Long Way Down Discussion Questions - DUE MONDAY

Hi Lovelies,

Below you will find the Long Way Down discussion questions.  PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR RESPONSES.  My email is ybeltran@sandi.net

Your answers are due by Monday at 3pm.

And a HUGE thank you for writing today in class.  I look forward to reading and getting a sense of your writing style.  Don't forget SAS #3 tomorrow in class. 

Questions:
1.  Will and his family are immersed in a distinctive culture.  How would you describe their culture?  

2.  What aspects of Will's culture do you identify with?  What aspects are foreign to you?

3.  Why not break The Rules?

4.  What are the unspoken rules in high school culture?  In society? In your culture?  

5.  What are your thoughts on the book's ending? 

6.   Regardless of your opinion, what do you think Jason Reynolds meant with those last words?

7.  What creates the cycle of violence described in Long Way Down?

8.  How do you think the cycle of violence could be stopped?

Love and Light,
Beltran

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