by Lottie Burrell Dixon. Students identified the following:
what is the name of each character mentioned in the scene? What do we know about them?
How are they described? How do they interact with the other characters? What does that
reveal about their own character?
Who is speaking in this section? What do they say to each other? How does their conversation influence the plot?
What is the plot so far? What is the youth’s reaction to Durmont’s situation?
What is Durmont’s reaction to Hilton’s offer? How does Hilton influence the plot?
Why is the setting important to the plot?
Zoom in one Point-of-View: Scene 2 (Telegraph Room):
What is each character’s point of view about Hilton’s offer to help during the conversation in
the telegraph room? How does the author develop each point of view (dialogue, description,
Durmont, Character: Lanky Youth, and Character Hilton
and identify the following:
Scene 3 Interactions (Shack)
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