Friday's To-Dos!
For Friday, watch this instructional video, then complete your work. You have TWO goals today: 1. Finish the MLA Practice Worksheet 2....
Comparing Science Fiction Texts
We have one last assignment to measure your understanding of science fiction, characters, and themes of Fahrenheit 451. Friday, you will...
First Day Back! Welcome to 314!
Welcome to Mrs. Heck's class in Room 314! Now is the time for a fresh start, leaving behind any mistakes or mishaps from last term. It is...
Hey, Boo!
Today, we read one of the many reviews for the documentary Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird. This "compelling documentary,"...
Captain America: A Hero's Journey
We will be "leveling up" our analysis of the Hero's Journey tomorrow by reading a more complicated Ray Bradbury short story. We will...
Joseph Campbell's Archetypes
Today, we begin to embark upon our own Hero's Journey into identifying character, plot, and story archetypes. Joseph Campbell came up...
Sweet 15: Another Look at Emigre
This film will take us to the end of the first quarter and will allow for the publishing of our class vignettes, The School on Blue Ridge...
Coming-of-Age
Today, we talked about bildungsroman, the literary theme and genre of a child growing to adulthood. Almost every YA book or movie has...
Author's Style
Today we talked all about the basics of style! Think of styles of music, and you begin to think of tempo, instruments, lyrics, genres,...
Author's Purpose
There are so SO many reasons that people write and create texts. Remember any time you identify purpose, you should respond with an...
