Transcript 8th la 9 - crossroads

Objective: Students will be able to interpret the
archetype of the hero’s journey in order to identify
and explain literary examples of each step.
Journal: Select one to write about.
1. Was there a time growing up that you knew
your life had changed and would never be the
same? When and Why?
2. Free Write
Before Reading & Watching
Write “stereotype” for your next vocabulary word in your
“Cornell Notes”.
What does it mean? Share.
The dictionary definition is:
stereotype: a character who represents a trait that is
usually attributed to a particular group
Turn to pg. 26.
Complete #1 immediately. (graded)
#’s 2 and 3 will be discussed.
“Nacho Libre”
• The purpose for watching “Nacho Libre” is
to follow an archetype through a hero’s
journey. We will first discuss Luke
Skywalker’s journey as a model.
• Turn to pg. 27.
• We will complete the section “In Your Own
Words” (AKA paraphrase) for the 3 stages of a
hero’s journey.
The Archetype of A Hero’s Journey
Each movie (archetype) on this slide, and the
next all have the same storyline in essence of
“A Hero’s Journey”. Remember: an archetype
is a perfect or ideal example.
•SCIENCE FICTION:
Any Star Wars or Star Trek
movie
•
E.T. The Extraterrestrial
FANTASY:
Lord of the Rings
Back to the Future,1,2,3
Labyrinth
Cocoon Dune
The Odessy
Mulan
Willow
Never Ending Story
Crouching Tiger
Mad Max 1,2,3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Stargate
Ulysses
The Wizard of Oz
Beauty and the Beast
Alien
The Matrix
The Archetype of
A Hero’s Journey
•
ROMANTIC HERO:
Indiana Jones 1,2,3
URBAN HERO:
Midnight Cowboy
Karate Kid 1,2,3
The Waterboy
JawsThe Terry Fox Story
Crocodile Dundee 1,2,3
Rebel Without a Cause
Romancing the Stone
•
Discuss which
movies you have
seen.
The GraduateBethune
MODERN VIGILANTES:
Rambo 1,2,3
Dirty Harry
Thelma and Louise
The TerminatorCobra
Death WishHudson Hawk
•
WAR:
Apocalypse Now
Die Hard
SUPERHEROES:
Platoon
When We Were SoldiersIn Country
The Thin Red Line
Finding Forrester
Batman
Spiderman
The X-menSuperman
Star Wars: A Hero’s Journey
STEP 1: DEPARTURE
Call to Adventure
• R2D2's holograph of Princess Leia:
classic princess in distress;
• Vision of Kenobie telling Luke to
go to Degobagh and find Yoda.
Refusal of Call
• Parental blocking figure; Uncle Owenreminds Luke of familial responsibilities.
Answering Call
• Luke returns to find family farm burned
out by Imperial Stormtroopers;
• Luke has no reason to stay- Luke goes to Degobah
A Hero’s Journey
STEP 2: INITIATION
Road of Trials
• Luke's efforts to save Leia
• The beginning of Luke's training with Yoda
• Luke's rescue of Hans and Leia
The Experience with Unconditional Love
• Finds Leia
• Learns Leia is his sister
• Tells Leia she is his sister
Ultimate Boon
• Saves Leia and R2D2 with plans of Death Star
• Discovery of power of Force Mastery of power of Force
A Hero’s Journey
STEP 3: RETURN
Refusal of Return
• Han refuses to go back to Death Star
• Luke wants to stay to punish Obi-Wan
Magic Flight/ Pursuit
• Millennium Falcon is an extraordinarily fast spaceship
Rescue from Without
• Han comes back to protect Luke from fighters
• Leia comes back to rescue Luke from bottom of Cloud
City
• Vader converts and kills Emperor to save Luke
• Han saves Luke from Darth
Crossing Return Threshold
• Falcon escapes exploding Death Star
Watch & Work!!
Each Stage is graded.
Active Participation is graded.
Neatness and conventions are graded.
We are watching
the movie to enhance
your knowledge for
the EMBEDDED
ASSESSMENT!
The hero’s journey is fascinating…ENJOY THE
SHOW!!
We will be stopping the film for discussion.