IB Boardwork 12-1

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IB Boardwork 12-1
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Proverbs and Witticisms

• Look at the passage on page 170 and read the
  foot/endnote. What does Tripitakas half formed
  proverb mean?
• Note how many proverbs and wise sayings occur in
  this book. (Many have been cut out by the
  translator.) What does this say about the
  culture? Do we have similar sayings and idioms
  in our own culture? Are the sayings and idioms
  used in the same way or to the same extent as
  these are? Explain.
• Make a list of fifteen idioms, proverbs, or
  witticisms in our culture/country.

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New Episode!

• Write your own episode of Monkey in which our
  heroes continue on their journey.
• Include each of the following
• Authentic sounding narrative
• Dear Monkey Intrusive narrator
• Chapter Tags
• Similar paragraphing (dialogue)
• An example of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism,
  marked in the margin by a B, T, and C
• Ten idioms or proverbs (pull from the list youve
  created), underlined.

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Morality Achieved! (or not)

• Early in the book, we talked about morality and
  Kohlbergs theory.  Have our characters achieved
  a higher morality by the end of the book?
• Evidence for
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• Evidence against

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Journeys End

• How does our conclusion fit our expectations of
  the Heros Journey?  Give examples for each
  step, or if a step seems skipped, guess why it
  didnt apply to our story.

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Monomyth continued!

• Initiation
• Road of Trials
• Meeting with the Goddess
• Woman as Temptress
• Atonement with the Father
• Apotheosis
• Ultimate Boon

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Monomyth Finished!

• Return
• Refusal to return
• Magic Flight
• Rescue from without
• Crossing the Return Threshold
• Master of Two Worlds
• Freedom to Live