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previewing the Unit
LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Think-Pair-Share, QHT, Close Reading, Marking the Text, Paraphrasing, Graphic Organizer
Literary Terms
An archetype is a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature, myth, and folklore.
INdepeNdeNT
readING LINk
In this unit you will be reading excerpts from many hero stories. Select a full-length work about a mythological
or real hero to extend your learning. Book lists are available in the back of
this textbook, and you can use book discussions and recommendations from classmates to help you choose. Use your Reader/ Writer Notebook and your Independent Reading Log to keep notes on what you are reading and answer questions that come up.
my Notes
Learning Targets
• Discuss the big ideas and vocabulary for the unit.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the skills and knowledge needed to complete Embedded Assessment 1 successfully.
Making Connections
This unit introduces the challenge theme by examining how we define heroes. You will be introduced to the archetype of the hero’s journey and will study various examples of heroes and how their journeys fit the archetype. You will also have the opportunity to expand your writing skills into new forms of expository writing, focusing on writing an essay of definition about heroism.
Essential Questions
Based on your current thinking, how would you answer these questions? 1. What defines a hero?
2. How does the Hero’s Journey archetype appear in stories throughout time?
Developing Vocabulary
Create a chart to use the QHT strategy to sort the Academic Vocabulary and the
Literary Terms from the Contents page.
Unpacking Embedded Assessment 1
Closely read the assignment for Embedded Assessment 1: Writing a Hero’s Journey Narrative.
Think about all the heroes you have encountered in fiction and in real life. What type of hero appeals to you? Write and create an illustrated narrative about an original hero. Use the Hero’s Journey archetype to develop and structure
your ideas. Orally present your narrative to your classmates.
Find the Scoring Guide and work with your class to paraphrase the expectations for the assignment. Create a graphic organizer to use as a visual reminder of the required skills and concepts. Copy the graphic organizer into your Reader/Writer Notebook.
After each activity in the first half of this unit, use this graphic organizer to guide reflection about what you have learned and what you still need to learn in order to be successful in the Embedded Assessment.
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