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Building Background Knowledge About the Hero’s Journey, Part 2: Acts 2 and 3 Plus Focusing on Key Vocabulary in “The Hero’s Journey” Lesson PlanBuilding Background Knowledge About the Hero’s Journey, Part 2: Acts 2 and 3 Plus Focusing on Key Vocabulary in “The Hero’s Journey” Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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6th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Year
2014
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Building Background Knowledge About the Hero’s Journey, Part 2: Acts 2 and 3 Plus Focusing on Key Vocabulary in “The Hero’s Journey”

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This Building Background Knowledge About the Hero’s Journey, Part 2: Acts 2 and 3 Plus Focusing on Key Vocabulary in “The Hero’s Journey” lesson plan also includes:
  • Grade 6 ELA Full Module 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Module 1 Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Full Module 1, Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 9 (.html)
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It's all in the details. Scholars read acts two and three of The Hero's Journey and collect important details from the text. They share their notes with their peers and listen for key words from the story. They then turn their attention to vocabulary and complete graphic organizers focused on word meaning. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

close reading, main ideas, text connections

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups create anchor charts of the details they collected from the text

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson 9 of 13 in Grade 6 ELA Module 1, Unit 1
  • Order of lessons is important

Pros

  • Includes teacher notes about the challenges of the text
  • Offers multiple strategies for finding word meaning

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.4 SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.b SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d

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