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Develop your vocabulary and understanding of the hero's journey, specifically in relationship to The Matrix
Warm-up activity
Vocabulary quiz
Writing exercise
🕒~10-15 minutes
Complete the timeline with events and characters from the movie.
🕒~5-10 minutes
This develops your reading comprehension
Go to Exam.net and complete the vocabulary exercise
Please note that this is not graded
Write a paragraph that, in your own words, explains The Hero's Journey with as much detail as possible. This exercise will not be graded, but you will receive feedback. There is no lower nor upper word limit - I want you to be able to express yourself freely.
Suggestions:
Focus on the stages of the Hero's Journey (for example, The Call to Adventure or The Unknown World)
Use specific examples from either The Matrix or stories that you are familiar with
Try to use at least two of the vocabulary words from our vocabulary list
Remember: try to show all of your skills: your range of vocabulary and creating various sentences as well as giving rich explanations.
No homework
No exit ticket (your writing exercise is)