Class Work
Movie Review Peer Editing
Either have your review showing on the screen of your computer, or give your partner a paper copy.
Paper rubric provided . . . listen for instructions.
Homework: Review the Peer Editing notes. Revise your draft. Post the final copy of the draft. The final copy is due on Tuesday. (50 points)
Submit the paper copy of the Peer Editing notes.
**************************************************************************Create a Word document to use as your note-taking sheet. Or, you may write on paper with the exception of the Quick Write. It goes in Canvas.
Activity #1
What is a hero?
Your definition:
Dictionary definition:
How do the two definitions compare?
(Quick Write 12 minutes: Include the dictionary definition - copy/paste- give credit to your source - and then share your definition. Feel free to give an example of someone who is a hero.)
(25 points)
Activity #2: Locate two quotations about heroes. Explain why you believe that the quotation is strong.
Activity #3
At your table, make a list of heroes - real and imaginary. (2 minutes - There will be a prize for the winning table!)
Activity #4
Heroes in art. Locate a work of art that features a hero. Do find a piece of art that you like.
Reminder: Looking at Art
Movie Review Peer Editing
Either have your review showing on the screen of your computer, or give your partner a paper copy.
Paper rubric provided . . . listen for instructions.
Homework: Review the Peer Editing notes. Revise your draft. Post the final copy of the draft. The final copy is due on Tuesday. (50 points)
Submit the paper copy of the Peer Editing notes.
What is a hero?
Your definition:
Dictionary definition:
How do the two definitions compare?
(Quick Write 12 minutes: Include the dictionary definition - copy/paste- give credit to your source - and then share your definition. Feel free to give an example of someone who is a hero.)
(25 points)
Activity #2: Locate two quotations about heroes. Explain why you believe that the quotation is strong.
Activity #3
At your table, make a list of heroes - real and imaginary. (2 minutes - There will be a prize for the winning table!)
Activity #4
Heroes in art. Locate a work of art that features a hero. Do find a piece of art that you like.
Reminder: Looking at Art
Looking at Art
- What
is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the
message? What is the message?
- What
is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?
- Look
at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the
colors were different? Explain.
- Study
the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall
message?
- Who
is the artist? When was the work created? Is the artist's message about a
specific event in history? What was going on in the world when the work
was created? Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in
all places, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created.
- How
does the work relate to us in 21st century America?
- Share with two other students. Record their reactions.
Writing About Heroes: Articles for Homework
"Why Are There So Few Heroes" by Scott T Allison Ph.D.
Read and summarize in a paragraph or two.
(10 points)
(10 points)
Homework: "Why We Need Heroes" by Scott T Allison Ph.D.
Read two articles from this list. In two paragraphs for each article, tell what you learned and expain why you do or do not believe the information. Be sure to identify the article read by including the title in your response. Use specific lines, words, or phrases from the articles to prove your point(s). (20 points)
- Can You Try to Become a Hero, or Does it Just Happen to You?
- Why the Moon Landing Captivated Our Heroic Imagination
- Why Our Fathers Are Heroes
- Why We Needed Tiger Woods to Win
- Want To Be A Hero? Embrace Suffering and Sacrifice
- What’s Holding You Back From Becoming a Hero?
- Why Jesus Is A Hero To Billions
- How Heroic Is Your Personality?
- 5 Surprising Ways That Heroes Improve Our Lives
- Do Heroes Make Us Smarter?
Total: 30 points
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