Isn't It Tragic?

Assessment
You've been promoted from plebeian to playwright and are tasked with creating the starring character in a
modern-day tragedy. Your tragic hero should:

 be a good person at the core, but with a tragic personality trait

 come from a "noble" upbringing and seem to have it all
 suffer terrible consequences and lose everything as a result of their tragic personality trait

Complete the table with your innovative ideas for a tragic hero and their journey to a tragic demise. Respond
in complete sentences using creative insight that reflects your understanding of the tragic hero archetype.
Name:

In 2-3 sentences describe your tragic hero: My hero is strong

My Tragic Hero's and has laser beams coming from his eyes. Despite keeping
Name and
Description
his secret, he leads a normal life. Supergirl simply flies
around at night while enjoying himself, not hunting for Crime
or bothering anyone.
Locate, copy, and paste an image of what your tragic hero looks like or create an

My Tragic Hero's
Image

This Photo by Unknown Author

image of your own: is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

My Tragedy's In 2-3 sentences describe the time, place, social environment, and mood of your
Modern-Day Setting tragedy: Super girl resides in woods, in a house in the middle of

The tragic flaw: shows her powers to the world.

My Hero's Tragic Flaw,
In 2-3 sentences explain how the tragic flaw is revealed: The tragic flaw
Explained
Ambition, impetuousness,
of Super girl that she reveals his illusory power to the world. This flaw is exposed
indecision, misplaced when Super girl rushes to save a crashing jet and her extraordinary abilities
trust or loyalty, or pride become known to everyone. As a result, people become obsessed with capturing
and studying her, leading to her tragic downfall.

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 External Forces External force #1: He ban assisting more individuals and preventing crimes.
Which external factors
(like peer pressure) will External force #2:she was involved in battles with dangerous and strong
contribute to the tragic villains
hero's downfall?
Hamartia
What is the decision that leads to their downfall?
The decision that leads to Super girls’ downfall is her choice to continue assisting the
citizens of the city, despite the appearance of an individual who creates a
vulnerability specifically designed to defeat her. This decision ultimately leads to a
confrontation with a massive robot that surrounds Super girls puts her in a vulnerable
position.

Peripeteia
What is their sudden or unexpected reversal of fortune? When do they hit rock
bottom?
The sudden or unexpected reversal of fortune for Super girl occurs when she is
surrounded by an enormous robot, leaving her vulnerable and unable to escape. This
is when she hits rock bottom, as she realizes the extent of her weakness and the
Plan Your Plot
Respond to each question
consequences of her actions.
in 1-2 sentences.
Anagnorisis
When and how will the tragic hero discover they are responsible for their downfall?
discovers that he is responsible for his downfall when the robot gets too close to him
and exploits his weakness. It is at this moment that Supergirl realizes that his decision
to reveal his power and continue assisting others has led to the tragic consequences
he now faces.

Catharsis
What lesson will your audience learn from your tragic hero's demise?
Super girl had the opportunity to dominate the world but chose to lead a normal life,
emphasizing the value of personal choices and priorities. The audience learns to
appreciate the worth of individuals and the significance of embracing.

Isn't It Tragic? Rubric

On Target Almost There Needs Improvement
5-4 points 3 points 2-0 points

Tragic Hero's  The chart includes the tragic  The chart includes the tragic  The tragic hero's name and/or
Name and hero's name and a thoughtful hero's name and a description description are missing,
Description description that provides a that partially provides a incomplete, or not original.
(5 points) complete picture of who they picture of who they are.
are.

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 5 points 0 points
 The chart includes an image  The chart does not include an
Tragic Hero's of the tragic hero either image of the tragic hero
Image pasted or created by the either pasted or created by
(5 points) student. the student.

5-4 points 3 points 2-0 points

Setting  The chart includes the time,  The chart may be missing  The chart is missing
(5 points) place, social environment, and time, place, social information relating to
mood of the setting of the environment, and/or mood of setting or the details are not
tragedy. the setting of the tragedy. original.

10-8 points 7-6 points 5-0 points

Tragic Flaw  The chart identifies the tragic  The chart identifies the tragic  The chart is missing the tragic
(10 points) flaw and thoroughly and flaw and attempts to explain flaw and an explanation, or the
insightfully explains how it how it will be revealed. explanation is undeveloped or
will be revealed. incorrect.

10-8 points 7-6 points 5-0 points

External  The chart identifies and  The chart identifies and  The chart is missing one or
Forces thoroughly explains two attempts to explain two both external forces and/or
(10 points) external forces that lead to the external forces that lead to the their explanations, or the
tragic hero's downfall. tragic hero's downfall. explanations are undeveloped
or unclear.
20-16 points 15-12 points 11-0 points

 Each of the four plot  There is an attempt to  There is little to no attempt to

Plan Your elements of the tragic hero's
Plot journey are skillfully and
(20 points) thoughtfully communicated
in complete sentences.
identify each of the four plot
elements of the tragic hero's
journey, but one may be
missing, or the explanations
are vague.
demonstrate planning of the
four plot elements of the
tragic hero's journey, or two
or more plot elements are
missing.

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