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Lesson 1 (from April 30, 1980, Pages 1-30)

Objective

Conflict plays an important role in building the excitement of the novel Season of the Machete. The novel begins with a deadly conflict, starting out with high physical stakes for all the characters. The objective of this lesson is for students to understand the types of conflict in the novel.

Lesson

1) Ask students to bring in examples of conflict from stories or TV shows. At the beginning of class, have students share their examples of conflict, and read the opening scene of the book. Explain the three main types of conflict: man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. himself. Ask students to help categorize the examples for the class, and have students think of examples of the types of conflict that aren't represented in the examples. How could the opening scene contain greater conflict?

2) Discuss the Lathrop Wells meeting as a class. What kinds...

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