Week 4
We started with an archetypes activity were I set out a bunch of pictures of people in popular movies that have certain archetypes that I wanted to discuss. They kids then organized them in archetype groups; ordinary man/hero, mentor, comic relief/trickster, sidekick/helper, warrior, bully, villian, shapeshifter, maiden/damsel in distress, etc...
They learned that many supporting characters qualified to go in different archetype groups. We sorted characters from Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Princess Bride, Moana, Harry Potter, Lego Movie, Cars, Lion King and The Lord of the Rings (even though they weren’t familiar with the movie, they were familiar enough with the characters.
We then discussed The Book of Three, but didn’t have a lot of time to really get into it.
Week 5
Last week we took a trip to the Skookum Archery Range. The Chronicles of Prydain has a lot of archery, so it was a fun activity to do. Sadly, most of the time was taken up by driving, but they got some good experience and had fun.
We will discuss the Black Cauldron on Oct 25, ( a week from Thursday) so please allow them the opportunity to finish this second book!
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Week 3
Yesterday we wanted to discuss the Book of Three, but no one had
finished the book, so I am putting it off a week. This is the only time
I can do that with book discussions. Please help your child have
access to the series on audio (they are free on YouTube) or in book
form.
I introduced some beginning literary terms and concepts and told them what to look for as they read the books. We will discuss The Book of Three next week. The Black Cauldron will be two weeks after that.
This really is a great adventure series, they will get sucked right in!
For the rest of class, Adam Claridge took the lead in teaching a little about metal work. The kids hammered some copper wire and fashioned rings out of a piece. A huge thank you to Adam for sharing his expertise!
I introduced some beginning literary terms and concepts and told them what to look for as they read the books. We will discuss The Book of Three next week. The Black Cauldron will be two weeks after that.
This really is a great adventure series, they will get sucked right in!
For the rest of class, Adam Claridge took the lead in teaching a little about metal work. The kids hammered some copper wire and fashioned rings out of a piece. A huge thank you to Adam for sharing his expertise!
Week 1 and 2
Week 1 ( pretty much a repeat of the email I sent out)
For our first class, we learned about Lloyd Alexander, the author of the Chronicles of Prydain. We learned a little about Welsh history because Wales is the inspiration for this series we are reading this semester. The students colored a Welsh dragon while I talked and then they made a dragon mask (or a mask of their own creation. 😜). A red Welsh dragon is on the flag of Wales, but there are no dragons in the series.
Please make sure to supply the books or audios of these books for your student to read.
Week 2
I was on the Scholar East Coast trip for this week, and missed the class. Lisa and Cayln lead craft activities inspired by the metal working in the series. They made pie tin art and dog tags.
For our first class, we learned about Lloyd Alexander, the author of the Chronicles of Prydain. We learned a little about Welsh history because Wales is the inspiration for this series we are reading this semester. The students colored a Welsh dragon while I talked and then they made a dragon mask (or a mask of their own creation. 😜). A red Welsh dragon is on the flag of Wales, but there are no dragons in the series.
Please make sure to supply the books or audios of these books for your student to read.
Week 2
I was on the Scholar East Coast trip for this week, and missed the class. Lisa and Cayln lead craft activities inspired by the metal working in the series. They made pie tin art and dog tags.
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