The Hero’s Journey in The Road graphic organizer
Unit Learning Goals: I know what the designated literary terms mean, and will be able to spot them in a work of literature. I will study character motivations and examine the reasons why characters make the choices that they do. I am familiar with the process of inferring, summarizing and responding to a work of literature. I understand and interpret McCarthy’s treatment of non-traditional novel structure and language style. I understand how the stages of the hero’s journey are present in the novel.
Learning Target: I will study character motivations and examine the reasons why characters make the choices that they do. I am familiar with the process of inferring, summarizing and responding to a work of literature. I understand how The Road and “The Labors and Death of Heracles” are both hero’s journeys and can articulate that in a synthesis essay.
Yes, they’re gone.
Did you see them?
Yes.
Were they the bad guys?
Yes” (McCarthy 92). The boy and his father then continued their journey South, vigilantly on the lookout for others who did not carry the fire in their hearts.
b. Work time!!
***You will have class time all this week (March 4 through 8) to work on your essay.
Next week (March 11 through 15) you will NOT have class time to work on your essay.
Plan accordingly.
Unit Learning Goals: I know what the designated literary terms mean, and will be able to spot them in a work of literature. I will study character motivations and examine the reasons why characters make the choices that they do. I am familiar with the process of inferring, summarizing and responding to a work of literature. I understand and interpret McCarthy’s treatment of non-traditional novel structure and language style. I understand how the stages of the hero’s journey are present in the novel.
Learning Target: I will study character motivations and examine the reasons why characters make the choices that they do. I am familiar with the process of inferring, summarizing and responding to a work of literature. I understand how The Road and “The Labors and Death of Heracles” are both hero’s journeys and can articulate that in a synthesis essay.
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- (WICOR) The Hero’s Journey in The Road graphic organizer
- Who is the hero of The Road?
- Think about your answer to Quiz #9: Explain who you believe to be the hero of The Road and why.
- Complete the graphic organizer based on who you have chosen as the hero.
- You should have a minimum of two CDs in each section of the graphic organizer.
- Remember--The information and CDs you choose to include for the first stage and the last four stages on your hero’s journey graphic organizer will be very different depending upon who you see as the hero of the story.
- Complete the graphic organizer based on who you have chosen as the hero.
- Think about your answer to Quiz #9: Explain who you believe to be the hero of The Road and why.
- Who is the hero of The Road?
- (WOR) Begin writing The Hero’s Journey Synthesis Essay
- Read over the assignment sheet.
- Highlight the main tasks you must perform.
- Make notes on items that need further clarification.
- Yes, I will be checking for completion of steps b and c.
- Open the LA 12 Course Syllabus
- Read the LA 12 Writing Expectations found on pages 3 through 6.
- You may want to refresh your memory of LA 12 Structured writing on page 7 as well.
- You may want to access the following documents as well:
- The Hero’s Journey Visual
- You should have your own copy of this with notes on it that we took in class.
- “A Practical Guide to Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces” by Christopher Vogler
- This contains detailed descriptions of each of the stages of the hero’s journey.
- The Hero’s Journey Visual
- Paper copies of “The Labors and Death of Heracles” are on the front table.
- Continue working on The Hero’s Journey Synthesis Essay
- Review Lesson: Citations
- Citations are to be placed directly after the quote. Remember: there should only be ONE period at the end of the sentence.
- Example one:
- Because the boy was frightened, Papa “held the boy by the hand and they went along the rows” (McCarthy 139) looking for food that was safe to eat.
- Example two:
- Showing his mighty strength, “Heracles changed the course of two nearby rivers” (Heracles 102).
- Example one:
- When using a CD from The Road, include the author’s last name and the page number. That’s it! Do NOT place a comma between the author/title and the page number.
- Example: (McCarthy 139)
- When using a quote from “The Labors and Death of Heracles” you will not include the author’s last name because we do not know the original author. Abbreviate the title of the myth, as shown below, and include the page number. NO comma.
- Example: (“Heracles” 102)
- If you are quoting dialogue from The Road, it should appear in your essay exactly as it does in the novel. Use quotation marks at the beginning of the quoted dialogue and at the end of the quoted dialogue, followed by a citation.
- Example:
- After hiding in terror from the hoard bloodcult members for an hour, the boy asked,
- Example:
- Citations are to be placed directly after the quote. Remember: there should only be ONE period at the end of the sentence.
- Review Lesson: Citations
Yes, they’re gone.
Did you see them?
Yes.
Were they the bad guys?
Yes” (McCarthy 92). The boy and his father then continued their journey South, vigilantly on the lookout for others who did not carry the fire in their hearts.
b. Work time!!
***You will have class time all this week (March 4 through 8) to work on your essay.
Next week (March 11 through 15) you will NOT have class time to work on your essay.
Plan accordingly.