Ramayana - Wit & Wisdom - Lessons 1-9 Day 7

Ramayana - Lessons 1-9

Poll

Would you rather put a stop to war or end world hunger?

• Let's stop war!

• End world hunger!

Poll

Would you rather have a desk job or an outdoor job?

• Give me air conditioning!

• I would love work outdoors!

Open Ended

Think about this.

What do you think a divine loophole means?

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Question

DO NOW:

Homework...

Write the movie you selected and main character's (hero) name. This will prove that you are ready to move on with the project assignment.

Open Ended

Question

What do you think the relationship is between myth and word of mouth?

Open Ended

And finally...

How do we know that Ramayana: Divine Loophole is a myth rather than another form of literature?

Open Ended

QUESTION:

What does the word genre mean?

Open Ended

QUESTION:

What is a monomyth?

MONOMYTH

or the hero's journey, is the common template of a broad category of tales that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, and in a decisive crisis wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed.

Open Ended

THINK:

What is dharma? What is karma?

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What about this???

What has Ravana done that could affect his karma?

<PUT YOUR ANSWER IN THE CHAT>

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THINK:

Using the R.A.C.E. strategy, Is Rama following his dharma? Why or why not?

Project: Not so Digital Poster

Directions: In class we discussed the common elements of the “Monomyth” theory as seen in both The Odyssey and The Ramayana - Divine Loophole. 

You should be able to find all these elements (or at least a majority of them) in your favorite movies and stories.  

Choose your favorite movie and compare it to the qualities found in BOTH Odyssey AND Ramayana - Divine Loophole.  

Project: Not so Digital Poster

Using the data you collect, we are going to make a poster that demonstrates how some of these traits compare to one another.

First - HW

Select a movie and bring it in tomorrow to discuss how we will create this poster.

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EXIT TICKET -

Using R.A.C.E. strategy, complete two paragraphs in response to the following questions:

How can you apply the concepts of dharma and karma to better understand Ramayana’s characters and/or context?

And this:

How you can apply the concepts of dharma and karma to your life?