Monday, January 11th:
1st Period:
BIC: passed out class schedules
Tomorrow, the reading logs, and the AR tests are due for the
Winter Break class assignment.
The Hero’s Journey:
Star Wars Video
Up to "The Magic Talisman"
Up to "The Magic Talisman"
3rd Period:
Signed students in
Reminded people that the first AR assignment is due
tomorrow. For new students, the AR assignment is due February 12th.
The Hero's Journey
Up to "The Heralds'
1st Period:
Passed out "The Hero's Journey" Outline
Showed "Star Wars Power Point up to "The Bad Motivator"
Reviewed: The Ordinary World, The Call of Adventure, The Refusal, Meeting with the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold
3rd Period:
Passed out "The Hero's Journey" Outline
Showed "Star Wars Power Point up to "The Bad Motivator"
Reviewed: The Ordinary World, The Call of Adventure, The Refusal, Meeting with the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold
Tuesday, January 12th:
BIC:
Silent Sustained Reading
First AR reading log and AR test are due today
Passed out "The Hero's Journey" Outline
Showed "Star Wars Power Point up to "The Bad Motivator"
Reviewed: The Ordinary World, The Call of Adventure, The Refusal, Meeting with the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold
3rd Period:
Passed out "The Hero's Journey" Outline
Showed "Star Wars Power Point up to "The Bad Motivator"
Reviewed: The Ordinary World, The Call of Adventure, The Refusal, Meeting with the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold
Wednesday, January 13th:
BIC:
Silent Sustained Reading
Reading Log
1st Period:
Passed out and went over the 9th Grade English
Syllabus
Showed the power point for “Star Wars: The Hero’s Journey”
Note Taking
Silent Sustained Reading
3rd Period;
Passed out and went over the 9th Grade English Syllabus
Showed the power point for Star Wars: The Hero's Journey"
Note taking
Thursday, January 14th:
BICSilent Sustained Reading
Remember: For the Accelerated Reading Assignments, you must
read an AR book (the book's binding has a sticker designating that it is an AR book) keep a reading log,
and then take and pass the AR test.
You must read three (3) AR books.
The due dates for each one is:
Tuesday, January 12th
Friday, March 25th
Friday, May 6th
You may turn in the reading logs, and the tests at any time
before the due dates.
If you select a non AR book, you can only do the reading
log. There is not a test for a non AR book.
YOU WILL NOT GET AR CREDIT FOR A NON AR BOOK.
The non AR book can only be for extra credit.
First Period and Third Period:
Notes on "Star Wars: The Hero's Journey"
After the hero has experienced frightening ordeals, he or
she then undergoes a death experience which causes her to transcend her former
weaknesses. The death or near death of the hero, either a physical death or a
metaphorical death, causes him or
her to enter a new life, stronger and wiser than before.
The hero must leave the Special World with his treasure (the
golden goblet from the dragon Smaugs’ lair in The Hobbit, for example) and return to the ordinary world. The
journey back is fraught with danger and usually includes a chase to elude evil
and to return to safety.
The hero returns home, back to the Ordinary World; however,
due to the amazing experiences, trials, ordeals that he or she has undergone, the
hero or heroine is a changed person – deeper, wiser, more mature, more aware.
The website that this information was taken from is www.starwarsintheclassroom.com
Assignment:
Break into a group of four, and using the format of the
Hero’s Journey, create a story, complete with prose, dialogue, a hero/heroine,
allies, enemies, and a goal – what is the hero or heroine fighting for or
fighting against? The main
character must follow the path of the hero or heroine. Examples you may follow are Star Wars, The Hobbit, Harry Potter, The
Hunger Games, etc.
Divide up the story in to the following:
The Ordinary World
1. The
ordinary world
2. The
Call to Adventure
3. The
Refusal of the Call to Adventure
4. The
Meeting of the Mentor
5. Crossing
the Threshold
The Special
World
1. Tests,
Allies, and Enemies
2. The
Approach
3. The
Ordeal – does not have to include all of these
a. Trials
i. The
Belly of the Beast
ii. The
Enchanted Forest
iii. The
Descent into the Cave
b. Victory
Return of the Hero
1. The
Chase
2. The
Death
3. Resurrection
Friday, January 15th:
BIC
Silent Sustained Reading
You should be reading your second AR book now.
Please remember to do your reading log after reading.
The reading log should be a brief summary of what you have
read, plus your comment (what do you think about what you have just read), and
a prediction.
Please be sure to identify the characters by their names. Do
not over use pronouns (he, she, they, ect. Identify who he, she, and they are.)
The last date you can turn in the second AR book is Friday,
March 25th. Please do not wait until March 25th to turn
it in.
1st Period:
“The Hero’s Journey”
The Special World:
In the Belly of
the Whale
The Sacred Grove
(Skimmed over: The Mystical Marriage, Sacrifice, Betrayal,
Confrontation and Denial. The
above elements of the Hero’s Journey in the Special World can be found on the
website: www.starwarsintheclassroom,
or one can google “The Hero’s Journey” and the first entry will be that
website.
Got up to the third act of the Hero’s Journey, “The Return
of the Hero”.
3rd:
Silent Sustained Reading
Reading Log
The Hero’s Journey:
Went over The
Sacred Grove in detail
(Skimmed over: The Mystical Marriage, Sacrifice, Betrayal,
Confrontation and Denial. The
above elements of the Hero’s Journey in the Special World can be found on the
website: www.starwarsintheclassroom,
or one can google “The Hero’s Journey” and the first entry will be that
website.
The Hero’s Return:
The Chase
Victory
Death
Transformation
Writing Groups:
Cooper
Nicole
Johan
Isabel
Timerica
Jonathan Alvarez
Arturo
Emily
Kristina
Mutasim
Tyron
Sharon
Amanda
Reyna
Jaynice
Josselyn
Tyler
Arisbeth
Yulma
Kimberly Lemus
Caterin
Lynn
Ashley
Paola
Procedure:
Everyone pitches ideas
Everyone writes down ideas
Initially, everyone must decide on the following:
Theme
Setting
Characters
Enemies
Conflict
Resolution
First Act or The “Ordinary World”
Setting
The Call to Action
The Refusal
The Acceptance
The Arrival of the Mentor
The Threshold Guardians
