Our sixth-grade students had their first Performance Task for their parents! Students were tasked with creating their own hero and writing a narrative that followed through the stages learned in the informational text “The Hero’s Journey.” Throughout this module, students were involved in a deep study of mythology, its purposes, and elements. Students read Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, a high-interest novel about a sixth-grade boy on a hero’s journey. In groups of three, students had a chance to share their magical hero’s narratives with their classmates and families.