Goal: Finish comic strips and answer Exploring the Depths questionsAgenda:
Journal
TED Talk
Character Sketches
Exploring the Depths
1. Journal
Do you think you can reprogram your brain to overcome fear?
2. TED Talk
- Think about how Junot Díaz "confronted" his tormentors at the end of the text.
- Now watch Olympia LePoint talk about how she has reprogrammed her brain to overcome fear.
- Discussion: did Díaz reprogram his brain as LePoint did? Or did he deal with his situation differently?
- You began using a program yesterday to create your character sketch of Junot Díaz in "The Terror."
- You will be presenting these to the class on TUESDAY.
- Today, your job is to complete it.
- You might have been using one of the following tools:
- Storyboard That (Intermediate)
- Canva (Advanced)
- Powtoon (Advanced) Your comic strip should include:
- All 5 plot elements
- Junot's physical state
- Junot's emotional state
- How Junot changes over the course of the story
*If you are creating a digital comic strip, you must submit it to Google Classroom as a photo or PDF file. I can show you how to do that when you are ready.*
4. Exploring the Depths 
There are questions to answer in Google Classroom from "Exploring the Depths." Please complete these when you are finished with your comic strip.
If you've finished everything, check these assignments:
- Summary of "Graffiti"
- Navigating the Waters Questions for "The Terror"
- Exploring the Depths Questions for "The Terror"
- Your storyboard/character sketch: ready to share on Tuesday
