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Complete the following tasks in the discussion tab - (or upload a word document).

1.) Write down three questions you have about the novel so far? These questions can be about issues, references, situations, characters, etc. that seem confusing. Or they can be questions which relate to the historical context of the novel.

Write a **paragraph** length response for each of the following questions. Content for each response should refer to Book One, Chapters 1 - 6: Paragraphs should be **coherent** (i.e. organized and focused around a clear topic sentence, general ideas are supported with relevant, specific support; sentences should be edited.)

Let's start with the basics: setting and character. 2.) - Compare **and** contrast the two basic settings of this novel (France and England). What seems similar about each place and what seems different? Use specifics from the novel (examples, direct quotes) to support your ideas.

3.) - Beyond the obvious (lack of technology; they dress differently, etc. ) what seems fundamentally different about the time period this novel is set in vs. our present day? (Keep in mind that relative to when this book was published (1859), Dickens is writing about events that are about 70 years old for HIS audience.) Use specifics from the novel to support your ideas.

4.) Characterize **either** Jarvis Lorry **or** Lucie Manette. (Questions to help develop some ideas - What can you infer about his/her personality? What does Dickens want us to understand about him/her in these first six chapters? How does Dicken's physical description reveal certain traits about their respective characters? How does their interaction at the inn reveal specific qualities about his/her character? How does Dickens use the rather unusual and melodramatic situation regarding Lucie's father to reveal specific characterisitics about each character?) Use specifics from the novel to support your ideas.

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