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Edtechminiunitaug 2016
Edtechminiunitaug 2016
MiniUnit:TheHerosJourney
TechnologytoSupportLiteracy
SummerInstitute2016
MariaEsposito
Overview:StudentswillbelearningaboutJosephCampbellsresearchaboutthearchetypeof
ahero.TogetherwewillreadthestagesofTheHerosJourney.Studentswillbecomparingthe
maincharacterinthenoveltothestagesofahero.
ThisminiunitwillbecompletedduringModule1Unit3thataccompaniesthenovelThe
LightningThief.Asforthefinalassessmentstudentswillhaveachoiceastowhattheywould
liketodo.
EssentialQuestions:
Dotheattributesofaheroremainthesameovertime?
Whatistheroleofaheroinaculture?
Day1
Lesson1:
Studentswillbedefiningarchetypebycopyingnotesfromtheboardandthenhavingaturnand
talkdiscussion.StudentswillalsobewatchingaYoutubevideoonJosephCampbellandthe
journeyofahero.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMSfhWLpnc
Afterthevideostudentswilljotdownonethingthatstuckouttothemandtheywillbesharing
thatwithaneighbor.
Oncestudentsdefineandunderstandwhatanarchetypeistheywillbeusingthewebsite
Padlettogenerateideasandthoughtsofalltypesofarchetypesthattheycanthinkof.
Days2and3
Lesson2:
Studentswillbereadingthearticle
TheHerosJourney.Whilestudentsarereadingtheywillbe
highlightingandannotatingbyparagraph.Oncestudentsarefinishedreadingthearticle,they
willshowwhattheyknowbycreatingaPoplet.
StudentswillcreateaPoppletwiththestagesofahero.
Day4
Lesson3:
StudentswillparticipateinaKahootquiztoshowthattheycomprehendthemajoreventsin
TheLightningThief.Theteacherwillmonitorstudentstohelpcheckforunderstanding.
Day5and6
Lesson4:
OncestudentshavereadTheHerosJourneyandTheLightningThief,theywillchoosean
assignmentfromthechoiceboardfortheirformalassessment.
WORDLE
THINGLINK
Createawordlewiththecharactertraitsofa
hero.
Chooseaheroandexplainhowtheygo
throughthejourneyofahero.
BUNCEE
VOKI
TellusabouthowPercyJacksongoes
throughthestagesofaherowitha
presentation.
Pleaseseeattachedgradingrubric.
Dontjustshowus,tellus!
HowisPercyJacksonahero?Doeshefall
intothearchetypeofahero?
Studentswillbegradedusingtherubricpicturedhere.Thisrubricwascreatedusingthewebsite
rubistar.4teachers.org