Unit 1

Lesson 1A

  1. Click on the link and complete the synonym activity 
  2. Watch the video below and answer the questions.
  3. Click on the link, and complete the vocabulary sheet 

    What Makes  a Hero Questions
Look up the each word and write its definition, 2 synonyms, part of speech, and word origin. 
You may either type it in the document and submit it in the dropbox, or print out the list and handwrite your answers to turn in old school style.

     Lesson 1B

    Hero Survey


    Pick a hero from popular culture with which you are familiar. Think about their backstories. 

Lesson 1C
  1. Read from the link below "The Journey Text" pages 1-4 ​and complete the survey questions
  2. Click on the links, and complete the Word Meanings activity.
  3. Watch the video on the right
  1. Complete Multiple-Meaning Words activity from the link below
  2. ​Read from the link below pages 5-8
  3. Watch the video below
  4. Complete Evaluation Questions and submit file.

EVALUATION Questions: Email your responses to these prompts to using the file upload. Your header should be in MLA format. Make sure that you label your answers with the letter of the prompt.
• A. Was Campbell’s graph convincing as the model of the hero’s journey? Explain your response.
• B. Apply what you know about hero tales to this graph. Which components of the model are universally true vs. con- dition based on the character?
• C. Review the graph. What is your overall opinion of it? What could be added or taken away to improve it?
• D. How well can you make conclusions about heroes based on and supported by the graph provided? 

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Lesson 1D

    Moral Survey
  1. Complete Vocabulary Quiz on word list from Lesson 1
  2. Read pages 10-13 In The Journey Text
  3. Take the How Moral are You Quiz 
  4. Answer the survey question
  5. Open the document titled Monsters and the Moral Imagination Word List.  Select five words from the list that you are unfamiliar with.
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Lesson 2A #1-4
Lesson 2B #5-6
Lesson 2C #7-8


What does this society value? A hero in this culture would be the living, breathing embodiment of those ideals. The opposite would be true of a monster born from the collective fear, loathing, and vulnerability that it has. So, what would a monster from this society look like? 



    Questions for Discussion

    Answer the following questions in the box bellow.  Beside to number your responses.

    " Monsters and the Moral Imagination"​ Questions

    After reading "Monsters and the Moral Imagination​" answer the following survey questions.  Be sure to number your answers.

  1. Click on the link and complete the Using Synonyms and Antonyms activity. 
  2. Read pages 14-17 in The Journey Text
  3. Sketch an image that represents what you think your society fears.  ​
  4. ​Complete Questions For Discussion Survey
  5. Watch the Ted video "Vampires: Folklore, fantasy and fact" and answer the Quiz Vampire questions.
  6. Complete Lesson 2B Exercise:  Dictionary Definitions, Synonyms, Part of Speech, and Origin
  7. ​Read the link  from "Monsters and the Moral Imagination​" and answer the questions.
  8. ​Now, highlight your five words from  the wordlist (#5 from Lesson 1D) and define the words -as they are used in the article.

    Quiz Vampires
​Many different qualities can describe heroism and humility, just as many experiences cause human beings to act with heroism or humility. The following words are related to the heroic and the humble.



Look up the each word and write its definition, 2 synonyms, part of speech, and word origin. 
You may either type it in the document and submit it in the dropbox, or print out the list and handwrite your answers to turn in old school style.

Lesson 2D

  1. Click on the link, and complete the Word Usage Activity
  2. Click on the link,  and complete the Antonyms Activity
  3. ​Think of both a hero and a monster or villain from either film or literature. Create a Venn diagram that compares and contrasts the two characters. 
    Complete the Venn diagram (use the file below)
  4. ​Complete the survey Good Vs Bad
  5. ​Create an account on Storyboardthat.com by following the link below


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    Good Vs Evil

Lesson 2E


  1. Complete Vocabulary Quiz on word list from Lesson 2
  2. Intro to Creative Writing Assignment  
  • The Assignment
    • Students will create a plot diagram of their own original Monomyth.
    • Students will create storyboards with one cell depicting each of the twelve steps. (Steps must be clearly labeled)
    • The storyboards include one of each vocabulary word from Lesson 1 and 2 word lists (Words must be used correctly and highlighted)
    • The storyboards will be shared with the class and then transformed into an original short story.