Monday
Hero Museum Exhibit Due
Vocabulary Notebook Check – 19 words minimum
IR Summaries Due
Complete writing prompt.
Writing a Thesis Statement Homework – Share.
Pods will determine the best thesis statement for each problem. They will then write the thesis statement on the strip of paper and bring to the front board. The class will share and discuss each thesis statement.
Thesis Statement Q & A – Topic-Opinion-Direction
Thesis Statement Open Note Quiz
Hero Museum Exhibit Presentations
Springboard - Complete Activity 1.6 – page 16
Due Following Monday
Tuesday
Complete writing prompt.
Adjective Check
Writing a definition essay…
Function Strategy
Example Strategy
Negation Strategy
Complete Springboard - Anticipation Activity 1.7 – page 17
Think-Pair-Share
Complete Springboard Quickwrite Activity 1.7 – page 18
Discuss 5 w’s
Complete diffusion reading strategy for pages 19-20.
Wednesday
Complete writing prompt.
Paraphrasing Strategy – Fold your paper into eight equal sections. As you read each paragraph write two or three words that represent what is happening and draw a picture to represent that paragraph. When you are finished we will revisit the squares and create a summary of the article.
Read “Love Triumphs: 6-Year-Old Becomes a Hero to Band of Toddlers, Rescuers” by Ellen Barry
Springboard – pages 19-20
Complete a summary of the article.
Extension – Grammar Review – Prepositional Phrases
Review notes on Writing a Definition Essay.
Thursday
Computer Cart 8-1
PACE
Complete writing prompt.
Archetype Research
The Hero’s Journey
Stage 1: Departure - The Call to Adventure
Stage 1: Departure - Refusal of the Call
Stage 1: Departure - The Beginning of the Adventure
Stage 2: Initiation - The Road of Trials
Stage 2: Initiation - The Experience with Unconditional Love
Stage 2: Initiation - The Ultimate Boon
Stage 3: Return - Refusal of the Return
Stage 3: Return - The Magic Flight
Stage 3: Return - Rescue from Without
Stage 3: Return - The Crossing, or Return Threshold
Characters
Hero
Anti Hero
Damsel in Distress
Destroyer
Earth Mother
Epic Hero
Herald
Mentor/Teacher
Outcast
Outcast
Scapegoat
Shapeshifter
Shrew
Temptress
Transgressor
Trickster
Villain
Innocent
Situations
Loss of Innocence
Coming of Age
The Initiation
The Ritual
Death and Rebirth
The Fall
Dark Journey
The Quest
The Task
Good versus Evil
Colors
Black
Blue
Brown
Gray
Green
Orange
Purple
Red
White
Yellow
Elements/Setting
Water
Fire
Ice
Snow
Lightning
Seasons
Wilderness
Sea
River
Garden
Desert
Mountains, peaks
Caves, tunnels
Forest
Additional Images
Hourglass
Sun
Heavenly bodies
Circles
Triangle
Rectangle
Cross
Egg/Oval
Oak
Tree
Serpent/snake
Dark colored bird
Light colored bird
Lamb
Lion
Numbers
3
4
6
7
4
Friday
Computer Cart 8-1
Complete writing prompt.
Continue Archetype Research.
Due Monday
5 Additional Vocabulary Words (24 due)
Next week:
Frederick Douglass
Walt Whitman
Enrichment – Write a poem celebrating a political hero of the United States. Illustrate.
The Challenge of the Hero’s Journey code 218