Tuesday, September 12 ~ Why do we so often tell this story?

Witmer's Class: Please finish up your "Poster Walk" from yesterday. 

 Warm Up:

Prefix

• bene - well, favorable
• bible - book

Suffix

• ence, ency - action, state of, quality
• er, or - one who, that which

Root

• cred - believe

Notice: You must return the permission waiver by tomorrow for credit. Yeah for a free 5 points! 

Grammar:
Practice - Comma Splice  


 EQ: What does the hero's journey have to do with Greek mythology?
  
Hero's Journey

• Activity: What story am I telling?
• Video Clip: What is the Hero's Journey?
• Application: In small groups, use this chart to figure out how common hero stories fit the pattern. Your group will choose a movie or book to work on together. Some stories may include The Hunger games, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Divergent, Back to the Future (basically any good hero story you all know).

West's Class: We will look at the Hero's Journey another day.

For now, let's get our essays back, go over the rubric and make some writing goals.

Journal 5: Record at least two strengths and two goals from your writing feedback/rubric.