Today was a work day/reward day! Because we met our class goal of reading at least 58 books (you actually read 72!), you got to watch a movie while you worked on missing assignments. Today was the last day to get any late or missing work turned in! Check PowerSchool and let me know if you have any questions.
Today you had all class period to finish your Hero's Journey blog post and to get caught up on missing assignments. If you missed class today, check PowerSchool for missing assignments, and make sure everything is done by Friday May 17. Friday is the LAST DAY to turn in any work for this term!
Today you started a blog post in which you'll create your own story that follows the Hero's Journey. You rolled a die to determine what different aspects of the story would be, and next time you'll write! If you missed class today, look at the images below, and roll a die to determine the 12 stages of the Hero's Journey for your story.
We've been learning about the Hero's Journey, a pattern for stories and plot. Today, we talked about archetypes, patterns for types of characters. If you missed class today, go through the slides below to learn about archetypes.
Today, we practiced identifying the Hero's Journey in different stories. If you missed class today, you should do the following:
Today, we finished our notes on the Hero's Journey. We also visited the library. Today is the last day to check out books from the library! All library books are due May 9.
If you missed class today, go through the slides below so that you can finish your notes.
Today, we set a class goal for how many books we'll be able to read by May 17! Our class goal is 58. If we meet that goal, we'll have a class reward at the end of the term.
We also started going through the specific steps of the Hero's Journey. If you missed class today, go through the slides below to learn more about the Hero's Journey.
Today, you turned in your Book Ball Projects! If your Book Ball Project wasn't done, you can still turn it in late. It expires on May 13.
We also started our next unit. We will be learning about the Hero's Journey, a pattern that many stories follow. If you missed class today, go through the slides below to learn more about the Hero's Journey. Today, you got your Film/Lit Book Ball Project instructions and then you had some time in class to get started on it. This assignment will help you apply the elements of film and adaptation that we've learned about in class to what you read in your book and saw in your movie. If you missed class today, go through the instructions in the file below and get started! This assignment is due April 29.
The final product will look something like this!
Today, we learned about our last element of film: lighting! We talked about different lighting effects and how lighting can be used to help tell a story. If you missed class today, go through the slides below to learn about lighting and to complete the Lighting Blog Post assignment.
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