Week 6 - AVATAR

For a story to have a hero, there must be: 

1. Obstacles that hold the hero back

2. Challenge he or she faces is made clear to them and they know what they must do

3. The hero fights against the obstacles

4. The hero picks himself or herself up after wondering whether he is capable and the right person for the task

5. Hero fights back

6. Hero wins

For each of these stages of a hero story, write whether you believe each one happens (in this order) in Avatar.  This might be hard for some of you so you may want to pick out three of the six to write about.  (Terry, Salvo, Greg, Jack, Jayden, Rachel - could you all try all six for me please!) 

Week 5 - AVATAR

Some students have suggested that Jake Sully is not a hero because he betrayed his own kind.  Why did Jake betray the humans?  Can you be a hero but not agree with one group of people, or the way they do things?  Discuss this in at least 50 words. 

Week 2 - Post 2 AVATAR

Was there a hero in the movie Avatar?  Was there one hero or more than one?  Name the hero /s.

Week 4 - Post 1 AVATAR

What qualities does a hero have?  Can you think of someone you think is a hero and explain why you would call them this?

Week 2 Posts - Tuesday 24 April

It is great to see so many of you are working well and have logged on to this blog site.  I would like you all to 'follow' the site too. 

By the end of the lesson I would like each of you to have commented on the previous post and be following.  So far the following people have posted:  JR, Salvo and Logan.  You go to this site then click the option - 'sign in' - in the right hand corner.  You use your school login to gain posting rights to the site.

I have left a worksheet for you, containing some errors from your letters.  Write the correct sentences in this post.  (I will check them from Brisbane.)

Now you are familiar with the i-Pad and the site we need to see some evidence of your work. 

Cheers

Ms Langford                                                         

Welcome to your first post.  Reply to this post by writing down three reasons why you like to use a computer or i-Pad when you work.  Make sure your work has a heading.  You can list dot points.

Once you have done this let Mrs Teale or myself know so we can check that your system is working well. 

Welcome to EN521

Welcome to EN521. 

This unit will require you to publish regularly on this blog.  Writing will be of various length but will need to be regular.  Writing will be in response to different stimulus.  One of these will be about the usual heroic story and  you will watch a movie which shows this in action.  Responding to this movie will be your major assessment. 

You will also use the i-Pad each lesson, not only to write on this blog, but also to complete activities on different apps.

Regular participation in classroom activities is also expected.

I hope you enjoy the unit and the opportunity to use technology throughout the term.

Ms Langford