Language Arts
In Language Arts this week, we officially launched our Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends unit. Students became familiar with the vocabulary word: archetype. We defined an archetype as a typical style of character put into a story. Examples we came up with were: hero, villain, sidekick, magician, damsel in distress etc. Students noticed that archetypal characters are nuanced and that no two of them are the same. We also took a look at the way culture plays in the development of a story as well as the development of an archetypal character.
We also launched our expository nonfiction writing unit. Students will be writing a Family Folklore piece and will be gathering their ideas from interviews that they conduct with family members. Students need to complete that interview by December 12th so that they can supplement their story with historical research.
Social Studies
Students transitioned from our collective group knowledge to their individual topics of interest. Students brainstormed researchable topics about Egypt and then categorized them by the Social Studies standard that they would addressed. Students spent last class and today researching. Right before the break, they will start using that research to create a cartoon movie using GoAnimate.
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