Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Learning Objectives:
I can...

• use metaphors, similes and tone to express an idea
• support a thesis using textual evidence and commentary
• respond to peer writing

Shuffle the Seats

Prepare to Share

Opening:

1. Review your paragraph.

Did you do the following?

• Write a topic sentence you feel clearly states a position that you can best prove and explain?
• Provide the evidence by stating one of the following: 
• In the text we read, "..." (Line #)
• As the poet writes: "..." (Line #)
• Robert Haydn writes, "..." (Lines #)
• Attempt to use an embedded quotation in your commentary?
• Use two sentences to explain your evidence and how the evidence proves the heroic trait or traits?
• Connect text to evidence in your own words
• Help your reader understand why your evidence proves your point

2. Be sure your paragraph includes commentary about how TONE supports the reader's perception of Lincoln or Douglass as a hero.

3. Share in small groups

Work Period:

4. Proofread your paragraph tonight.  

• Include at least one piece of evidence as an "embedded quotation" (like we saw with Moco-Limping's Sample Personal Response on page 12).
• Turn in the Paragraph on LOOSE-LEAF paper tomorrow.

Changing Gears...to the Hero's Journey

5. Answer #1 and #2 on SpringBoard page 26

6. Discuss stereotypes.

7. Write down the definition of ARCHETYPE in your journal.  Look at the "Word Connections" Signal Box.  What other words utilize these roots?

     arch-

    -type-

8. Answer #3 on page 26.

9. Work through the Steps of a Hero's Journey through each Stage.  

• Describe the step in your own words. 
• Consider a film in which the Hero's Journey is present.
• Star Wars Trilogy
• The Lion King
• http://www.imdb.com/list/U--U5IZii_w/

Closing:

10. Why is each stage essential for a person's journey toward heroism? 

• Stage 1: Departure
• Stage 2: Initiation
• Stage 3: Return