Week 1 ~ welcome back!!!
Wednesday September 9th
JA #1 If you could have any name in the
universe what would you choose for yourself and
why? What name would you choose for your first
child? Why?
1) Greetings!!! Hello – I can find a temporary seat and wait for directions 
2) I can go over the class overview and syllabus and do the required questions
as we read and discuss it (20 minutes)
3) Tomorrow I can bring to class a “good” book to read.
4) I can set up my journal notebook: copy the date and question to the journal ~
then I can write a response to today’s journal #1 (7 minutes)
5) I can share my answer and listen to others’ answers to the journal prompt (5 minutes)
6) I can understand the information index assignment and have it ready for
tomorrow
7) I can understand the pix me assignment and have it completed by Friday
8) I can get to know Mr. Norton through the rest of the stereotyping exercise and
then by what he shares with us about himself (15 minutes)
9) I can complete the grouping survey index before I leave or by tomorrow
10) I can do take away #1 as my exit ticket
Funsies…Anagrams:
An anagram is a word, name or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another,
using each original letter only once.
The best anagrams manage to link the new word, name or phrase to the original one
in some way, such as when ‘listen’ becomes ‘silent’
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A gentleman =
Elegant man
Debit card =
Bad credit
Eleven plus two =
Twelve plus one
Thursday September 10th
JA #2 What was the most memorable first day of school for you – add
a detail that includes each of your senses
SSR #1 I can do SSR (8 min) and record my response (4 minutes) and share
1) I can hand in my info index about me as I come in the door and the grouping survey (if I didn’t
finish it yesterday)
2) I can respond to the journal and share my response (6 minutes & 4 minutes)
3) I can understand how to do SSR and the objectives of it – the goals then I can do SSR #1 (8 min)
and then record my response (4 minutes) using the Log (http://tiny.cc/SSRlog) or as Mr. Norton’s
directions
4) I can make a note about remind.com – picture me poem is due Monday
5) I can take notes on the unit and the hero’s journey and share my thoughts about it on padlet.com
(15 minutes) I can have the hero assignment ready to share tomorrow
6) I can do a take away (TA) #2: I can show it to Mr. Norton as my ticket out the door. (5 minutes)
SSR entries
 Give the # of the entry
 Give the date
 Title and author
 Do the require activity:
 For today write about what you read – tell Mr.
Norton something worth sharing from what you
read.
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The hero
• I can list 3 heroes (mine or ones that I
consider heroes)
• I can list 3 or more reasons why the
heroes are heroes – for each hero I will tell
why that hero is a hero
• I will select one hero and in a short
sentence name the hero and tell why that
person is a hero
• I can share this choice on padlet.com at
http://padlet.com/mrnorton/3Aheroes
Oral tradition / storytelling
The journey
Honor
Big Ideas:
Truth
Heroic codes
Value systems
Use of language
Enduring Understandings/Themes Unit 1
World Mythology
• Enduring Understandings/ Themes:
• In the transformation from oral language to
the written word, universal truths of human
nature were formalized.
• The evolution of language impacts life.
• Sometimes the journey itself is more
important than the destination.
Essential Questions:
• What evidence do I have that I am committed to
learning?
• Where will I find wisdom?
• When is loyalty to myself more important than
loyalty to a friend?
• How do I demonstrate that I am open-minded
enough to learn from my experiences?
• How do the heroes of literature reflect the
values of the time?
• What journey will I take to become my own
hero?
Literary Elements
• Characterization
• Setting
• Conflict
• Theme
• Mood
• Tone
Literary Devices
• Allusion
• Allegory
• Symbolism
• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
The hero
• I can review my list of 3 heroes (mine or ones that I
consider heroes)
• I can review my hero listed on padlet.com
http://padlet.com/mrnorton/3Aheroes and reconsider
my hero or the reasons for being a hero.
• I can find a website(s) or more that defines/decribes
what a hero is and I can quote the site(s) in
supporting why my hero is a hero.
• I can have this completed and ready to share
tomorrow.
Funsies…Jokes
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Why do bees hum?
Because they don’t know the words.
Why do birds fly south for the winter?
Because it’s too far to walk.
What goes up slowly and comes down
quickly?
• An elephant in an elevator.
Friday September 11th
Free Write Friday (FWF) #1 (5 minutes)
1) I can have my hero hmwk on my desk while
doing FWF
2) I can do Free Write Friday– non-stop writing
for 5 minutes!
3) I can share my responses to FWF or SSR
(5minutes)
4) I can understand how to complete the Article
of the Weekend and have it completed by
Monday
5) I can hand in my picture me poem – maybe
share it with the class – by Monday latest
6) I can add to my understanding of what a
hero is – notes on next slide
7) I can do take away #3
Article of the Week #__ Rubric
Learning Target: I can read and analyze informational text and make
connections between myself and the information.
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Vocabulary:
all words you don’t know. Look up 3 words and write a
synonym above it (4 pts.)
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Annotation: Mark a ? by things that confuse you. Mark a ! by things that amaze
or surprise you. (2 pts.)
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Connections/marginalia: Write a minimum of 4 comments in the margins for
EACH page. (4 pts.)
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Comprehension/Analysis: underline or highlight main ideas or key points as you
read. Answer any questions at the end or in the boxes, if there are no questions
then create three of your own – they should be complex and not simple “yes/no”
answers. You do not need to answer them. (10 pts.)
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Self-Assess: I was able to read and analyze this article of the week and make connections between myself
and the information.
The Journey = transformation
• Why? (purpose)
• Where? (place) we exist in different times and yet
the same place, let me explain…
• Who? (meet, accompany, inspire (meet but not in
physical manner – no longer alive, or exist as
fiction))
• When? (timing is everything)
• How? (manner, by land on foot, by water in a boat,
etc)
• What (choices and consequences) – even not
making a choice IS a choice and a decision – sin of
omission
• And of course point of view (narrator)
The Archetypal Hero
What Do Luke Skywalker,
Simba, King Arthur, Moses,
and William Wallace all have
in common?
Jung and Campbell
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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
Archetypal Hero Traits
Unusual Circumstances of Birth
 Leaves Family and Lives With Others
 Traumatic Event Leads to Quest
 Special Weapon
 Supernatural Help
 Proves Himself on Quest
 Journey and Unhealable Wound
 Atonement With Father
 Spiritual Apotheosis
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Unusual Birth
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Often in danger or
born into royalty
– Luke w/ aunt and
uncle
– Simba born a
prince
– Moses put in
basket
– King Arthur in
danger from Uther
Pendragon’s rivals
Leaves Family
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Raised away from
his people
– Luke w/ aunt and
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uncle
Simba w/ Timon
and Poobah
King Arthur w/
Merlin
William Wallace
with uncle
Moses w/
Pharaoh’s
daughter
Traumatic Event
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A hero’s life is
changed forever
– Luke’s aunt and
uncle’s death
– Wallace’s wife is
killed
– Arthur pulls sword
from stone
– Simba fights Nala
– Yahweh appears to
Moses
Special Weapon
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Only the hero can
wield his weapon
– Luke’s light saber
– Arthur’s
Excalibur
– Moses’ staff
– Wallace’s sword
– Simba’s ... claws?
Supernatural Help
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Hero often has
spiritual guidance
– Luke hears ObiWan Kenobi
– Arthur has Merlin
– Yahweh guides
Moses
– Wallace dreams of
his dead father
– Simba sees Mufasa
in the sky and has
Rafiki help him
Proves Himself
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Hero performs feats
while on Quest
– Luke blows up Death
Star, leads rebellion
– Arthur leads battles
– Moses perform
miracles
– Simba contemplates
his life
– Wallace leads his
men against British
Journey & Unhealable Wound
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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
Atonement With Father
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Hero either
redeems father’s
evil deeds or
reconciles with
father over wrongs
done by the hero
Apotheosis
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Hero is rewarded
spiritually at the
end of his life
Funsies…puns
• Let’s talk about rights and lefts. You’re
right,
• so I left.
• Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a
• banana.
• When a clock is hungry it goes back
• four seconds.
Week 2