“Things need not have happened to be true.
Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.”
-Neil Gaiman The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country

“Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting for our call. We have need for them. They represent the wisdom of our race."
- Stanley Kunitz, former Poet Laureate of the United States

We read Great Literature to become Better Human Beings!

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Agenda

Additional Resources for you to Explore The Hero Archetype in Literature, Religion, and Popular Culture: http://tatsbox.com/hero/ (along with a useful PowerPoint presentation teachers can download at this URL: http://tatsbox.com/hero/powerpnt.htm )

Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (users embark on their own hero's journey): http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/smc/journey/

An American Masters Lesson from PBS for Teachers on George Lucas, the Power of Myth, and the Hero's Journey: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lessons/george-lucas-and-the-power-of-myth/lesson-overview/1292/

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Agenda
Mon 10-14-2019
     -Indigenous Peoples' Day
Tues 10-15-2019
     -RN Check (HTRLLAP Chs 3&4)
     -HTRLLAP Reading Quiz Chs 3&4
     -TedTalk: The Inspiring Truth in Fiction"
     -5 Most Important Points (RN)
     -HW: AoW Data Sheet-due Thurs 10-17-2019
Wed 10-16-2019
     -SAT Day - Half Day
     -Review HTRLLAP Notes
Thurs 10-17-2019
     -Submit "Truth in Fiction" AoW Data Sheet
     -HTRLLAP Chs 6&7 RN
     -CLOZE Activity
Fri 10-18-2019
     -HTRLLAP Reading Quiz Chs 6&7
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Neil Gaiman on comics and scaring children, with Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman from TOON Books on Vimeo.

Click the image above to access the full text of How to Read Literature Like a Professor (2nd Ed.) by Thomas C. Foster.

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Click on the book cover above to go to Spencer Baum's article: 3 Reasons Why You Should Read More Classic Literature in 2019.