Long Way Down

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Objective

I can examine how characters' perspectives and motivations shape the events and conflicts in *Long Way Down*.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Describe the three rules that Will lives by and explain how they influence his initial decision to seek revenge.

2

How does the video suggest that Will's perspective is shaped by the death of his brother, Sean, and the environment he grew up in?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

According to the video, Will follows three rules. How do these rules, and Will's perspective on them, shape his initial actions after Sean's death? The video mentions that Will encounters different ghosts on each floor of the elevator. How might the perspectives of these ghosts challenge or reinforce Will's motivation for revenge? The video emphasizes that the reader must "ponder the questions that Williams ghosts personally raise for you." Based on the video, what is one way a character's perspective, other than Will's, contributes to the central conflict of the story?

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