English I (Pre-AP): Quest Archetype / Movie Storyboards

Here's today's presentation on the quest archetype:



MOVIE STORYBOARDS
Please select any movie, book, episode of television, etc., that fits the Quest archetype we've been looking at. Using a storyboard handout, please draw and discuss how the work you've selected meets the six criteria:

1. Quester: Who goes on the quest?
2. Destination/Prize: What is it the quester wants?
3. Mentor: Who give the quester guidance or whatever else s/he will need to fulfill the quest?
4. Challenges/Trials: Give two examples of things the quester must overcome.
5. Underworld: Where does the quester have to face down death or come to terms with mortality?
6. True Objective: What does the quester ultimately get that surpasses what s/he went on the quest to get in the first place?

Due Tuesday, Oct. 11.

Pre-AP English II: Quest/Hero's Journey Storyboard (Waters of Babylon)

Review "By the Waters of Babylon" and identify the key aspects of the "Hero's Journey" in the six sections of the Storyboard Handout.

In the three boxes across the top, draw a picture representing the Quester (Box 1), the Destination/Prize (Box 2), and the Mentor (Box 3). Accompany each illustration with a quote from the story that backs up your identification for what you've drawn.

In the bottom three boxes, draw two examples of Challenges/Trials the quester overcame (divide Box 4 and the lines beneath it in two), the Underworld (Box 5), and the True Objective (Box 6). Again, a quote from the story should roughly match your picture.

You will have time to work on this in class tomorrow (9/22), but use today's work as a guideline of how much you'll need to complete tonight.