1. English 2 January 14-15, 2015

2. Daily Learning Targets January 14-15, 2015 I can justify the tone or mood of a picture. I can edit sentences for mistakes in mechanics (commas, colons, and titles especially). I can gather evidence of heroic qualities from a variety of sources. I can demonstrate comprehension of texts by answering literal and interpretive questions. I can identify the stated and unstated purpose of a text. I can demonstrate comprehension of an archetype and apply its meaning to contemporary texts.

3. Bell ringer  Colon, Hyphen, Comma, Capitals These good tempered dogs are most commonly used as guide dogs german shepherds golden retrievers, and Labrador retrievers.  Quotation marks, Comma, Hyphen, Apostrophe, End Punctuation When asked if life is worth living did Charles great grandmother really say Well it depends upon the liver.  Dash, Commas, Hyphen, Apostrophe, Quotations My sister in law who is a 4-H leader explained Head heart hands and health these are what the four Hs in 4-H stand for.

4. Vocabulary review Introspective, flippant, poignant, ambivalent, antagonistic, laudatory, nostalgic, melancholy, condescending, derogatory, indifferent, reverent

8. Get out your hero list (the hero you are like and his/her qualities)  Add any heroic qualities you see from “The Man in the Water.” Be sure to jot a few names beside the qualities so that when we write our essay, you have something to refresh your memory.  Keep the list out to jot notes from the next text.

9. Archetypes  What do Pretty Woman, Of Mice and Men, The Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars all have in common?  Archetypes are repeating patterns in literature, across ALL cultures.  Archetypes can be repeating character types, settings, symbols, themes, and plots.  What common character type did we see in A Long Way Gone when we “listened” to the African folktale explaining how spiders got skinny abdomens and long legs?  In small groups, fill in the archetype web with common archetypes.

10. Review archetype. How is a hero an archetype?  http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler#watch http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler#watch  What are the 12 parts to the hero’s journey, according to Winkler? Draw a large clock on your paper. At each “hour,” write the stage of the journey.

11. The Archetypal Hero What Do Luke Skywalker, Simba, King Arthur, Moses, and William Wallace all have in common?

12. Jung and Campbell n Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype  Archetype: A recurring pattern of images, situations, or symbols found in the mythology, religion, art, and dreams of cultures around the world Joseph Campbell Carl Jung

13. Archetypal Hero Traits n Unusual Circumstances of Birth n Leaves Family and Lives With Others n Traumatic Event Leads to Quest n Special Weapon n Supernatural Help n Proves Himself on Quest n Journey and Unhealable Wound n Atonement With Father n Spiritual Apotheosis

14. Unusual Birth n Often in danger or born into royalty  Luke w/ aunt and uncle  Simba born a prince  Moses put in basket  Odysseus is of noble birth

15. Leaves Family n Raised away from his people  Luke w/ aunt and uncle  Simba w/ Timon and Poobah  William Wallace with uncle  Moses w/ Pharaoh’s daughter  Odysseus?

16. Traumatic Event n A hero’s life is changed forever  Luke’s aunt and uncle’s death  Wallace’s wife is killed  Simba fights Nala  Yahweh appears to Moses  Odysseus?

17. Special Weapon n Only the hero can wield his weapon  Luke’s light saber  Moses’ staff  Wallace’s sword  Simba’s... claws?  Odysseus?

18. Supernatural Help n Hero often has spiritual guidance  Luke hears Obi-Wan Kenobi  Yahweh guides Moses  Wallace dreams of his dead father  Simba sees Mufasa in the sky and has Rafiki help him  Odysseus?

19. Proves Himself n Hero performs feats while on Quest  Luke blows up Death Star, leads rebellion  Moses perform miracles  Simba contemplates his life  Wallace leads his men against British  Odysseus?

20. Journey & Unhealable Wound n Hero descends into a hell- like area and suffers wounding from encounter w/ evil  Symbolically goes where normal humans can’t and finds truth about self  Odysseus?

21. Atonement With Father n Hero either redeems father’s evil deeds or reconciles with father over wrongs done by the hero n Odysseus?

22. Apotheosis n Hero is rewarded spiritually at the end of his life n Odysseus?

23. What do you know about legends?  What legends do we have in the United States?  Do you know any English (British) legends?  Ever heard of King Arthur?  Begin “The Sword in the Stone,” from Le Morte d’Arthur by SirThomas Malory, p. 754 in the blue literature book, a story of the legendary hero King Arthur.  As we read, fill in the parts of the story that fulfill the hero’s journey archetype.

24. Claim, FEEDS, Commentary/Analysis Using a four-square planner, define HERO. Be sure to use Claim, FEEDS, Commentary/Analysis to fully develop your ideas. Thesis: A hero is… First QualitySecond Quality Third QualityConclusion Facts Evidence Example Details Stories, statistics