Lesson 2.2

Welcome to Unit 2, Lesson 2! Our lesson's objective is below...


Any movie buff or lover of literature knows that at the center of most stories, there is a hero who fights the odds to achieve a goal. How do stories across time and culture reflect this character type? In this essay, the author describes the archetype of the hero’s journey, reminding readers that although various heroes’ goals and obstacles might differ, the heroes themselves share similar journeys.

The texts we'll read in this lesson...

  • The Power of the Hero's Journey

Assignments in this lesson...

  • 2.2 First Read: The Power of the Hero's Journey

    • We will be going over this assignment in class on Wednesday, October 14 - Thursday, October 15

    • This is a Must Do assignment

  • 2.2 Context Clues*

    • (* = take notes on paper with this assignment)

    • We will be going over this assignment in class on Wednesday, October 14 - Thursday, October 15

    • This is a Must Do assignment

  • 2.2 Informational Text Structure*

    • We will be going over this assignment in class on Wednesday, October 14 - Thursday, October 15

    • This is a Should Do assignment

  • 2.2 Summarizing*

    • We will be going over this assignment in class on Wednesday, October 14 - Thursday, October 15

    • This is a Should Do assignment

  • 2.2 Close Read: The Power of the Hero's Journey

    • We will be going over this assignment in class on Wednesday, October 14 - Thursday, October 15

    • This is a Must Do assignment

  • All of these assignments are suggestively due by midnight on Thursday, October 29th on StudySync, and a picture of your paper notes should be turned into Google Classroom

***Other Notes on Lesson***

We will be watching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone the week of October 19th to practice our understanding of the Hero's Journey in the form of a graphic organizer task (Must Do assignment)

Notes from Ms. Simpson on The Hero's Journey Steps...


Finish Line

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