FINAL EXAM INFORMATION

The final exam is mandatory and worth 1/5 of your final class grade.  

The scheduled dates are January 15th and January 17th DURING REGULAR CLASS TIME.

If you cut class on the 15th or 17th, you will receive no credit for that portion of the final exam.

January 15th 

Part 1:  definitions and application-- hero quest, psychopath, sociopath

Part 2:  personal response to prompt (3-4 paragraphs)

January 17th 

Part 3:  Argument essay-- you will have a choice between three prompts


PLEASE NOTE:  IF WE HAVE A SNOW DAY OR DELAY THIS PLAN MAY CHANGE.  We have time available on January 22nd from 12:00 - 2:00 to take or complete the exam.  Please do not plan anything for this time during Regents week until we know better how the weather will behave.

Tentative planner for JANUARY

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		2	3 Collect chart for Rey Begin Episode 8: new chart for Rey; continue with chart for Kylo Ren	4
7 Continue with film and discussion	8	9 Complete film and charts for Rey and Kylo Ren	10	11 ALL SEMESTER WORK IS DUE BY THE END OF CLASS TODAY Study / prepare for final exam
14	15 Final exam part 1	16	17 Final exam part 2	18 (end of semester)
Regents week

Information on Kylo Ren and Rey

Please read the following information on Kylo Ren and Rey for December 19th-- there will be a quiz.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kylo_Ren

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rey

The ARC CHART for Episodes I - VI

Name:                                                                                                                                                   

Group members:                                                                                                        

Character:  Anakin Skywalker         

Text(s):  EPISODES I – VI

The Hero’s Journey:  FILM ARC CHART

I can’t stress this enough:  your charts should be full of specific and relevant evidence.  Mere “Yes” or “No” answers or an unexplained list are not acceptable.  Demonstrate a clear understanding of how Campbell’s ideology is reflected in the film text.  Use examples!!!

The Departure

Call to Adventure:   How does the character receive the call to adventure?

  

Refusal of the Call: Does the character accept the call immediately?  What are the hero’s circumstances?

Answering the Call: What motivates the character to accept the call?

Supernatural Aid:  who or what helps the hero on his journey?  Why?

Guide/Mentor: Is there a specific character that helps the hero understand the life situation or provides the hero with special training?  What training do they provide?

Talisman: Is there a particular item that has special significance to the hero?  Explain the significance.

Companions: Who is with the hero on his journey? How do these companions help the hero face the challenges?

Crossing the Threshold: At what point in the story does the hero leave the familiar world and move into a new, unfamiliar circumstance?

  

Threshold Guardians: Are there characters that try to prevent the hero from crossing over into the unfamiliar territory or circumstance?

Initiation

Road of Trials: What specific challenges does the hero face (these are all the MAJOR PLOT POINTS)?  How does the hero face them (How does his character change as a result of these plot points)?

Brother Battle: Does the hero battle physically or mentally with someone who is a relative or close friend?  What is the outcome of this battle?

 Meeting with the Goddess: Does the hero meet with a character with special beauty and power?

Abduction:  Is the character kidnapped, or is someone close to the hero kidnapped?

Night or Sea Journey: Where do the hero’s travels take him (a flow chart of places)?

Dragon Battle: Does the hero battle some kind of monster? Does the hero have to face some inner demon?

Ritual Death or Dismemberment: Is the hero injured and thought to be dead? Does the hero mistakenly believe someone close to him is dead? Does the hero suffer an injury in which he loses a limb or use of some other body part?

Sacred Marriage: Does the hero have a special emotional bond (it could literally be a marriage) with another character?

Atonement (“at one with”) with or Recognition by the Father: Is the hero reunited with his father in some way?

Entering the Belly of the Whale: Is there some point in the story where the hero must face his deepest fear or the darkest evil in the story?

Apotheosis (Deification): Is there a point in the story where the hero is held up as an ideal or where the hero is worshipped as a god?

Ultimate Boon / Magic Elixir: Does the hero find some special solution to the problem he is attempting to resolve? This might be a magic potion or a key to something.

The Return

Refusal of the Return: Does the hero initially refuse to return to the homeland or the place that he began the journey?

  

Magic Flight / Pursuit: Is there some point (generally toward the end) where the hero is being chased or is otherwise trying to escape something?

Rescue from Without: Is there some point in the story when all seems hopeless, when it looks like the hero is going to die—then suddenly he is rescued unexpectedly?

Master of Two Worlds: Does it appear that the hero has conquered life in both the familiar and unfamiliar worlds?

Freedom to Live: Since the hero typically begins the journey to resolve a problem, does it appear the problem is at last resolved so that all can live freely?

Planner for December

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	27 Review hero cycle (graphic) Discuss Luke’s journey so far His quest is reset:  begin Episode 5 Homework:  work on chart for Thursday		29 Continue with film Homework:  chart will be due after viewing next class
3 Complete Episode 5 Finish chart and paragraph (20 minutes...?) Discuss the evolution of Luke COLLECT CHARTS Begin Episode 6		5 Continue with Episode 6 Remember:  Luke's journey is reset... Work on chart as the film progresses		7 Complete film Discuss important elements of Luke AND Anakin’s journey Are Anakin and Darth Vader the same person (literally and figuratively)?
	11 COLLECT CHART GROUP WORK:  arc chart for Anakin Skywalker, Episodes I - VI Lucas did say it was "one movie"... does this read true?		13 Group work on chart The ARC chart is due at the start of class on Monday
17 Collect charts Review both the hero chart AND the DSM5 chart Begin Episode 7		19 (shortened block) Continue with Episode 7		21 Complete Episode 7 Short writing on Kylo Ren HW: the chart for Rey is due on January 3rd