English 10 · Week 4 · World Voices and the Hero's Journey
The Hero's Journey and Mine
Mapping the hero's journey in a text and in a challenge students faced.
- Students will
- Students analyze how a text follows or breaks the hero's journey structure.
- SEL skill
- Connect a challenge to a stage of the journey and name a strength to use
- What it looks like
- Students see their own challenges as part of a journey with growth.
- Content focus
- The hero's journey structure
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is recognizing what you feel, think, and value, and understanding how those things guide your actions. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.9-10.5: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 5
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.6 Reading and viewing closely; ELD.PII.9-10.1 Understanding text structure
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any fiction
- Popular books named: The Alchemist, The Odyssey
Fits these textbook chapters
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More self-awareness activities for English 10
- Where I Come From Self-awarenessStudents write a where I am from poem or vignette honoring the places and people that shaped them.
- Symbols That Carry Meaning Self-awarenessSymbols in literature and objects that carry personal meaning.
- Semester Reflection Self-awarenessReflective letter on growth and goals.
- Pride and Humility Self-awarenessAnalyzing pride in a tragic hero and practicing humility.
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