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9th Grade Literature
Monday
October 24, 2016
Day 55
ACTIVATOR:
Grab handout from front table and answer questions after reading
the quote by Albert Einstein…
ACTIVITIES:
1. Discuss Activator activity
2. Continue The Odyssey, PART 2 (1100-1111)
- answer study questions
3. Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!)
SUMMARIZER:
- what are the traits of epic poetry?
9th Grade Literature
Tuesday
October 25, 2016
Day 56
ACTIVATOR:
Grab unit 6 Vocabulary Handout from table…
ACTIVITIES:
1. Introduce Unit 6 vocabulary words
- story due Monday
- 15 words, 2 appositives, + bat, grenade, and skateboard
2. FINISH The Odyssey, PART 2 (1111-1114)
- answer ALL Part 2 study questions… (TURN IN)
- Video comparison…
3. Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!)
SUMMARIZER:
- what are the traits of epic poetry?
9th Grade Literature
Wednesday
October 26, 2016
Day 57
ACTIVATOR:
Complete the phrases grammar activity on back of Einstein quote
handout from Monday…
ACTIVITIES:
1. Discuss activator activity
2. Vocabulary story due Monday
- 15 words, 2 appositives, + bat, grenade, and skateboard
3. Review The Odyssey, PART 1 & 2
4. Video comparison – OBWAT
5. Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!)
SUMMARIZER:
- what are the traits of epic poetry?
9th Grade Literature
Thursday
October 27, 2016
Day 58
ACTIVATOR:
Complete a “One Pager” for the article on front table…
ACTIVITIES:
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4.
Review The Odyssey, (Test tomorrow!)
Unit 6 vocabulary stories due Monday!
Discuss Monomyth and Heroes' Journey…
Video comparison – Finish OBWAT
- turn in list of comparisons at end of period
5. Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!)
SUMMARIZER:
- what is an epic hero?
Modern Day Myth
The Odyssey
Harry Potter
The Wizard of Oz
Star Wars
I. The Call to Adventure
Hero is called to
adventure by
mistake or called by
a herald who
summons the hero.
This call comes at a
time when the hero
is ready for inner
growth.
Agamemnon and Odysseus
Who calls Harry Potter to
adventure?
Harry Potter
Hagrid
(on behalf of Dumbledore)
Who calls Dorothy in The
Wizard of Oz to
adventure?
Dorothy
Get’s called by a tornado
II. The Refusal of the Call
• The hero is not
always eager to
assume the
adventure offered.
This kind of hero is
called a reluctant
hero.
Agamemnon calling
Odysseus to war. Odysseus
is a “reluctant” or “unwilling”
hero.
III. The Refusal of the Call
• The hero has the
opportunity to reject
the call. If the hero
refuses, his or her
life may enter a
state of paralysis
until something
happens to release
him or her.
(continued)
Agamemnon calling
Odysseus to war. Odysseus
is a “reluctant” or “unwilling”
hero.
The Refusal of the Call
• The hero may want
to answer the call
to adventure and
this kind of hero is
called a willing
hero.
Agamemnon calling
Odysseus to war. Odysseus
is a “reluctant” or “unwilling”
hero.
Is Harry Potter a
“willing” or “reluctant”
Hero?
Harry Potter is a Willing
Hero
Is Dorothy a “willing” or
“reluctant” Hero?
Dorothy is a reluctant
hero
Supernatural Aid
• The hero
encounters a helper
as the journey
begins: a guide and
protector (often an
old woman or old
man)
Athena
Supernatural Aid
• The protector
usually appears to
one who has
already accepted
the call but not
always. The helper
is often a wizard,
hermit, or shepherd.
Athena
Who is Harry Potter’s
Supernatural Aid?
Dumbledore
Who is Dorothy’s
Supernatural Aid?
Glinda the Good Witch
IV. The Crossing of the
1st Threshold
• The hero goes
beyond the
boundaries of
everyday life
accompanied by the
guide and faces
dangerous forces of
the unknown.
Harry Potter encounters…
“Fluffy” in Harry Potter
Do you notice any
similarities to characters
in Greek Mythology?
Dorothy encounters…
Wicked Witch
V. Belly of the Whale
• The hero is
“swallowed” up by
the unknown.
• (Gate to Hades)
• There he awaits the
rebirth or release
from this state.
Where is
Harry Potter’s
Belly of the Whale
Hogwarts
Where is
Dorothy’s
Belly of the Whale
Wizard of Oz
Yellow Brick Road
VI. The Road of Trials
• The hero undergoes
a series of trials
often on a perilous
journey.
• The guide or other
helpers support him.
• Each trial prepares
him for the ultimate
goal.
The Road of Trials
• Each trial may bring
new victories.
• Victories may be
repeated but are not
lasting.
Take a minute to list
at least 8 trials that
Odysseus had to deal
with to get back home.
1. Cyclops
2.
3.
4.
What trials did Harry
Potter encounter?
For example
Harry had to:
√Get the Sorcerer’s
Stone
√Fight “the one who shall
not be named.”
√Find the Horcruxes
What trials did Dorothy
encounter?
Dorothy’s trial is to get the broom of the
wicked witch
Trials for Dorothy
include the flying monkeys
More trials for Dorothy
Dorothy
and the
Poppy Field
(Remind you of …Odysseus
and the Lotus Eaters?)
Helpers
Helpers are not in your packet but
are worth mentioning because all
great heroes have helpers!
Odysseus
Could not make it home
without help.
Odyssey
Odysseus’ helpers are his men!
“Additional Helpers”
Athena his wise guide.
Circe
Tiresias
Scylla and Charybdis
Harry Potter had helpers!
Harry Potter
Besides --- Harry’s
Wise Guide Dumbledore
Battles with Snape
Harry’s main supporters
through his trials
are Ron and Hermoine
Dorothy had helpers!
Helpers for Dorothy
Cowardly Lion, Strawman, Tinman
And, of
Course,
her
Wise
Guide
Glinda
VII. The Magical Flight
• This is often the
climax where the
hero defeats the
antagonist using his
or her new
knowledge.
(Continued)
The Magical Flight
• The hero returns to
the world from which
he came
accompanied by his
guardian.
Harry Potter
Dorothy
Glinda who tells Dorothy
that she has had the
power to go home the
entire time.
VIII. The Crossing of the
Return Threshold
• The hero leaves the
realm of the unknown
and returns from the
dark to the light. The
transition is not easy.
• He may hold the belief
that those from his
former world cannot
comprehend what the
hero has learned.
IX. Master of the Two
Worlds
• The hero through
the journey, has
won the ability to
pass back and forth
from one world to
the other.
X. Freedom to Live
• The hero can now
live with the new
freedom as a result
of the journey,
having matured and
grown.
• Fear of death has
no power over him.
Review your notes and complete the questions on pages 3 & 4
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Call to Adventure
The Refusal of the Call
Supernatural Aid
The crossing of the First Threshold
The Belly of the Whale
Road of Trials
The Magical Flight
The crossing of the Return Threshold
Master of Two Worlds
Freedom to Live
How does Star Wars
exemplify
The Hero’s Journey?
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=Hhk4N9A0oCA
9th Grade Literature
Friday
ACTIVATOR:
October 28, 2016
Day 59
(4-6 sentences, S.E.E.D. format!)
What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? WHY?
ACTIVITIES:
(REGISTRATION!)
1. Discuss activator writing assignment
2. Vocab. Story due Monday!
3. Odyssey TEST
- turn in study questions…
4. Last 10 Silent Reading (BRING BOOK!)
SUMMARIZER:
- what are the traits of epic poetry?