Archetypes+and+Myths

toc = Tuesday, Feb. 8 =

Circle Stations: Day One
With a partner, visit each of the four Circle Stations Read/view/listen to/watch each of the various texts--print, image, music, and video--and discuss them with your partner as you answer the questions provided.

= Wednesday, Feb. 9 =

Circle Stations: Day Two
Finish the Circle Stations activity with your partner

= Thursday, Feb. 10 =

Introduction to Archetypes
Sigmund Freud--> Carl Jung-->Joseph Campbell-->George Lucas-->J.K. Rowling

Read "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Analyze the story in light of the archetypes: the color black, the wise old man, and the sacrificial scapegoat

= Friday, Feb. 11 =

Read and discuss the synopsis of Jung's Description of Archetypes from //Man and His Symbols//

Explore the Great Mother Goddess archetype by examining commonalities between the six Greek goddesses (Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Persephone, Artemis, Demeter) and the Mother Goddess figures from other ancient world cultures (Isis-Egypt, Inanna-Sumer, Atana-Crete, Ishtar-Babylon, Gaia-Greece, Cybele-Asia Minor, Astarte-Canaan, Asherah-Hebrew)

= Monday - Friday, Feb. 14 - 18 =

This week, you will be working on a Hero's Journey project. I will be checking your progress in Google Docs and adding directions for the next parts of the project each day. Please do your best to follow the steps outlined below, help each other, and send me an email if you need help. ~Ms. Moorman

Part One: The Hero
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." ~Joseph Campbell 1. Working with a partner, answer the **Hero Questions** on the first page of the Hero's Journey spreadsheet I've shared to you. 2. Choose one of the four images in [|the gallery of heroes linked here]. Answer the **Hero Image Analysis** questions on the second page of the spreadsheet. 3. Take a virtual tour of one or more of the [|museums available through the Google Art Project] to find a depiction of a hero in a work of art of your choice. (Just in case you have technical difficulties with the Google Art Project, here's a list of [|links to online museums].) 4. Fill out the information on the **Heroes Depicted in Art** page of the spreadsheet as you analyze your work of art. (This lesson was adapted from [|Multi-Media Hero Analysis on ArtsEdge] )
 * For inspiration while you search, you might want to listen to [|A Hero's Song] by Dvorak (click the play link in the middle of the page).

For Fun
[|Which mythological figure are you?] Take this quiz and find out which Greek hero, god, friend or monster matches your personality.

Part Two: A Hero's Journey Web Quest
Step 1: Explore the [|Common Characteristics of the Archetypal Hero] (with examples from //Star Wars//, //The Lion King//, Moses, William Wallace (//Braveheart//), and King Arthur)
 * Click "Next" at the bottom of each page until you get to [|the Hero Home page]
 * Go to the Hero's Journey spreadsheet you used for Part One and find the page labelled **Hero Characteristics**
 * Choose a hero or heroine from a story, novel, drama, TV show, or film that both you and your partner are familiar with; you may NOT choose //Star Wars//, //The Lion King//, Moses, William Wallace, or King Arthur, but here is a list of other heroes in popular culture you might want to consider
 * Using the hero/heroine you have chosen, fill in the chart to show how the **Hero Characteristics** are evident in your hero's life/story

Step 2: Read the [|Hero Questions and Answers] to learn about Jung, Campbell, archetypes, and heroes

Step 3: Get a quick overview of the Hero's Journey, also called the //monomyth//, by exploring the [|Monomyth Website] Float your cursor over each phase of the monomyth to find out what happens there Note that it begins at the top and goes //counter-clockwise//

Step 4: Visit [|the Hero's Journey page on the Writer's Journey website]
 * 1) Read The Hero's Journey Outline
 * 2) Study the diagrams of the Hero's Journey and the Hero's Inner Journey
 * 3) Review the Heroine's Journey
 * 4) Skip past "The Memo That Started It All" . ..
 * 5) Read "A Practical Guide to Joseph Campbell's //The Hero with a Thousand Faces//"

Step 5: Explore the virtual online exhibition of Smithsonian exhibit, [|Star Wars: The Magic of Myth] to see how the Hero's Journey plays out in the original //Star Wars// trilogy ([|A New Hope], [|The Empire Strikes Back], and [|Return of the Jedi])

Step 6: Explain how your hero or heroine follows the hero's journey Go back to the Hero's Journey spreadsheet one more time Using the same hero/heroine you chose for Step 1, fill in the chart on the **Hero's Journey** page to show how he/she follows this archetypal plot pattern

=Monday, Feb. 21= Read aloud and discuss the hero's journey archetypes in [|Arrow to the Sun: a Pueblo Indian tale] by Gerald McDermott (from Ms. Moorman's trip to New Mexico)

Watch, take notes, and discuss the big ideas from //[|The Power of Myth]// with Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers - Part 1: The Hero's Adventure

=Tuesday, Feb. 22= Read about [|Myths & Archetypes] - how is this similar to/different from what we have learned so far? Read about the [|Woman of Power] archetype Watch and take notes to compare the three different versions of the Queen of Sheba

=Wed. - Thurs., Feb. 23-24=

Your Final Task: Create a Hero's Journey Presentation
1. Start by watching the first minute and a half of the [|Project Preview: Myth and Lore We Share] (STOP at 1:30) 2. Next watch the video tutorial [|Exploring Mythological Archetypes] (if you are prompted to login, please ask for the user name and password) 3. Using the story of a hero from pop culture (fairy tale, fable, poem, song, short story, novel, drama, TV show/series, film, etc.) that you chose for Part Two (or selecting a different one if you'd rather), work with your partner (or by yourself if you prefer) to create a presentation (Google presentation, [|Prezi], [|Glogster], or [|Vuvox]) that will help you explain how each phase of the Hero's Journey is represented in that story.
 * //4. You will be giving presentations in class//** **//on Friday, Feb. 25 .//**

//Please share your presentation with me as soon as you begin working on it, so I can see your progress and offer you help in case you are forgetting something or need support along the way.//

Required Elements for Your Presentation

 * An introductory element with basic information about your story (title, author/director, an image)
 * At least one element for each stage of the Hero's Journey - please keep them simple - an image and a few words will do (See the [|Top Ten Slide Tips] from the author of //Presentation Zen//)
 * Additional elements to represent the other Archetypal Symbols, Characters, and Situations you find in your story.
 * A list of Image Credits at the end - credits should be in the order the images appear; include person/company name, title, and URL

Because you are using your images to help you learn and teach others about the Hero's Journey archetype, you are "transforming" the NATURE of the work from its original intent and using it for a different PURPOSE. So as long as you use only the minimum AMOUNT needed to accomplish your purpose, and don't have a negative EFFECT on the copyright holder, you have FAIR USE.
 * Important Note:** You are NOT limited to Creative Commons licensed images for this project. The nature of the project gives you "Fair Use" based on four factors: PURPOSE, NATURE, AMOUNT, EFFECT.

=Friday, Feb. 25=

Hero's Journey Presentations

 * Student Name(s) || Hero's Journey Project ||
 * Helena & Tori || [|The Little Mermaid] ||
 * Marisa & Taylor || [|Mulan] ||
 * Edward & Paulo || [|Ferris Bueller's Day Off] ||
 * Megan & Priscilla || [|Back to the Future] ||
 * Kaitlyn || [|Finding Nemo] ||
 * Zach || Ferris Bueller's Day Off #2 ||
 * Brittany, Johanna, Sarina || [|The Labyrinth] ||
 * Foster & Katie || [|The Lord of the Rings] ||
 * Victoria || [|Slumdog Millionaire] ||