Having wrapped up our first major essay of the year, this week we'll begin reading our first novel: The Giver by Lois Lowry. The novel will bring us back to our exploration of the archetype of the Hero's Journey, and we'll be focusing on the imagery in Lowry's fictional world. Eventually, students will be creating visual representations of events in the novel.
In addition to beginning the novel, students will read an excerpt from Thomas More's classic--and challenging!--Utopia. We'll also focus on the concepts of tone and diction.
One final note: as I read and gave feedback to students on their draft essays, I noticed a common thread through many of their pieces. The essay focused on defining heroism, and it was great to see how many students honored their parents as heroes in their essays. Students should have graded final drafts back by the end of this week, and I encourage parents and students to read the finished pieces together; they're really wonderful!
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