Let's look at archetypes

Good morning,
    Today we are going to learn about archetypes. You actually already know a lot about this, but you don't know you know it, so I'm going to show you.
    We are going to read a Native American story called Fox and Coyote and Whale. This story comes from the Pacific Northwest and was written down by Mourning Dove. (If the story has footprints on the right that cover the text try making your browser window smaller.)
    You have a graphic organizer you will use before, during and after our reading. You will use the back side of it for your homework. You will need your textbook at home OR internet access to do your homework. Coyote and Buffalo

Friday Update

Well that was a fun week wasn't it. We had the PSAT on Wednesday and the disaster drill on Thursday, but hey, 3 out of 5 days of instruction should amount to something right?

Your essay on Archetypes should be done or you should be scrambling to get it done before I start grading them this weekend. Remember I start at the bottom of my docs list. Right now that's a lot of period three people because period four students worked on their documents today in class too. If you still need to finish yours do it soon.

I have entered a lot but not all assignments into zangle and you should be able to see an approximation of your grade on student connect. Grades are always subject to change and at the beginning of the year one assignment can change your grade a lot

Friday Update

Good morning,
Good work on Archetypes this week. Next week we will do some analysis comparing the Devil character in "The Devil and Tom Walker" with the left handed twin in "The World on the Turtle's Back" If you haven't read both those texts you need to catch up. They are both in your textbook and on-line.

Today we need to do an assessment essay. I will give you a prompt and you will write a response. This is the type of writing that is similar to the writing on the SAT, and the EAP and the CAHSEE. Other American Lit classes are also writing this assessment this week or next week and the teachers will be sharing your essays with each other. Your score also counts as part of your grade in this class.

The Devil and Tom Walker

Good morning,
Today we have 1-2 presentations to finish in each period. After that we will use our new knowledge of archetypes while reading a classic piece of American Lit.

GRADE PRESENTATIONS HERE

When the presentations are finished we will start The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving. As we read think about how the devil in this story compares to the ideas about good and evil in The World on The Turtle's back. You need two tabs open. One for the story and one for your English Journal.

Archetype Presentations

Good morning,
Today groups will present their slides on archetypes. After each presentation you will click the link below to evaluate what you just saw. Your comments will be shared with the group with out your name so please keep that in mind as you write notes to them.

GRADE PRESENTATIONS HERE

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Friday Update

Boy it's been a busy eventful week in and out of the classroom. I had to spend a lot of time in meetings this week, so I'm sorry the blog hasn't always been up to date.

Yesterday we had a mini-lesson on archetypes and you started working with your group to create a presentation with examples of character and situational archetypes. The real challenge here is more about working in your group on a presentation in Google Docs, but at the same time you will firmly root in your brain the knowledge of various common archetypes and you will know what I mean the next time I ask you to analyze the archetypes in a story. Plus you'll never watch a movie the same way again because now you'll be seeing all the archetypes and the ways film makers play with them.

Looking Ahead:
I saw some very cool looking collaborations happening on your presentations, so I can't wait to see them. Then we have some literature rich in archetypes just waiting for us to explore.