November 17th 2025 Alone Intro Continued Intro to Vocab - Novel & Review of Hero's Journey & Pages 1-10 Audio Book - Alone
Silent Read 20 min
Predictions from last week - about the novel’s tone and themes
(isolation, courage, survival, resilience).
Silent Read Personal Novel 10 min
Intro: Vocabulary List Alone -Related to Predictive Themes.
1. Utopia: a perfect or ideal place where everything is peaceful, fair, and problem-free.
Example: A world where everyone has what they need and no one ever gets hurt.
2. Dystopia: is the opposite of a utopia. A society where life is difficult, unfair, or dangerous—often because of disaster, extreme rules, or lack of freedom.
Example: A place where survivors must struggle to stay alive after things fall apart.
3. Isolation – being completely alone or separated from others.
4. Survival – staying alive in difficult conditions.
5. Resilience – the ability to keep going and stay strong during hard times.
6. Resourceful – able to find clever or quick solutions using what you have.
7. Scarcity – not having enough of something important (food, water, shelter).
8. Desolate – empty, abandoned, or lifeless.
9. Adapt – to change your behaviour or habits in order to survive or succeed.
Mini-Review Lesson: The Hero’s Journey (20–25 min)
Step 1: Explain the Concept
Many stories follow a pattern called the Hero’s Journey — a map of how a character grows through challenges.
Visual chart - Student Handout.
| Stage | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ordinary World | Hero’s normal life | |
| 2. Call to Adventure | Something disrupts life | |
| 3. Trials & Challenges | Hero faces obstacles | |
| 4. Crisis / Abyss | Lowest point | |
| 5. Transformation | Learns or | |
| 6. Return | Returns changed / wiser |
Examples from movies they know (Harry Potter, Moana, Spider-Man, The Hunger Games).
Hero’s Journey Prediction Chart -
Start Intro to Novel!!!
For Tuesday: Vocab Alone - Pages 1-10 - Define the following - using the dictionaries.
Hyperbole -
Plaque -
Heaven - Utopia - pg 3
Embossed -
Foreshadowing: Example -page 8 identify -
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