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Part One

· The following version of this novel was used to create this Lesson Plan: Yee, FC, and Michael Dante DiMartino. The Rise of Kiyoshi. E-book, Amulet Books, 2019.

· Michael Dante DiMartino opens his foreword by considering the constraints of writing a prequel within an established universe.

· He also lays out foundational questions he and FC Yee considered in approaching the project of the novel.

· DiMartino continues by explicating the basic premise of his narrative world, the Avatar, “the reincarnated being who holds the ability to manipulate, or bend, all four elements, who has a connection to the mysterious Spirit World, and who deal with conflicts among the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads” (5); requirements for stories in the narrative world are also laid out.

· DiMartino notes the trust placed in Yee by the project and affirms that the trust has been repaid.

· He expresses his...

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