SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!. Unit: Journey to Identity

Text Analysis
Title:
Author:
Publication Date:
I chose this book because (respond in at least 2 sentences):

Discussion Questions
Use the text and your analysis to prepare two interpretive or evaluative discussion questions, then identify the type of question you have created.
Question
Is your question interpretive or evaluative?
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2.

Connecting with Character: Protagonist's Name
How do you relate to this character?
I am similar to the character in the following ways…
I am different from the character in the following ways…
Beginning:

End:
Beginning:

End:

Identity Development
Identify the protagonist’s stage of identity development throughout the story. Complete the chart with the correct stage and two instances of support from the text. Recall the different stages:
Identify Diffusion occurs when an adolescent does not make a commitment to any particular roles, values, or goals.
Identify Foreclosure occurs when someone makes a commitment without considering other possibilities.
Identity Moratorium occurs when an individual is in the midst of a crisis over a particular role or value and tries out alternatives in order to make a commitment.
Identity Achievement occurs when someone makes a personal decision or commitment after going through a crisis and exploring his or her option.

Stage of Identity Development
Text Support – provide two instances of textual support for each stage.
Beginning

Middle

End

Conflict
Identify and describe two conflicts in the story. Explain how the protagonist responds throughout the story and what his or her response reveals about him or her. Write in complete sentences.
Conflict
Protagonist’s Response
What does this reveal about the character?

Plot
What narrative structure (episodic plot, parallel plot, etc.) does the author use to tell the story?
Summarize the story using the elements of plot. Include details to demonstrate your reading.
Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

Looking Back
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
How does the trailer compare to the book? Is it an accurate representation of the story you read? Why or why not?

What changes would you make to the book trailer? If you would not make any changes, please explain why.

Theme
What is the message the author communicates through key events in the story?

Complete the following chart with details and a thoughtful analysis of how the events in the story influence the theme.
Key Events - What happens?
What do we learn about the character in this event? Or how does the event change the character?
What is the author’s message in each set of events you have identified?

What is the biggest difference in central ideas and themes? question 1 options: themes are for stories with characters in them. there is only a central idea if it is explicitly (specifically, outright) stated in a story. central ideas are a main idea specific to the text, while themes are an universal lesson or moral. themes are only found in nonfiction, while central ideas are found in fiction. question 2 (1 point) which of the following is not a true statement about theme? question 2 options: mulitple themes can be found within a single text theme is usually inferred. the theme is always clearly stated by the author or a character. themes should be supported by evidence from the text. question 3 (1 point) what is indirect characterization? question 3 options: all details stated and implied that give the reader information about a character. details such as age, height, or hair color that give the reader information about a character. actions or dialogue said by a character that give the reader information about a character. the description an author gives about the character in the exposition. question 4 (1 point) which sentence best describes lizabeth's development in "marigolds"? question 4 options: lizabeth matures when she recognizes that love is more powerful than hate. lizabeth learns that sympathy and understanding come from recognizing the truth about other people. lizabeth changes her behavior after she recognizes that she needs to be a better example for her brother. lizabeth comes to recognize that the world is too barren to create lasting beauty. question 5 (1 point) how does the resolution of lizabeth's conflict in "marigolds" develop the theme? question 5 options: lizabeth recognizes that she has looked only at herself rather than at other people. lizabeth's destruction of miss lotte's flowers brings about justice over miss lotte's ill-treatment of the children. lizabeth's pursuit of adventure leads her to a more fulfilling life away from the shantytown. the camaraderie of lizbeth and joey creates meaning in both their lives. question 6 (1 point) which of the following quotations best exemplifies lizabeth's childish nature at the beginning of the story? question 6 options: "and one other thing i remember, another incongruency of memory - a brilliant splash of sunny yellow against the dust - miss lottie's marigolds." "by the time i was fourteen, my brother joey and i were the only children left at the house." "'hey, lizabeth,' joey yelled. he never talked when he could yell." "then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of inciting such rage, and ran out of the bushes chanting madly, 'old witch, fell in a ditch, picked up a penny and through she was rich! '" question 7 (1 point) the story "marigolds" is told in a flashback. lizabeth recounts the details of the incident with miss lottie for the reader years after they have happened. how is this important to the development of lizabeth's character? question 7 options: lizabeth is older now and realizes that she may not have made the best decisions. lizabeth feels sorry for herself now and thinks that miss lottie is still angry. there were so many kids and so little to do, their behaviors should have been overlooked. all of these question 8 (1 point) lizabeth's "world had lost its boundary lines," when she overheard her father crying to her mother. what can we assume about the character of the father because of her reaction to this moment? question 8 options: we can assume that her father is a weak man. we can assume that her father shares his fears with his children and wife often. we can assume that her father is a proud and strong man and that his brokenness is a change in his character. we can assume that until this moment, her father has only cried to lizabeth but not to her mother which explains her surprise.