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Lesson 1 (from Part I, Chapter 1)

Objective

Part I, Chapter 1

The novel's protagonist, Robert Neville, is in a bad situation. He is the only human survivor (that he knows of) of a plague that turns living beings into vampires. The objective of this lesson is to explore the protagonist in depth.

Lesson

1. Journal entry: Begin writing a journal as Robert and introduce yourself. Imagine that your journal will become the official eyewitness history of the time of the vampire plague, so you must be thorough in your descriptions and explanations. This journal will be an assignment for each lesson plan and will play a large role in the final lesson plan. When the directions refer to "you" under this part of the lesson plan, you are to be writing as Robert.

2. Class discussion: Robert is utterly alone. What does he do to pass the time? Do you think he is afraid? Do you...

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