1) Read aloud, and discuss - the story, "Identities."
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2) Fiction Notes
3) Plot Stuff -
Plot for this wee film? Plot for story?
Why does plot matter? Why does plot tend to have this shape?
4) Group (1 - 4) Discussion/Hand-in Questions - submit answers with everyone's name on it by end of class...
What kind of identities are at play in this story?
What is our protagonist like? How do you know? (quotes as evidence)
Why does he leave his neighbourhood of twice cut lawns? What is his motivation?
This story has some very detailed and descriptive passages. What setting description stood out to you? What is the point of the contrast between the two settings of suburbia and urban slum?
Using the glossary at the back of the book to review the following terms - point of view, simile, symbol and metaphor.
What similes, symbols and metaphor are used? To what effect?
What is the point of view? How do you know?
If the theme of a piece of literature is a generalized understanding about how life is, then what do you think the theme of "Identities" is? In other words, what's the big idea here?
