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UNWIND

GIBSON/WYETH GRADE 10

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�ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

  • Born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Degrees in psychology and drama
  • Avid reader, successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer
  • Wrote Episodes of Pixel Perfect and Goosebumps
  • Stories challenge world issues and moral values
  • Skinjacker Trilogy (Everlost, Everwild, Everfound)�

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UNWIND Challenges Conventional Thinking

  • Issues of morality, power, survival and value of human life.
  • We will NOT trivialize other’s moral believes in this unit.
  • We will NOT tolerate domineering points of view.
  • We will NOT tolerate patronizing points of view.
  • WE WILL challenge your critical thinking skills.
  • Be vigilant: Not everyone thinks like YOU!

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Dystopian Society

A dystopia is a community or society, usually fictional, that is in some important way undesirable or frightening.

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THINK ABOUT…

  • How the world would be different if there was compromise amongst differing world issues. Would it resolve every problem?
  • How government control of issues can be a blessing and a curse.
  • The importance of seeing different problems from all viewpoints.
  • How conflict may or may not be resolved throughout the novel

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THEME

An underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand

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Themes in UNWIND

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1. Human life and its value- is a human life expendable at ANY age?

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2. Government Control- How much control do we really want our government to have? How do we take back power once we have given it away?

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3. Power- How much does the state get to exert over those given to it?

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4. Parenthood- should parenting be a lifelong commitment? Should parents not have to deal with problem children?

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5. Utilitarianism- The greatest amount of good for the majority of the people is just.

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6. Survival- Does the law matter for the sake of one’s own life?

(By any means necessary)

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UNIVERSAL THEMES:

  • Man versus Self- A person versus their own CONSCIOUS and actions.
  • Man versus Man-A person versus the human race and its INEQUITIES.
  • Man versus Nature- A person versus the uncontrollable forces of nature.
  • Man versus Society-A person versus the whole wide round world (specific).

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OTHER LITERATURE TERMS:

  • Conflict (Internal and External)
  • Symbol
  • Tone
  • Mood

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  • Characterization
  • Point of View
  • Dynamic Character
  • Static Character
  • Round Character
  • Flat Character
  • Protagonist
  • Antagonist

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