Is Luke Skywalker the archetype of a literary hero? Follow the path of the Hero's Journey with an engaging lesson that details the plot structure, applies it to Star Wars: A New Hope, and invites class members to choose their own example to compare to Luke's adventure.

Concepts

the hero's journey, archetypes, heroes, plot elements, elements of a short story

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Extend the lesson by assigning a writing prompt in which learners write their own short story or film following the Hero's Journey
• Have a special movie screening of Star Wars: A New Hope during a longer class period or on a weekend for class members to attend
• Connect to a film studies class when discussing character archetypes and elements of plot

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson doesn't extend into literary analysis skills beyond comparing two films and delineating the elements of the Hero's Journey in each
• The resource is labeled for informational text, but the lesson itself is based on fiction

Pros

• Provides a worksheet for learners to note the steps of the Hero's Journey
• Lesson is engaging for literature lovers and Star Wars fans alike

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.5 RL.9-10.9