Mastery Standards (1-3) Reading Literature

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We before I (UC)

Respond to the book "Anthem" by Ayn Rand in different ways

Pagemaster

Book Report Project - Basically that thing you did in 6th grade

Hunting the Monomyth (UC)

Using Joseph Campbell's idea of the "Monomyth" dissect current films as examples of various traits from the theory. 

The Fall Author (UC)

Respond to three different stories by Ray Bradbury (including Harrison Bergeron) and create a final synthesis piece

The Bard (UC)

Discuss the different themes in Shakespearean plays

A Mile in Their Skin (UC)

Respond to the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" in different ways

It's Alive! (UC)

Respond to Mary Shelley's "Frankensstein" as an author 

The Name of The Wind (UC)

Read texts by Patrick Rothfuss and respond to his work as a fellow writer

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Mastery Standards (4-6) Reading Informational

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The Longest Night (UC)

Respond to the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel in different ways

Hero With 1000 Faces (UC)

Respond to a book about telling stories

Stephen King's On Writing (UC)

​Respond to a book about telling stories

Castles made of Glass (UC)

Respond to the book "The Glass Castle" through multiple genres

John Gardner's On Writing (UC)

Practice different kinds of sentence structure

Virginia Woolf on Writing (UC)

Read and write readers responses to Virginia Woolf's "On Writing" essay collection

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Mastery Standards (7-8) Language and Mechanics

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Keeper of Words

Study interesting and unique vocabulary terms

The Grammarian - Fundamental English Grammar

Work on your English Grammar for a big boost

Editor in Chief (UC)

Return to assignments you have previously turned in and edit them for fluency and grammar - explain some of your changes

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Mastery Standards (9) Writing

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The Wordsmith

Write Short stories

Jeager Master

Detail the production, purpose, and deployment of giant mechanical suits in a universe of your design

Kaiju Hunter

Report on your expedition hunting the most dangerous prey in the world, Kaiju!

Life, Under the Stairs

Not everything is awesome for us Muggles, but at least we've all made it to our sorta Hogwarts at Phoenix together. Tell the story of how you came to Phoenix.

The Scholar

Produce a Research or Argumentative Paper

The Faceless

Write dialogue in the speech patterns of different characters

CreepyPasta

Write a Creepy Short Story

Spinning a Twine

Create an inter-active non-linear story using Twine

The Cryptozoologist

Write about a fictional mythological being

The Novelist

Work on an ongoing Novel for Key Project credit in this course

​All in The Family

Create a budget for your family to follow to build your savings

Tales of Disaster

Write Post-Apocalyptic Stories

The Director

Write a Screenplay

The Visionary

Design a new "Key" for one of the many different Paths in this course

Dr. Resume, I Presume

Create an updated Resume to use to apply to jobs... and then make a bunch of fake resumes!

The Typewriter (Required)

Write an opinion piece on a topic of your choosing

1st Person POV Study

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Mastery Standards (10) Speech

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Sketch Artist

Create short skits similar in structure to SNL skits

Author Path Defense

Defend your ability to get a job using the skills you have learned while pursuing this path

My favorite author sounds like... (UC)

Record passages from your favorite texts and explain why you like them

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