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Research Project Breakdown
RESEARCH PROJECT
The Hero's Journey Web Quest Assignment
Choose one person that you admire (this person cannot be a relative, and must be researchable) and complete a Hero’s Journey Web Quest to gather relevant, or important, information about his/her life. You must use three or more sources of information and cite them, or write them down, or the information is not valid, or usable, and you get a 0 for that answer. (“Google” or “yahoo.com” are not sources, they are search engines!)
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Important Dates to Remember:
May 20th - Last day to research in class
- Start planning your poster! How will you design it? Will it be set up like a clock? A timeline? Separated into columns? How can you best present your research?
May 22nd - Turn your research papers in to me at the beginning of class. These will be returned on Tuesday, May 26th
May 29th - You poster should be planned out!
- Start searching for pictures and decorations. Type out what you're going to say if you plan on printing it. Otherwise, write a draft so you don't make mistakes on the poster itself.
June 5th - All material need to be printed by this date.
- At this point, you should be arranging your materials on the poster board and gluing them down once you're satisfied with their placement.
June 10th - Put the finishing touches on the poster board. It's due TOMORROW, June 11th.
June 11th - CALLING ALL POSTERS! Turn your poster in to me during class or before/after school.
June 12th - Presentation Day! We're going to set up your posters around the room for a gallery walk.
Lost your papers? Here they are below:
Name: _____________________________________________Block:
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The Hero’s Journey Web Quest
Choose one person that you admire (this person cannot be a
relative, and must be researchable) and complete a Hero’s Journey Web Quest to
gather relevant, or important,
information about his/her life. You must use three or more sources of
information and cite them, or write
them down, or the information is not valid, or usable, and you get a 0 for that
answer. (“Google” or “yahoo.com” are not
sources, they are search engines!)
TOPIC: Whom are you researching?
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The
Hero’s Journey (5 points each)
1.
Status Quo Total Points_________________
Circumstances (Where, When, Who, What, How) of His/Her Birth
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Source:
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2.
Early Life – what was his/her childhood like?
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Source:
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3.
Call to Adventure
What early event helped them decide who he/she was to
become?
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Source: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.
Assistance
Did he/she have a Mentor, someone they looked up to, to
guide them? Who was it? And how did they assist them?
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Source:
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5.
Departure Points________________
When did he/she leave home? Or when did he/she take their
first step toward his/her goal?
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Source: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.
Crisis—What did they have to go up against?
Describe the circumstances of his/her turning point. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Source:
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7.
Result
Did they receive any other recognition, opportunities?
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Source:
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8.
New Life
What has he/she done since their first success?
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Source:
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Choose three of the heroic character traits from the list,
write the trait into the boxes below, then find examples of how this hero
illustrates these traits. (10 points each) Points________________
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1.
Courageous- brave; meets danger; willing to risk
confrontation
2.
Selfless- concerned more
with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own; unselfish.
3.
Loyal- giving or
showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution.
4.
Trustworthy- able to be relied on as
honest or truthful.
5.
Persistent- continuing firmly in a course of action in spite of
difficulty or opposition.
6.
Responsible- having
an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as
part of one's job or role.
7.
Passionate- showing
or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief
8.
Focused- pays
close attentions to; concentrated on something
9.
Humorous- having
or showing a sense of humor
10.
Humanitarian- a person who seeks to promote human welfare (to be fair, just,
kind, etc. towards humans)
11.
Sacrificial- a person who gives up something of theirs for nothing
in return, except the greater good.
Reflection: After
you have researched this person, think about a few things, or perhaps steal
some ideas from your Long Write to answer these next questions. (10 points each)
Points________________
1. Why is this person your hero?
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2. What lessons can you take from their struggles and
successes to apply to your life?
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3. What did you learn that you did
not know about?
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Monday, May 4, 2015
RAFT Activity
We're working on a RAFT activity that includes some new vocabulary. Here's the video we watched to help you review.
ETHOS, PATHOS, and LOGOS
RAFT stands for Role, Audience, Form, and Task. The assignment we're working on is below, along with the group roles.
Role - Katniss
Audience – Citizens
of Panem
Form – Persuasive
Speech
Task – Convince
them to rally against the 3rd Quarter Quell
GROUP ROLES
•Recorder –
Write out the speech as you and your group-mates talk it out.
•Speaker –
During the writing process, make sure that there are better word choices being
made (brilliant instead of smart; stunning instead of pretty; heart-breaking
instead of sad).
•Grammar
Police –
Contribute to the brainstorm and, after the speech is written, look for proper
punctuation and full, complete sentences.
•Content
Police –
make sure there are two rhetorical devices used (pathos, logos, ethos).
Monday, April 13, 2015
Homework Week of April 13, 2015
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