Monday 11th May 2020 L.O. I can read and give an assessment of a story THE HERO’S JOURNEY is a template (a bit like a story mountain) that has been used for some of the greatest stories ever told, all the way back from ancient myths to modern classics like Narnia and Star wars. Over the next three weeks, we are going to use it to write our own story One of the reasons STAR WARS is such a great movie is it because it follows the HERO’S JOURNEY model. Today, you are going to read / watch this version of the Hero’s journey and see how it fits into the format for our first act! The subtitles just refer to the stages of the story - don’t worry about them yet! Just read the story and if you have internet access look up / click on the clips on youtube. ORDINARY WORLD Luke Skywalker was a poor and humble boy who lived with his aunt and uncle in a scorching and desolate planet world called Tatooine. His job was to fix robots on the family farm and and he spent his free time flying planes through the rocky canyons. He loved his aunt and uncle but dreamed of a more exciting and adventurous life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wJa1L1ZCqU Search for ‘Luke Skywalker binary sunset’ CALL TO ADVENTURE One day, Luke found a broken old R2 astromech droid. It was called R2-D2 and it was a mischievous, cheeky robot who made lots of bleeps and flashes. When Luke was cleaning it up, the droid played a secret message of a beautiful princess asking for help from Obi Wan Kenobi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKNBFZ3PHco Search for ‘Star wars Luke R2’ REFUSAL OF THE CALL Luke had lots of other jobs to do at the farm so he ignored the message from the droid. “Sorry, R2, I can’t help you, I’ve got some power converters to maintain” Luke said, sadly. MEETING THE MENTOR One day, R2 D2 ran away from the farm. Luke went to catch him in his landspeeder but he was attacked by vicious Tusken raiders! A mystical looking old man called Obi Wan Kenobi scared the fearsome warriors away. “Thank you for saving me. Who are you?” asked Luke, feeling overwhelmed. “My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi” replied the wise, old man. “This robot has a message for you, then” Luke answered, open mouthed. They pressed a few buttons on the rusty old droid and a message started playing “Please deliver this message to my father on Alderaan” the message from the beautiful princess said. “Before we set off, I have something for you Luke,” Obi-Wan said, as he passed Luke a bright blue laser sword that shimmered and hummed. “This was your father’s Lightsaber” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4UhQ4hZzRM In youtube search for ‘Ben Kenobi appears’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUaxXsqGeFI In youtube search for ‘ Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope’ CROSSING THE THRESHOLD Luke, Obi-Wan and the droids set off on a journey to find a spaceship and some trustworthy friends to help them get to the planet Alderaan to help Princess Leia. As they approached the dangerous spaceport of Mos Eisley, Obi-Wan warned Luke “Mos Eisley - You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be careful” as they set off with trepidation into the mysterious city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcb4_QwP6fE Search for ‘Obi wan scum villainy’ EXERCISE In your books, give a brief summary of the story - did you like it? Which characters did you like? What do you think will happen next? Tuesday 12th May 2020 L.O. I can answer vocab comprehension questions Today we will be looking at some of the EXCITING vocabulary used in the story. Maybe you can use some of them in your own story! But first we need to work out what they mean. Read back through the story and make a note of any words you're not sure of. Have a go at working out what they mean based on the context (the words around) Remember this type of table from comp lessons back in school? You will soon! Word and example in text Definition Your own example Humble A bleak and empty place Who could you describe as ‘Luke Skywalker was a a humble person? poor and humble boy’ Desolate Evil, mean or cruel people Can you describe a place ‘He lived or a scorching as being desolate? and desolate planet’ Mischievous To be very emotionally What might a mischievous ‘It was called R2-D2 and it affected by something person do? ​ was a mischievous, cheeky robot Vicious Being modest or not How might a vicious ‘He was attacked by thinking yourself that person or animal behave? ​ vicious Tusken raiders!’ important Overwhelmed Cheeky, naughty or What might make you feel “Thank you for saving me. capable of playing tricks or overwhelmed? Who are you?” asked pranks Luke, feeling overwhelmed. Scum Violent and aggresive What kind of person would “Mos Eisley - You will you describe as scum? never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Example (copy out into books for all the words, followed by a definition and an example) Humble ‘Luke Skywalker was a poor and humble boy’ Definition - Humble means being modest, or not thinking yourself that important. Example - Even though I am a brilliant writer, I am very humble. Then do the same for Desolate, Mischievous, Vicious, Overwhelmed and Scum ​ Wednesday 13th May 2020 Aim: I can practise using powerful adjectives to describe characters and settings In your books draw a quick table like this. We are going to put some words into this table to describe good characters, bad characters, nice places and scary places. Character - Good Setting - Good Character - Bad Setting - Bad Let’s start with some of the words we looked at yesterday HUMBLE - This means being modest, or not thinking yourself that important. This is a good character, so it goes in the Character-Good box ​ ​ DESOLATE - This describes a A bleak and empty place. We know it’s a place and it doesn’t sound very nice, so it must be a SETTING-Bad ​ MISCHIEVOUS- This means Cheeky, naughty or capable of playing tricks or pranks. Ah, a tricky one! Tricks are bad if they are too naughty but this isn’t too bad. So this goes in the Character- Good Box ​ VICIOUS-This means Violent and aggressive. Easy one, that’s definitely CHARACTER-BAD ​ After that, your table should look like this Character - Good Setting - Good Humble Mischievous Character - Bad Setting - Bad Vicious Desolate Get the idea? Good! Let’s add some more words to our box then. Have a think where these words could go Heroic Tranquil Scorched Merciless Courageous Cruel Beautiful Bleak Brave Evil Lucious Jagged You could even add some of your own words to the box! EXTENSION: Have a go at writing sentences describing Characters or Settings with some of ​ this INCREDIBLE VOCABULARY! Thursday 14th May 2020 Aim: I can write a description of the Ordinary world and Hero Today, you are going to start writing your own call to adventure! We need to briefly introduce our main character and their home world. We’ll start by re-reading this section from the story - Luke Skywalker was a poor and humble boy who lived with his aunt and uncle in a scorching and desolate planet world called Tatooine. His job was to fix robots on the family farm and he spent his free time flying planes through the rocky canyons. He loved his aunt and uncle but dreamed of a more exciting and adventurous life It was only 3 sentences long but gave a good start to the story. Here’s what you need to do ● Introduce your hero - what are they like? Where do they live? Who does they live with ● What is their job? What do they like to do when they’re not working? ● What do they want to do? Steps to Success I can introduce the character I can describe their ordinary world I can use powerful adjectives You can use this template and fill in the blanks for your own story like we have done in the past in class (Fill in the blanks for your own story - don’t write the words in brackets!) ____(Hero name)__________ was a ____(adj)____ and _____(adj)____ ____(boy/girl)___ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ who lived with their _____(who did they live with?)_____ in a ____(adj)_____ and ​ ​ ​ ​ _____(adj)____ planet world called ______(name of planet)_______. Their job was to ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ _____(job)____ on the _______(where did they work?)_______ and they spent his free ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ time _____(what did they do?)_____ in the _____(where did they do it?)_____. They loved ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ their _____(who did they live with?)_____ but dreamed of ____(what do they want to ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ do?)____ ​ Friday 15th May 2020 Aim: I can write my call to adventure and refusal of the call Today, you are going to continue writing your Hero’s journey, now moving on to the call to adventure and your hero’s refusal of the call! We’ll start by re-reading this section from the story - CALL TO ADVENTURE and REFUSAL OF THE CALL One day, Luke found a broken old R2 astromech droid. It was called R2-D2 and it was a mischievous, cheeky robot who made lots of bleeps and flashes.