100 POINTS!!!! NEED HELP ASAP DUE TODAY
Text Analysis
Title: Of Beetles and Angels Author: Selamawi Asgedom Publication Date: Nov 15, 2000
I chose this book because while I was looking through all the others, this is the one that caught my eye. I also like reading war related books.
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 ___________Selamawi Asgedom_____________________
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:
He loves being outside and loves being with friends
End:
He loved the wilderness and exploring
Beginning:
Live in a different place,
End:
Haven’t been in a war and am not as old.
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.
1. How does the trailer compare to the book? Is it an accurate representation of the story you read? Why or why not?
2. 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?
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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?
