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Hero's Journey, A Gamified PowerPoint Presentation
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Activity Description
Students will learn about the Hero's Journey through a gamified PowerPoint presentation. The students will use media to learn about each stage and apply it to a video of a lesser-known hero.
Preparation
- Check the website to ensure it is not blocked at your site.
- Read through the lesson plan.
- Make sure the Presentation is working on your projector.
How-To
Creative Educator has a separate, detailed lesson that can stand on its own or be used as a supplement to this lesson.
Teacher Tips
Use the PowerPoint presentation to present the entire lesson.
Program Areas
- ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation
- ASE: High School Diploma
Lesson Plan
Warm-up: Ask the question, "What makes a hero?"
Watch the TEDed video here to show an introduction of the Hero's Journey.
Show the slides 5-6 about the 13 stages of the Hero's Journey.
Have the students watch a story on Youtube called "Why Maui Snared the Sun".
Ask students to share what they found. How does the story of Maui show the Hero's Journey? Which parts of the story fit in each stage?
How are you the hero of your own journey? Who are the hero's in your community?
Documents
- The Hero's Journey.pptx - PowerPoint presentation to use as part of the lesson.
Subjects
- English Language Arts
- American Literature
- English 1-4
- English Electives
- Literature
- World Literature
- Language Arts - Reading
- Analysis
- Comprehension
- Inference and Interpretation
- Synthesis and Generalization
- Language Arts - Writing
- Language Facility
- Organization of Ideas
- Writing Conventions