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Hero Archetypes and Cultures: Odysseus, Monster Slayer, and Born for Water

Posted by kjm727 on February 8, 2023

Author: DeLyssa K. Begay
Seminar: Indigenous Literature as a Window into Social and Emotional Learning
Program: DINÉ
Subject Area: English Language Arts
Grade Level: High school
Year of Publication: 2022

Abstract

The content objectives will focus on having completed reading sections of the Odyssey by Homer, and then to compare and contrast the archetypes, Hero’s Journey, and characterization, and distinctive world views. I would like students to also use personal reflection to connect to the Heroes and their journey. Much of that will be with personal journaling, and writing exercises focused on prompts that are related to empathy. By the end of the unit, I would like students to create their own poster of their personal hero journey. I would like them to illustrate and write a response explaining their poster.

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