Unit 2 Journey to Identity Text Analysis

Title: INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL

“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.

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…

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.

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.
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