Scholars learn about the Hero's Journey as they read Ray Bradbury's "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." They analyze the story's structure and narrative techniques. Finally, they write summaries of the text's central idea and use their imaginations to create their own original heroes. 

Concepts

ray bradbury, literature, summarizing, the hero's journey, narrative structure, close reading, text analysis, reading comprehension, setting, point of view

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• As a lesson introduction, ask pupils to brainstorm a list of their all-time favorite heroes 
• Display students' sketches of their original heroes
  

Classroom Considerations

• Reading selection has a text complexity rating of very complex

Pros

• Incorporates several learning strategies, including close reading, summarizing, and visualizing 
• Provides differentiation options for struggling readers and English learners 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.4 RL.8.10 W.8.3.a W.8.3.b W.8.3.d W.8.4 W.8.10 L.8.4.a L.8.4.c