The Hero's Journey

Only when you think a little deeper  about your character do you notice the pattern of  the Monomyth: The Hero's Journey, created by Joseph Campbell. So many characters  across a multitude of genres go through the stages of the 'The Hero's Journey' - Can you spot this pattern in the books you've read? - Once you identify the pattern, you can better interpret  your character's behavior. +1 if you can add a comment with a title of a book where this 'journey' is used. - You cannot name anything that was discussed in class.


"The cave you free to enter holds the treasure you seek."  Joseph Campbell

Win +1 points if you can recognize this pattern in the characters you read about going forward.

Reading H/W
Work on your book club presentation. Wednesday: Each group must show me the progress you have made so far on your 'Book Club presentation.

REMINDER: Make sure you have your files organized by the end of this week.


What is a hero?

This video was made with http://www.sparkol.com  (you can sign up for a free trial) This is a fantastic way for you to present your book club knowledge. This site is very expensive. Only use it during your free trial. - it is really cool!

Kudos to our winners for the $1 challenge C.C. Sebastian H. and Nathan, and Kalia


+1 for Elysia and Amanda for their efforts.
Recap on Friday's grammar session...
 Next Friday, you will calculate your new 'Reading Ladder' - Have you met your goal?

Weekly Reflection

For next week: you need to make sure you have organized your files for the second quarter into shortcuts on your bookmarks bar. Next Friday, you will be given an organization grade based on how effectively you have got your self set up for our new units. You will need copies of these files in your shortcuts:

Reading
Non-fiction Research Across Text Sets
Reading Ladder: November Check In
2nd Qtr Reading Log
Word Study: Unit 3
Word Study: Unit 4
2nd Qtr Book Club and Partner Discussions

Writing
Research Based Writing
Unit 3: Grammar Phrases (Part 1) Absolute, Infintive, and Prepositional
Unit 4: Grammar Parallel Structure

You bookmarks bar will look a little like:

Drop Folder:

• Research Based Writing (The file from above) - We will just use this one file from now on to store your writing
• 2nd Qtr Reading Log
• 2nd Qtr Book Clubs and Partner  Discussions (The file from above)

Now you are perfectly organized until December (apart from some poetry units that we will add later)

All other files need removing from your drop folder (Except any files that you have in there for Ms. Blaize - Shared class only)


Next Week
Book Club Presentations: Next Friday

How would you answer the big questions in life?

Literary Allusions

Use this link to make a copy of the Unit 3 WordStudy File

Always be on the watch out for literary Allusions - The wider you read, the easier they are to spot.


Other ways to make connections or disconnections to stories

No additional H/W tonight.

Reading Classes - Work on your book club presentation due next Friday

Writing Classes - Anonymous (no name on it)  PRINTED copy of your $1 article - due tomorrow

Criteria for Scoring in tomorrow's challenge:

The SGD$1 Challange

Use this link to go to your assessment on Opening and Delayed Adjectives and Adverbs

Shout out to ANYA - Scoring over 95% in the assessment!
Shout out to LUKE and PATRICK - Each scoring 'A's on the assessment!

Make a copy of this link and save it in your short cuts. This is your new unit for Research Based Argument Writing
What could be done with $1?

Writing Classes
SGD $1 Challenge H/W: Due Friday

The student that writes the most effective research persuasive argument, as judged by the class, for the use of the money - will get to keep the money and use it for their chosen cause, (what he/she wrote about). Your writing will be at least one large paragraph, many of your will write more.
Remember: This is not about which 'cause'  is the best - it is about how effectively you can create a research based persuasive argument.

Your final pieces must be printed and  turned in anonymously. If you do not bring a printed version to class, you cannot participate.   Pieces will be scored in small groups based on its use of the list of topics listed in the chart below:

As teachers, we thought this would be an entertaining, engaging, and exciting way to launch our Research Based Argument Unit. This challenge is not about the money, it is not even about the ideas, it is just about how effectively you can persuade.  (Did you spot the parallel structure?)