Part A Choose one of the characters (other than Carter Druse) from the short story “A Horseman in the Sky.” In 50 to 75 words, write a brief description of everything you know about that character.

Part B
Remember what you have learned about the theme of struggling to find one's own identity and the key elements of a story. Based on that information, write a 250-word fictional narrative about the Civil War from the perspective of the character you have chosen. Your narrative should have a clear setting, a point of view, at least one character, and a plot. Your narrative should also help explain the character's identity. Remember to stay true to what you have already learned about the character you chose from “A Horseman in the Sky.”

Here are a few points you could include in your story if you chose Carter’s father:

Character: Carter’s father

Setting: his home in Virginia (and then later the hilltop in the battlefield)

Point of view: Here’s an example of the narrative from the first-person point of view:

A dagger sliced through my heart when my son told me he would betray our family legacy and join the Union army, but I steeled myself, and offered not the slightest hint of rage or disappointment.

Here are a few points you could include in your story if you chose Carter’s father:

Character: Carter’s father

Setting: his home in Virginia (and then later the hilltop in the battlefield)

Point of view: Here’s an example of the narrative from the first-person point of view:

A dagger sliced through my heart when my son told me he would betray our family legacy and join the Union army, but I steeled myself, and offered not the slightest hint of rage or disappointment.

Explanation: