Day Nine

Objective: Explore differences in gender construction and types of character conflict in the text.

Materials: Princess School Advertisements (from yesterday)
                Powerpoint Presentation on Types of Conflict

1. Independent Reading
2. Ask students to present their Princess School advertisements.
3. Using examples from the story, compare Inigo's training with Buttercup's. What are the differences in their training goals? How and by whom is it initiated?
4. Students should make notes on the main types of conflict in storytelling from a Powerpoint presentation (with examples). Discuss which type(s) of conflict Inigo and Buttercup are experiencing in the story.