📚 Part 1: Understanding Coming of Age

1. What does "coming of age" mean? Choose the best answer:

Getting older and having birthdays

Growing up and learning important life lessons

Moving to a new school or city

Learning how to drive a car

2. Which of these are signs that a character is experiencing "coming of age"? Check all that apply:

Taking on new responsibilities

Learning from mistakes

Watching television

Discovering something new about themselves

Facing a difficult challenge

Playing video games

3. In coming of age stories, characters often experience:

Only happy moments

Both challenges and growth

No changes at all

Only sad experiences

✏️ Part 2: Personal Reflection

4. Think about a time when you felt like you "grew up" or learned something important about yourself. What happened?

5. How did that experience change you? What did you learn?

6. Complete this sentence: "Coming of age means _________________ because _________________."

7. Your group will analyze a short text excerpt. Fill in the information below based on your group's discussion:

Text Title: _________________________________

Main Character: _________________________________

8. What challenge or change does the character face?

9. What does the character learn or how do they grow?

10. List 2-3 key details from the text that show the character is "coming of age":

• _________________________________________________