Ender’s Game Dialectical Journal
Directions: As you read the novel, take note of times where characters face the issue of conformity and
record these events in the dialectical journal.
Evidence
Quotation with MLA Citation
Context
What is happening in the story?
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Commentary
How does this event relate to the
theme of conformity?
Evidence
Quotation with MLA Citation
Context
What is happening in the story?
Commentary
How does this event relate to the
theme of conformity?
Directions: Create an assertion based on the dialectical journal; then, write an AEC paragraph supporting
the assertion.
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