Nov+28+to+Dec+2

= = =This week we are starting a new unit designed to gain an understanding of the archetypal plot in a Journey/Hero story.= = = =We will discuss Journey as a personal growth, hero must progress towards growing up, whether that is for good or evil (Anikan in Star Wars). In the archtypical hero plot, the hero is not necessarily the one that rescues people. For example, Peter Pan is the hero who fights Hook. However, Wendy is the hero of the Heroic Journey. She is the one who is transformed by the challenges and returns home prepared to leave the nursery, one step closer to growing up. Peter Pan does not change.= = = Monday Homework: list ten movies or books that follows this theme for 10 pts. 2 extra credit for 20 films. And a candy bar for the most films/ movies collected.

Tuesday through Friday we will be dissecting movies and novels to see what are the common elements are in Hero stories and watching Elizabethtown. Friday Greek Roots quiz 8. The journey/hero unit addresses the following NTCE/IRA Language Arts Standards: 1) Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.   2) Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. 3) Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound–letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).   4) Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. =5) Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. =