Transformation

What is your definition of transformation?

What is the etymology of the word transformation? Latin? Old French?

Choose one etymology of the word, and explain how the definition has changed over time OR how it has stayed the same.

List at least three synonyms for transformation.

List at least two antonyms for transformation.

Watch the two clips from Despicable Me, and explain how you see a transformation from the first to the second. What kind is it?

Film Clip: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows What type of transformation is evident in the clip? Explain.

Respond to the following quotes…

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self- preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness. Joseph Campbell

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. C. S. Lewis

List as many other examples for the word transformation that you can think of. Write down at least six.

For the next two responses, choose one form of media and one form of text, and explain how transformation is portrayed.

Here are some ideas…