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3. Who is the antagonist in the story? How would you describe this character? What does he or she value or believe?
4. Prepare for a small group discussion by continuing to focus on the trials and unconditional love experienced by the protagonist. Use sticky notes for the following:
• Mark conflicts reflected in dialogue spoken by other characters, and analyze how the dialogue affects the protagonist’s perspective on his society, encouraging him to reject their way of life.
• Mark evidence of unconditional love reflected in dialogue spoken by other characters, and analyze how the dialogue affects the protagonist’s perspective on his society, encouraging him to reject their way of life.
5. In your Reader/Writer Notebook, continue to add to your personal vocabulary list. Identify, record, and define (in context) at least five new words.
6. Using the notes you have prepared about important dialogue, engage in a small group discussion based on the following prompt.
Discussion Prompt: Analyze how specific lines of dialogue provoke the protagonist to make the decision to reject his or her dystopian society.
Check Your Understanding
WRITING to SOURCES Expository Writing Prompt
In a paragraph, explain how the trials (conflicts) experienced by the main character in your novel and the evidence of unconditional love are representative of the Hero’s Journey archetype. Be sure to:
• Include a topic sentence
• Use evidence from the novel
• Show an understanding of the steps of the journey archetype.
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