Adventure Literature Unit: Exploring Themes of Identity and Belonging
Dive into the world of adventure literature with this engaging unit that explores themes of identity, patriotism, home, friendship, and belonging. Discover the importance of quality adventure stories through exciting plots, diverse cultures, and character development. Engage in activities like writing poems and creating visual representations of home while delving into canonical works like "Around the World in 80 Days" and expanding the unit with other captivating reads like "Dragonwings" and "The Hobbit."
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HOME ADVENTURE LITERATURE UNIT BY BETHANY CALLAHA N
THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVENTURE A quality adventure story is engaging, exciting, and fast pasted, making reading enjoyable. Addresses themes of identity, patriotism, home, friendship, and belonging. The protagonist in an adventure story must overcome many internal and external obstacles. Explores a variety of cultures, and provides a platform to discuss race and nationality.
LAUNCHING THE UNIT A D V E N T U R E S A N D T H E I D E A O F H O M E . L I S T E N T O T H I S S O N G : H T T P S : / / W W W . Y O U T U B E . C O M / W A T C H ? V = E P N G Q 4 Z R X K G
THE CANONICAL WORK Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne contains the key qualities of adventure literature as outlined in Literature for Today s Young Adults. A likeable protagonist Efficient characterization An interesting setting the enhances the plot Around the World in 80 Days explores the topics of home, of culture and of travel. The story shows multiple character s development, and reveals how one s identity can change through a journey. Photo taken from www.penguin.com
ACTIVITIES FOR LEARNING Write a Where I am From poem or an I am poem. Create a poster that represents your home, or your ideal home using only images. Then write a poem using the images that you have drawn.
EXPANDING THE UNIT Dragonwings by Laurence Yep Small Acts of Amazing Courage by Gloria Whelan The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn by Herge The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Treasure Island by Robert L. Stevenson
