Lesson 1: The Power of the Hero's Journey: First Read
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
After an initial reading and discussion of the text, students will be able to identify and restate the text’s key ideas and details.
How does culture influence your goals?
What do readers learn by reading about past and present struggles?
What do these stories teach us about ourselves and the impact our culture has on our lives and our goals?
CCSS: RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.10, SL.9-10.1.A, SL.9-10.1.C, SL.9-10.1.D, SL.9-10.2, L.9-10.4, L.9-10.4.A, L.9-10.4.B, L.9-10.6
Introduce the text, read and annotate the text, talk about the text, answer THINK questions; DOK 1-3
Developing Background Knowledge and Cultural Awareness; Revisit Academic and Content Vocabulary; Answer Reading Comprehension Questions; Peer Review and Reflect
SSYNC Embedded Scaffolds
Think Questions