WRITING: What Do You Do?

In the story Miyax remembers that fear can cripple a person so that he or she cannot think or act. She recalls her father's advice: “Change your ways when fear seizes for it usually means you are doing something wrong.” Discuss with students what Kapugen means. Ask: What strategies do you use to overcome fear? Then have students write about one of these topics:

  • What I Do When I'm Afraid
  • Good Advice That I Have Been Given