Hero Journey: Real Life Example / "Masque" continued

Grade 12

Wednesday:

• Review, finish video, discuss
• If time, show Eric Clapton's answer to the question, "What drives you?" from Sessions for Robert J.

Thursday:

• Journal:
  • Write about a time when you captured that centered, inner sense of peace. Write it as an anecdote! If you can’t think of one, write about what it might feel like and what you would be doing.
  • Share

Show Clapton vid to period 1

"Just Drawn That Way" by Michael Arthur.

• Read and annotate: identify stages of the hero journey.
• Discuss

Grade 10

Yesterday:

• Journal: Choose one literary element used by Chopin in "Story of an Hour" and show, using specific elements from the story, how she uses that element to develop the story.
• Continued "Masque of the Red Death."
• Reviewed the symbolism and othr literary elements revealed so far.
• Students attempted to read and annotate the first paragraph, second column on page 175.

Today:

Journal: Why does Poe describe the clock as having 'brazen lungs?' (Brazen means 'brassy')

Continue reading and annotating the story.

Vocab quiz tomorrow!