1. Do Now!  Do you believe Jonas is a hero? Support your response with support by explaining what characteristic Jonas does or does not display.

2. Initiation Review 8 th Grade Language Arts

3. Initiation 1. Road of Trials 2. Experience With Unconditional Love 3. The Ultimate Boon

4. What is the Initiation???  The action of admitting someone into a group with a series of challenges.  Our hero often has many challenges to face in order to make them stronger.

5. 1) Road of Trials  Hero experiences and is changed by a series of tests or challenges  Hero usually fails one or more test  Tests often occur in threes

6. The Road of Trials - Explanation RISING ACTION  The story develops RISING ACTION as the hero faces a series of challenges that become increasingly difficult as the story unfolds.

7. 2) Experience With Unconditional Love  Hero experiences support (physical and/or mental) from a friend, family member, mentor, etc.

8. The Experience with Unconditional Love - Explanation  This love often drives the hero to continue on the journey, even when the hero doubts him/herself. time of support  It is a great time of support for the hero.

9. 3) The Ultimate Boon  Goal is achieved  Goal can be: CAN 1. Physical Object: something you CAN touch or hold (necklace or crown) CANNOT 2. Intangible Item: something you CANNOT touch or hold (love or knowledge)

10. The Ultimate Boon - Explanation CLIMAX  The story reaches the CLIMAX as the hero gains what he or she set out to achieve

11. Together… Springboard Page 122 Question 2

12. Together…Springboard Page 123 Questions 3 & 4  Who is the antagonist in the story? How would you describe this character? What does he or she value or believe?

13. On Your Own…Springboard Page 123 Question 6  Analyze how specific lines of dialogue provoke the protagonist to make the decision to reject his or her dystopian society.  (How does the main character show he or she is going against the society by the way they speak?)