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aCTIvITy 2.8
Navigating the road of Trials
learNING STraTeGIeS:
Close Reading, Rereading, Graphic Organizer, Shared Reading, Marking the Text, Note-taking, Discussion Group
Trial: (focus on conflicts with other characters and society)
Experience with Unconditional Love:
Effect: (actions; words; thoughts/ feelings)
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3.
my Notes
Learning Targets
• Analyze conflicts revealed through specific passages of dialogue.
• Contribute analysis and evidence in a small group collaborative discussion.
Novel Study
In this activity, you will continue exploring your protagonist’s journey.
1. Review the Initiation stage of the Hero’s Journey. What do you remember about:
Step 4. The Road of Trials
Step 5. The Experience with Unconditional Love
2. In the previous activity, you interpreted the protagonist’s Departure. Now begin your interpretation of the next two steps in the protagonist’s journey: the Road of Trials and the Experience with Unconditional Love.
• List three significant trials (conflicts)—in chronological order—that occur after the event you identified as Step 3 of the Hero’s Journey.
• Connect the experience with unconditional love to the trial (if present).
• Analyze how the trial and the experience with unconditional love affect the
protagonist.
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