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CHABERT English – T STMG 23 April 2024

UNIT 4 - VILLAINS DO IT BETTER (Fictions et réalités)
2. THE TRADITIONAL HERO/HEROINE MYTH BY J.CAMPBELL

Docs: fiche vocabulaire + exercices

Video https://www.libmanuels.fr/reader/9782210114029/n/164 (source: Manuel Hit The Road)

Warm-up: Recap of previous lesson  describe what we discussed.

Homework correction : 2 exercises

Anticipation:
Background on the video
The video entitled The Hero’s Journey is an animated film showing the steps of the monomyth with the help
of various examples taken from action films.
Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) was an American professor of literature who coined the term “monomyth”,
or “hero’s journey” in his 1949 book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, to describe an archetypal narrative in
which the protagonist always follows the same pattern. George Lucas himself acknowledged that his Star
Wars trilogy had been greatly influenced by Campbell’s monomyth, especially with Luke Skywalker’s journey

Q/ think of traditional heroes. List down their qualities, abilities, causes they fight for/against,
A fictional hero, or heroine, is traditionally a brave, selfless and virtuous person whose life goal is to do good
and defeat the evil forces which threaten his/her world. A hero can be gifted with extraordinary powers (like
superheroes) or not, and can be helped by partners/sidekicks or mentors.

Activité – watch the video – answer the questions

A/ List down the 12 steps – get some description as well – and the movie/book given as an illustration
B/ write a sentence for each using your own example ( think-pair-share). Suggestions: Star Wars, Harry Potter etc.
Use linkwords to tell your story.

Stage 1: The hero’s ordinary world

Stage 2: The call to adventure
Stage 3: The refusal of the call
Stage 4: Meeting the mentor
Stage 5: Crossing the threshold
Stage 6: Tests, allies, enemies
Stage 7: Approach to the supreme challenge
Stage 8: Supreme ordeal
Stage 9: The reward
Stage 10: The journey back
Stage 11: Resurrection
Stage 12: Return

Trace écrite (example to re-write)

At the start of the story, Luke Skywalker lives a plain and uneventful life on Tatooine, when one day, he
receives a mysterious message to rescue a princess. Later on, he meets his mentor-to-be Obi-Wan Kenobi who
teaches him the Force and secrets about his father’s past. The murder of his aunt and uncle makes him accept
his destiny and leave to join the rebellion. With the help of his newly-found friends, he eventually succeeds in
defeating the Empire and rescuing the princess.