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Fri, 4 May: Pitching your story out loud, Honors timed writing, reading your new book

Today I will:
~Apply the Hero's Journey to my own life by pitching 3 stories in a Flipgrid.
~Analyze a novel and articulate the function of a motif by writing a thesis and two body paragraphs.

 Agenda:
WARM-UP: Log onto Flipgrid and 'pitch' your hero's journey story options. You may go outside for a more interesting background, but be back in TEN MINUTES (10 min).

 ~Distribute Hero's Journey essay handout & graphic organizer

 ~Literature Circle groups: name your reading team using the formula:
Color + Superpower + Creature
           Like, "cerulean flying water buffalo"

~Then share three dreams (like 'bucket list' dreams) and three fears per person. Do you have any common fears or dreams?
~Trip to library to check out new books

~HONORS: You will have about an hour to write a thesis and two body paragraphs, proofread, and upload your writing to Turnitin.com

~College prep: Walk-thru of the essay organizer; time to brainstorm & begin reading your new book.

Homework:
~ALL: Watch and reply to at least three (3) of your classmates' videos. Which story has the most potential to shape into a Hero's Journey, in your opinion? Why? Be respectful and use appropriate academic language register.

 ~Honors: Research Joseph Campbell and the hero's journey. You may also consider "the power of myth." There are numerous articles, book excerpts, and the like. Based on your findings, publish a 300-500-word informative post on the Hero's Journey, connecting it to a music video, show, movie, etc. You may not use Katniss, Harry Potter, or Frodo, as those were the examples in the TED-ED video we watched together. As always, include at least one image/gif/video and one embedded link to a resource you consulted.
Literature Circle Book Groups
All the Light We Cannot SeeAlexis, Rebekah, Katie May, Kaj
The Book ThiefEsther, Fadi, Alex
Diary of a Part-Time IndianBryan, Ely, Angelee, Chance
The Lord of the FliesLauryn, Olivia, Chelsea, Erica
MatchedIzzy, Makayla, Virginia
The Night CircusBrad, Taegan, Penny, Jordan
Percy JacksonSofia, Sebastian, Ethan
Prisoner B3087Aaron, Chase

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