April 30

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: How do archetypal characters and situations help us make predictions about a text? If you know that a story follows the hero's journey, what would you expect to encounter as you read?

We began an in-depth analysis of the archetypes in The Lion King. Students will use this information to complete a writing assignment on Wednesday. 

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April 27

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Article of the Week - "Too Much Sitting Is Killing You (Even If You Exercise)"

We reviewed the three short stories from this week and made connections through archetypes. Students then created a meme for one of the stories.

• 1st period memes
• 3rd period memes
• 4th period memes

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April 26

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: What would you do if you encountered someone you thought might be evil?

We continued our archetype discovery in short stories, reading "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson. Specific details about today's work are available on Classroom for absent students.

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April 25

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Why is it that we sometimes fear people who are different? Why do many people think it is important to fit in? If someone doesn't mind being different, why do we often still pressure them to conform?

Students read "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst and looked for archetypes. Specific details about the assignment are available on Classroom for absent students.

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April 24

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: How important is telling the truth? Would you speak the truth only for an entire day?

We read "Like the Sun" by R.K. Narayan and looked for archetypes. Specific details about this assignment are posted on Classroom for absent students.

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April 23

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: Happy birthday, Shakespeare! Choose one of these common Shakespearean phrases to write about: "apple of her eye," "all the world's a stage," "eating me out of house and home," "good riddance," "to thine own self be true," "green-eyed monster," "tower of strength," or "wear my heart on my sleeve."

We completed the "Character Archetypes" portion of our notes and worked on the symbolic archetypes on the back page. See Classroom for more details.

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Week-at-a-Glance

April 19

IRT: ~20 minutes
WNB: What's in a name? Many names have special meaning or history. For example, the name Hannah means "favor" or "grace." The name Vito means "life." Write about your own name. Who named you? What does your name mean? Does it have a special ethnic or religious significance? Are you named for someone in your family? Do you have any nicknames? If you could change your name, would you?

We went over the Julius Caesar quiz from Tuesday.

We began taking notes on archetypes. We will continue this work on Monday. (See Classroom for specifics.)

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