Epic Hero Cycle

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Epic Hero Cycle

• Grade 6
• Literature Circle Project

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Requirements

• Write your own epic hero story in your groups
• Develop your story using your epic hero cycle
  chart
• Present your story in a powerpoint/mixed media
  presentation (apple programs may also be used)

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Your story will show how well you have

• Read and understood the novel Gilgamesh The Hero
• Applied the elements of a hero cycle
• Extended your knowledge by thinking critically
  and creatively
• Cooperated with the other members of your group
  to produce a finished project
• Met all project requirements by the deadlines

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Directions Day One

• Finalise your groups story outline
• Choose a character name him/her
• Decide on the quest/mission he/she will face
• Complications
• Setting
• Climax and resolution
• Theme/lesson/moral the hero and readers learn by
  the end of the story
• Create a story map to write out the basic plot
  structure
• Support the main events with details

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Organize, organize, organize!

• Your story must be 13 slides in length--no more,
  no less!
• Slide 1 is the title
• Slides 2-13 will represent the 12 tablets of your
  epic story (just like in Gilgamesh, your story
  will be 12 tablets total)

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Drafting

• Use clear, concise words
• Include both narrative and dialogue
• Provide thoughtful details so your audience isnt
  left wondering
• Slides must be in bullet form YOU will provide
  the details during your presentation

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Directions Day Two

• Type your story into your slideshow
• Add background design/template
• Add images
• Check conventions of each slide (spelling,
  grammar, punctuation)
• Submit by deadline

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Conventions Requirements

• Organize information for each slide according to
  directions
• Maintain consistent subject-verb agreement
• Use punctuation appropriately, especially COMMAS
• Articles (a, an, the) with subjects must agree
• Spelling, grammar, punctuation used appropriately

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Format Requirements

• Slide 1 must have complete heading with the due
  date used for the date
• Font size no bigger than 32
• Font must be clearly legible
• No sound effects or animation

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Images

• Use appropriate images to add, rather than
  distract, your audience
• Captions may be used to explain image content
• Images highly recommended for Slide 1 to engage
  your audience

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Bibliography

• Use www.bibme.org to create
• Copy and paste the URLs used into website field
  of bibme.org
• Add each source to your bibliography
• Copy this bibliography into your presentation
• Dont forget to reference pictures!

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Project Submission

• Submit your completed PowerPoint Presentation to
  Ms. Bilbreys Wiki
• Make sure it opens appropriately before
  submitting
• This PowerPoint presentation will be posted on
  the Wiki for you to access at any time during the
  week

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Deadline--Turn it in on time!

• This PowerPoint Presentation is due no later than
  midnight on Sunday, Oct. 19
• The project is worth a total of 50 points
• You will present your finished project in class
  during the week of Oct. 20