Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Week 2: Unsung Heroes

MONDAY
  1. Finish the the film "Matrix" and complete the hero's journey organizer
  2. CW/HW: Complete a rough draft for the the writing prompt below
    • Writing Prompt: Do you believe Neo is a hero?  Provide 3 specific stages from the film as support for your claim.  

TUESDAY

  1. Finish the SRI test.  Record your score on your orange sheet.  Bring score to teacher to record into gradebook.  Staple your orange sheet with your lexile score in your "Data Section" on pages 1-3.
  2. Finish rough draft from yesterday (see Monday)
  3. Take notes on common character types (archetypes) in a hero's journey.  Record the character types on page 126-175 of your notes section. Click Link: Character Types (Archetypes)

WEDNESDAY

  1. Introduce the Hall of Heroes mini-project
  2. Read article and discuss the author's definition of a hero .  Do you agree with his definition, why? 
THURSDAY

  1. Warm-up: Read article about Dr. Sebi and write a summary paragraph explaining his contributions to society.  Why would some call Dr. Sebi a hero? Link: Dr. Sebi
  2. Complete your Hall of Hero mini-project
    • Project Guidelines:
      • 1 slide with 5 unsung heroes.  Highlight or bold the name you will answer the questions below.
      • Thesis Statement: ____is an unsung hero because______
      • 1 slide with 4 or more images that represent this persons contribution or admirable qualities
      • 1 slide with facts that represent this persons contribution or admirable qualities
      • 1 slide with biographical info (birthplace, career, family, education)
      • Persuasive paragraph persuading us why he should be recognized as a hero.
FRIDAY

  1. Finish project from yesterday.  6-slide PowerPoint about an unsung hero.
  2. Study for the quiz on 12 stages of hero's journey, and 8 common character archetypes. 
  3. Quiz (15 questions on scantron)
  4. Unsung Hero Hall of Fame: Check out some of the videos of unsung heroes.

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