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 * 1) You have finished reading __The Wind Singer__, by William Nicholson, and you are now completing set tasks on the novel.


 * 1) As an extension to this, complete the following activities:


 * 1) Select and read two novels from the reading list


 * 1) Read the handout entitled, “Modern Fantasy”
 * 2) Answer the questions about the extracts (p 92 and p 93).
 * 3) Read the “Breakaway” task on p 94.
 * 4) Complete the “Breakaway” task on p 95, focusing on the two novels you have read. This means you will have to identify and describe the typical archetypes in the two novels. Use the example of the chart to record your ideas.

In the third column, describe how the ways in which the authors have used the typical archetypes people expect in the fantasy genre in order to communicate new messages to a modern audience. Note that they may just be typical archetypes.


 * 1) Write a comparison of the protagonists in each of the three fantasy novels you have read. This includes __The Wind Singer__. Comment on:


 * the similarities and the differences between the protagonists.


 * their situations, that is where they live and what their worlds are like.


 * their companions or helpers.


 * whether they are successful in finding what they are seeking.

[|William Nicholson: "The Wind Singer"]

Ms L. M. Clark, 18 June, 2012