Transcript The Obstacles of the Hero’s Journey

The Obstacles of the
Hero’s Journey
Do all heroes face the same obstacles?
What obstacles must all humans face?
Dragons
Let’s share our writings from last night:
– What are your dragons?
– What obstacles are you facing?
Initiation
1. Find a reliable website that explains an initiation rite.
**Once you find one, write it down on the board so no one else
reports on it.**
2. Using Microsoft Word, create a “mini poster.”
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Include 1 picture
Explain the initiation rite (be sure to reword or use
quotation marks)
Include the name of the people, time and place to which it
belongs
On the back, write down the MLA citation for the website
and the picture you used.
Also on the back, explain how you know the website is
reliable.
Let’s Draw Some Conclusions
Based on the examples
– What is an initiation rite?
– Is it important? Why or why not?
– What do all these rites have in common?
– In what ways do they differ?
Extend…
• What initiation rites do American teens
face today?
• What things have you done personally in
order to “fit in” to a certain group or feel
“grown up”?
• Is initiation a part of the Hero’s Journey?
Where?
• Does an initiation story belong to the
monomyth or is it something separate?
Reading Strategies
• Set a purpose
– Determine what you want to know
– Decide pace
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Notice Text Structure
Stop & Process
Make connections
Notice diction
Diction
• Diction = word choice
– Creates tone and mood
• Denotation = literal meaning
• Connotation = feelings associated w/ a
word
http://www.scribd.com/doc/92993528/DICTI
ON-Voice-Lesson-PPT
Literature Circles
• Discussion Director
– 5-10 discussion questions
• Literary Luminary
– 5 sentences/passages
– Why you chose it (funny, important, etc.)
• Illustrator
– Draw picture related to story
• Connector
– 5 connections to other stories, personal life, etc.
• Vocabulary Enricher
– 5 new, important, strange, or interesting words
– Write down sentence found in & definition
“Initiation” Stories
• Choose a story
• Form a group (3-5)
• Assign roles (1 role per person; MUST
have discussion director)
• Read the story and jot down 5 examples of
diction. Write the word and its
connotation. (20 mins.)
• Prepare for literature circle (5 mins.)
• Discuss & Share (10 mins.)
“Initiation” Stories
• “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing
– A young boy wants to be able to swim through the
tunnel like the older boys.
• “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett
– A young girl must decide whether or not to tell the
hunter where the White Heron is.
• “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D.
Wetherell (p. 25)
– A young boy scores a date with an older neighbor. As
they ride along in the boat, he must decide whether or
not to reel in the big bass he has inadvertently
caught.