 2:
Perspective:
Perspective:
Textual Evidence (#):
Textual Evidence (#):
my Notes
Learning Targets
• Analyze conflicting perspectives within the novel and explain how the author uses this technique to shape readers’ understanding of the story.
• Identify and analyze the importance of specific vocabulary to the story.
Novel Study
In this activity, you will look at the different perspectives in the novel you are reading.
1. Other than the protagonist, who are the most important characters so far in the story? What do we know about each of these characters? Make a list of these characters and provide a brief description of each.
2. Which of these characters usually agree with one another? Which of these characters tend to disagree?
3. Conflict among people or between people and society is a result of conflicting perspectives. Support this idea by identifying a topic that has created the most important conflict so far in the story and contrast two different perspectives about the topic.
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