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Become familiar with the Hero’s Journey and the movie The Matrix, and discuss important events from your own life
Previous knowledge
Introduction lecture
Read The Giver pages 1-24
🕒~10-15 minutes
✍️By yourself
🎯Share ideas about common elements from stories
How would you describe a hero? What about a villain?
By yourself or with a classmate, take notes on your whiteboard
Describe a hero and a villain (think of characters from movie, books or games)
Once done, we look at our answers together
🕒~30-40 minutes
✍️By yourself
🎯Develop your writing skills
Write ~100-200 words about an event in your life that made you change, grow, become wiser or feel like an adult.
Example topics:
Starting at a new school (for example Bessemerskolan)
Changed sports teams, classes, or hobbies
Learning to drive a car or ride a bike
Meeting someone (friend, lover, family member)
Doing something you didn’t dare before
Share your transformation with a classmate