Critical Thinking: Encourages students to analyze the hero's journey and societal values, strengthening their ability to connect literary themes to broader contexts.
Global Citizenship: Helps students understand the societal issues reflected in the story, fostering awareness of their role in a diverse world.
Learner’s Mindset: Promotes ongoing curiosity and openness to new perspectives through the exploration of modern heroism.
How do the characters in Harry Potter illustrate contemporary ideals of heroism?
In what ways does the setting of the wizarding world comment on real-world societal issues?
How does Harry's journey in the story exemplify the stages of the hero's journey framework?
Students can evaluate characters' actions and traits that align with modern heroism.
Students can identify and analyze parallels between the wizarding world and contemporary society.
Students can identify and analyze the stages of the hero's journey as they occur in Harry's development throughout the novel.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1: Cite strong textual evidence to support analysis.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2: Determine themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.
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