Please note: Speaker notes DO NOT APPEAR ON SLIDES. The slides are used for images and only two or three lines of text. The “real work” gets done in the white area beneath each slide, where speaker notes appear. 4-5 good-sized sentences should be offered for each set of speaker notes.

Select a contemporary story in the form of a novel, movie, or video game that is inspired by a mythological epic or hero’s quest.

Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft owerPoint0resentation with detailed speaker notes of (at least 4-5 good-sized sentences for each set of notes) about the contemporary heroàor heroine’s quest geared to an audience of seventh graders.

Include the following in your presentation:

A short explanation of archetypes and heroes

Brief description of the plight of your selected main character(e feat(s) he or she must execute for the benefit of society in the face of challenges

• Other archetypes within the story and a brief description of their roles in the hero’s quest
• Research about the mythological and cultural origins of the story; explanation of parallels between the myth(s) and the contemporary story it inspired
• Relating these to the conflicts and choices ordinary humans struggle with