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Life of Pi Anticipation Guide
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Read each statement. If you agree with the statement place an A in the column or a D for disagree if you do not agree with the statement.
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Before you read Life of Pi, place your answers in the first column.
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After you finish reading the drama, you will respond to the statements again in lesson 3.07 and analyze why your choices changed or did not change.
A human and a tiger can coexist in a small space peacefully for months on end.( Predatorial animals can be domesticated so that they can coexist with humans)
Disagree
A person will do anything no matter how shameful or barbaric in order to survive.
Agree
All actions are acceptable in a life-or-death situation.
Disagree
Communication with a living being is essential to survival.
Agree
Religious beliefs require unquestionable faith and obedience by the religious follower.
Agree
People are predictable and will resist change.
Disagree
Without routine, beings cannot function properly.
Disagree
Death is a better coping mechanism than enduring continual torture and/or suffering.
Agree
Faith in a higher power is essential to survival.
Agree
Compromising your beliefs in order to survive is acceptable.
Disagree
Having a personal relationship with God is essential to any religion.
Agree
There are multiple ways to believe in God.
Disagree
You cannot understand this world without belief in God.
Agree
You cannot understand this world without belief in science.
Disagree
“The world isn’t just the way it is. It is how we understand it…..” (spoken by the main character of Life of Pi)
Agree
People cannot believe in something beyond the “seen.”
Disagree
Every human has an evil side and a good side.
Disagree
It is easier to accept what you want to believe rather than what actually
occurred....