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Casting call

If "Gilead" were to be made into a movie, what actors would you choose for the following parts? John Ames; Jack Boughton; Lila Ames; Boughton; Glory Boughton; John's father; John's grandfather.

My life so far

John writes the journals for his son. If you were to write journals for someone, who would you write it for, and why? Share your answers with a partner chosen in advance.

Imaginary dialogue

Write a page of dialogue, in script form, that might represent the dialogue between John's husband and his wife, after she has found out that the two are planning a trip to find the grandfather's grave.

Between parent and child

So much of Gilead has to do with parent/child relationships. If you had a child, would you be a parent more like John, or more like John's father? Choosing three fathers and three sons in the...

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