Monday, April 1, 2013 What does it take? Activity Notes (we will add to these Tuesday)

What makes a “good” teacher?

Arms: Reach out to students Bones: Support system for students Heart: Pump out vital information to students Hand: Brains: Smart in content area (especially!) Mouth: Clear speaking and instructions Eyes: Good eye contact Ears: Listening skills, listen to concerns Ears: listens to students; has patience with students Mouth: smiles; communicates well; gives full instruction Nose: smell nice Brain: interesting and smart (content area). Understanding. A good sense of humor Hands: work hard; creative Feet: be proactive Heart: caring; empathetic

“For we have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us...” ― Joseph Campbell

Archetype ar·che·type (ärk-tp) n. 1. An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype: "'Frankenstein'... 'Dracula'... 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'... the archetypes that have influenced all subsequent horror stories" (New York Times). 2. An ideal example of a type; quintessence: an archetype of the successful entrepreneur. 3. In Jungian psychology, an inherited pattern of thought or symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious.

Background: Psychologist (A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy) Carl Jung and scholar Joseph Campbell spread the idea of archetypes. They did not create the concept. There are repeating patterns of character types, symbols, relationships, and situations in stories across time periods.

Background: For example, each culture has a creation myth, and history repeats itself. Archetypes are common character types, symbols and relationships that appear often in stories (new and old). Archetypes help us to understand the purpose/function of characters in a story.

Background: Archetypes are like masks that the characters wear at different points of the story. We will focus on 7: hero, mentor, herald, threshold guardian, shapeshifter, trickster, and shadow.

Your mission: 1)In small groups of five, read the excerpt on one of the seven archetypes. 2)Then, identify the qualities/characteristics that your archetype commonly has-whatever that may be. 3)Create an analogy for these qualities or characteristics—just like what we did for a good teacher. 3)Add any other notes that your classmates should know. 4)You will share these notes with the class.

What makes a (insert archetype)? If you are taking notes, please keep in mind that we will add to these, discuss them, and look at examples tomorrow.