Heroic Journey Narrative Project

Integration of Technology Tools with the Study and Practice of Author's Craft

Integration of Free Web 2.0 Tools

Aligned to CCSS

Literature and Writing focus with concentration on author’s craft and structure

Literacy Project

CCSS 10.RL.3 Analyzing complex characters... CCSS 10.RL.5 Analyzing text structure, order of events, time… CCSS 10.RL.6 Analyzing point of view or cultural experience from

outside the United States… (“such works offer profound insights into the human condition and serve as models for students’ own thinking and writing”)…

CCSS 10.W.3 Write narratives… CCSS 10.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to task,

purpose, and audience… CCSS 10.W.5 Plan, revise, edit, rewrite as needed… Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and

update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

CCSS 10.W.10 Write routinely over extended time frames…

CCSS (abbreviated)

The enduring fabric of world literature is lined with characters

that exemplify the patterns for the variety of literary archetypes that fill our collective unconscious. Among the most prominent of these characters, are heroes, both epic heroes and tragic heroes, and the character archetypes that interact with these heroes. After having analyzed literary heroes, such as Gilgamesh and Oedipus, your task now is to develop a cast of characters, including a hero and related characters, to write your own epic or tragic narrative.

It is your job to demonstrate how these hero archetypes can be applied to modern hero stories written today.

Project Description

Hero Character Profile (choices: Tragic or Epic archetype) Pre-Writing Chart Traditional Plot Chart Annotated Character list Title 1st Draft Narrative Preview (choices: Book Jacket / Poster / Video

Trailer) 2nd Draft (then, 3rd Draft optional) Summary Ebook Multimedia Presentation (to display all project components)

Project Components(due at scheduled points throughout the

year)

1. Turnitin.com

2. Voki.com or Voki Classroom

3. Glogster.com

4. Animoto.com

5. Wix.com

6. Youblisher.com

7. Bookemon.com

Web Tools

Turnitin.com:a revision tool (with teacher

commentary)

Turnitin.com:a revision tool (w/plagiarism

recognition)

Voki.com or Voki Classroom

Voki.com or Voki Classroom

Glogster.comcreate interactive

postersStudents can add:

1.Video clips

2.Text

3.Images

4.Etc…

All on one poster!

Glogster.comPosters can be embedded into websites or viewed in full screen mode.

Animoto.com

create moviesStudents can:

1. Add original or stock pictures into Animoto

2. Add original or stock Video clips into Animoto

3. Add music to Animoto

4. Embed the full Animoto video into a website

Wix.comcreate interactive

websitesStudents can add:

1.Video clips

2.Text

3.Images

4.Etc…

for interactive viewing!

Youblisher.compublish e-books

Students can easily upload documents to publish their work.

Readers can “turn the pages” for an online reading experience.

For this narrative project, the wix.com website serves as

the final product as it posts the final youblisher.com draft of the student narrative, as well as the other aspects of the project.

Posting links to these student websites provides a great way for students to virtually present their work to classmates.

Student Website Work Samples: The Cure Deception Flesh

Final Product

Click here to see ourBookemon Ebook:

A Class Short Stories Collection

Bookemon.compublish e-books

*Upload photos, text, documents

*Save and Publish e-books for FREE

*Order printed copies

Student Feedback“This was my favorite

project all year because we got to use our

creativity with a few limits, something we

don’t always get to use at school.”

“I enjoyed creating and customizing my own

website and seeing how all the pieces of my

work fit together at the end. It was truly my

own creation.”

“I am now analyzing works better.”

“I learned how to use dialogue correctly.”

“My writing skills became sharper, and I also learned new literary skills to include

in my own writing.”

“Feedback is ALWAYS helpful. The

teacher and peer feedback was useful

to me.”

Tech Tips

Set up project parameters, and watch the creativity unfold.

Trust your students to explore, process, and create.

Provide choices.

Make connections throughout the year to support student work and new learning – and also for your sanity when grading and planning during busy times of the year.

We can create class Gmail accounts!This works well for streamlining stock usernames and passwords for

your students as they create various accounts for web tools that you utilize.

1. Register for a free gmail account.

2. Create alias email accounts for your students. (This can be done in a spreadsheet.)

3. Assign to and share with your students so they can use this information when they set up few accounts. This allows you to have access to their accounts for progress monitoring or troubleshooting if needed.

Gmail: Easy as 1, 2, 3

1. Register for a free gmail account.

Gmail: Easy as 1, 2, 3

1. .2. Create alias email accounts for your students.

(This can be done in a spreadsheet.)

Gmail: Easy as 1, 2, 3

1. …2. …3. Assign to and share with your students so

they can use this information when they set up few accounts. This allows you to have access to their accounts for progress monitoring or troubleshooting if needed.

Gmail: Easy as 1, 2, 3

waschmidt@ortn.edu

schmidt@goldmail.etsu.edu

http://waschmidt.wix.com/ORHS

@WhitneyASchmidt

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