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Hamlet can teach us many things it all depends on what we are willing to learn. One of the most important things i have learned form it is that when we pretend we are something we slowly turn into it. Hamlet pretends to be mad and he slowly does. Our thoughts become words our words become thoughts our thoughts become actions and our actions become who we are. How many times can we pretend to be something before it becomes who we really are? Hamlet says "Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar but never doubt i love" He says this in an attempt to teach Ophelia that he truly inst mad and truly does still love her. Yet she isn't willing to learn this. So she believes he never really loved her and has gone mad thus leading to a trickle of tragic events. After watching parts of the movie listen to the songs and try to connect them. This really helped me! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uF4DI162w6IZDP2PcLNCyDtOUey3c3YXlQvsoQ3IJ2A/edit?pli=1  

This week is week three in the trimester and we meet are new teacher i'm glad to have a him back. Its hard having a sub because they don't quite know the class as much as the original teacher does. We continued the conversations about a hero's journey but we read about a real hero and his journey for fame. Although in the end he did get the fame the ending surprised me. All the soldiers that he gave the chance for that fame abandoned him at his time of need. All that is except for one. I couldn't help but think what if that was me would anyone come to my rescue? Would i go to there's? After i thought this i looked at the story again. 
The soldier that stayed said to the others in so many words that he picked us and trusted our words. Yet now that the time is here you flee? He would come to us in our time of need. After saying this he went into the battle area and fought. Ultimately he won. You may be thinking you would do the same thing.Yet what if i told you the man he went to fight for was his king and he was fighting a fire breathing dragon? That changes things doesn't it. That is when i really understood the whole point of this story and the meaning of a hero's journey.
I learned this week that a hero's journey inst always about the heroic moments. It is but it is also about inspiring others to be selfless and stand up for those who cant and be the glimmer of hope people need. 
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/beowulf/
The link I connected is too the spark notes of the book i learned this lesson from, Beowulf. This legend my seem silly but the lesson will last a lifetime. 

This week we learned about a Hero's journey. About the troubles and hardships one must go through while on that journey.For one of the examples as a class we witnessed the new version the Star Wars. While witnessing the movie we filled out our graphic organizers to reflect, on what we had witnessed and learned during that episode.   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I6j9AIAnY0_ETWRwDl4JB2YcQdxsHdbNch0uIEcrkCQ/edit?pli=1 I have attached a link that will send you to the layout of the graphic organizer used for the Star Wars film. We also learned that to be a hero you must learn to put others before your self. Also that to do so you must know of the risks but still be fearless because you know that it's the better thing to do. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TPpLgxClaGyG2ihN6J7hjG3eRUBiZYPg2YB67EBKTZs/edit?pli=1 This link will send you to the article we read that showed the similarities between Harry Potter and Luke Sky walker. Overall we learned that being a hero isn't as bright as it sometimes seem.