The Hero Journey, Part 1 / "The Masque of the Red Death" / Robert Gets Tucked In

Grade 12

• Debriefed peer reveiw experience from yesterday.
• Dist. handouts: college search info, Bloom's Taxonomy, Maslow's Hierarchy, Jungian Archetypes
• Watched part 1 of Joseph Campbell's "The Hero Adventure." (Episode 1 of The Power of Myth) Took notes: definition of a hero, 2 types of hero (physical, psycho/spiritual), different ways to enter a hero journey (lure, thrown, self decision), and more.

Grade 10

• Checked last night's HW (Outline for "Soft Rains).
• Went over the outline. made changes and discussed as necessary.
• Introduced Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death." Read the first paragraph together.
• This is a challenging story. I advised students, if they have a particularly difficult time, to highlight what they do understand.
• HW: Read and annotate up to the last paragraph on page 175.

Grade 9

• Checked last night's reading log. Grades were given for effort.
• Discussed chapter 2 with particular emphasis on the character development of Robert's parents. The tone of the chapter was discussed and the contrast with the imagery at the end of the chapter: the smell of death on Papa as possible foreshadowing.
• HW: Chapter 3 plus reading log.