Hero’s Journey Activity Utilize this hero’s journey worksheet to complete the following steps: Take a story that is familiar to you and look for elements of the hero’s journey in your favorite story. You can use your favorite traditional story, your favorite movie, or even your favorite Disney film. This is something we see in […]
Forum on the Theme: Fantasy Using the website below, browse the top 100 science fiction and fantasy novels as voted on by NPR listeners. Then, write a reflection about a couple of the books that you have read from the list .Are there any books you think should have made the list that did not? […]
Read the following chapters in Children’s Literature, Briefly (7th ed.): * Chapter 12: Contemporary * Chapter 13: Historical Fiction * Chapter 15: Informational * After reading the assigned chapters, please post to the forum using the QQTP method: * Quotation that you feel is significant and memorable. Let us know why you chose it, what […]
Fiction and Nonfiction After watching the videos below, write a detailed and thoughtful analysis in which you discuss the ways that teaching fiction and nonfiction differ. Consider how a teacher can promote comprehension with both types of text, and how you can envision yourself using both types of literature in your future classroom. Your response […]
First page is about: Being a part of, or apart from using “The Lady of Shalott” and “Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde” Compare these two works and bring them together. Explain how this “being a part of, or apart from” is relevant within these two works, demonstrate how your examples are connected. Second page is […]
A major purchase or event In your initial discussion forum post, Identify a major purchase or event in your life such as buying a car, selecting a college, completing a Do-It-Yourself project, creating a project at work, purchasing appliances, or planning an event. Reflect on the steps you went through when researching a major purchase […]
1.2 For Justice Sotomayor, Books Unlocked Imagination Listen to the audio recording below and then respond to the following prompt: What stands out to you as an important piece of what she has to say? In what ways have your experiences with reading shaped who you are? Complete a reflection about this reading and your […]
A major purchase or event In your initial discussion forum post, Identify a major purchase or event in your life such as buying a car, selecting a college, completing a Do-It-Yourself project, creating a project at work, purchasing appliances, or planning an event. Reflect on the steps you went through when researching a major purchase […]
British Literature Essay Analyze significant primary texts and works of art, ancient, pre-modern, and modern, as forms of cultural and creative expression. Explain the ways in which humanistic and/or artistic expression throughout the ages expresses the culture and values of its time and place. Recognize the ways in which both change and continuity have affected […]
Uncomfortable art What is the value of art or literature making the audience uncomfortable?
