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Hero's Journey: Ernest & Celestine

Hero's Journey: Ernest & Celestine

Assessment

Presentation

English

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.9-10.3, RL.6.3, RL.11-12.3

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Leah Mcglynn

Used 3+ times

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3 Slides • 14 Questions

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Poll

Who is the hero?

Ernest

Celestine

Both of them

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Multiple Choice

What is the problem of the "Ordinary World"?

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Cats & Dogs don't get along

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Mice cannot be friends with Bears

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The Big Bad Bear

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Celestine is an orphan

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Multiple Choice

Often the problem is a lie that either the hero or their world believes and realizing the truth is part of their growth. Their change is revealed in the plot. Who needs to change in the story Ernest & Celestine?

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Celestine

2

Her World

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Multiple Choice

The "Call to Adventure" introduces the Special World where something is different. In this story, the mother bear tells her cub about "The Little Mouse Fairy" who is welcome into Bear houses to collect teeth in exchange for coins. How is this fairy tale different from the Ordinary World?

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A Mouse is welcome in Bear Houses

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Mice are not welcome in Bear Houses

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Multiple Choice

A "Refusal of the Call" is when the person(s) who need to change does not step into the new reality. In Ernest and Celestine, how is the opportunity to step into the Special World refused?

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When a Mouse seeking a tooth shows up, the Bear family welcomes her.

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When a Mouse seeking a tooth shows up, the Bear family destroys to the room to remove her.

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Multiple Choice

In the meeting the Mentor, the hero gets the tools and knowledge to enter the Special World. Who is the Mentor and why?

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Celestine has the belief that Mice and Bears can be friends.

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Ernest frees Celestine.

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Multiple Choice

The mentor gives the hero the tools and knowledge to "Cross the Threshold" to enter the Special World. Celestine is the Mentor and Ernest is the member of the World who is willing to enter the Special World. How do they enter it?

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Ernest eats Celestine

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Ernest listens to Celestine

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Multiple Select

The "Tests, Allies, and Enemies" part of the Hero's Journey is also called "Fun and Games." Ernest and Celestine find allies in each other and enemies in both Bear and Mouse societies. Which are their tests?

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Celestine helps Ernest get away from the Bear police.

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Ernest helps Celestine get enough teeth to reach her quota.

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Ernest and Celestine evade Mouse and Bear police.

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Multiple Choice

The Approach the Inmost Cave stage allows the reader, audience, and characters to catch their breath, reflect, review, and plan ahead for the conflict just over the horizon. Where is the Inmost Cave in Ernest & Celestine?

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The Mouse Underground

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Jail

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Ernest's House

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Multiple Choice

The Hero engages in the Ordeal, the central life-or-death crisis, during which he faces his greatest fear, confronts this most difficult challenge, and experiences “death”. What is The Ordeal in Ernest & Celestine?

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Ernest tries to keep Celestine out of his house in winter when she has nowhere else to go.

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Ernest invites Celestine into his house.

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Multiple Choice

When Ernest overcomes his fear of mice in the house, and he invites Celestine upstairs to work on his art, what is his Reward?

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He gets a friend who is interested in him and his interests.

2

He gets judgment.

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Multiple Choice

The "Road Back" is the journey back to the Ordinary World. How do Ernest & Celestine return?

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They march in a parade.

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They are arrested.

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Multiple Choice

The Resurrection stage can be the most dangerous life-and-death ordeal for the hero and is the climax of the story.  A final test that represents a cleansing. What symbol of cleansing is used in this stage?

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Wind

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Soap

3

Fire

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Water

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Multiple Choice

Return with the Elixir is the final reward after the hero is resurrected, purified, and returns to the ordinary world. What is the "Elixir" in Ernest & Celestine?

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They can live together without hiding their friendship.

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They live together but hide their friendship.

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