Summer Reading: The Hobbit
EQ: What makes a person heroic? What was Tolkien's goal in creating the character of Bilbo?
Q1: Exploring Identity Through Origins
EQ: How is our identity based on our origins?
True Colors & Learning Styles
Intro to Mythology & Roots
*Myth Videos
Play: Oedipus Rex
Begin novel: The Power of One
*Creative Writing Portfolio: Literary Analysis Essay
*October 9~ Young Writers Contest
Q2: Exploring Meaning Through Narrative
EQ: How is narrative more powerful than facts or statistics?
Complete The Power of One
*POO project choices
Spoken Word & Short Stories (various artists)
*CWP: A Christmas Blessing (original story)
*Cultivate Creative Writing Competition (Jan. 31)
*Jim Bean Memorial Short Story (Sci/Fi, Early Feb.)
Q3 Exploring the Power of Words
EQ: How does the art of the words add power to the meaning?
Poetic Devices and Forms
*Memorization: If by Rudyard Kipling
*CWP: Original Poetry & Analysis Essay
*Various Poetry Contests
*Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (April 1)
Play: Julius Caesar (Intro to Rhetoric)
*CWP: Analysis Essay
Q4 Exploring My Own Convictions
EQ: How can I make my voice be heard?
Novel: Across a Hundred Mountains (Mexico)
*Research & Project
*Contest: The Learning Network's Student Editorial Contest (March 29)
Persuasion
Social Issues Debates
*CWP: Opening and Closing Statement Speeches
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