Archetypes are everywhere: an Exploration of Archetypes in Picture Books

Within your group, read the 5 picture books at your station. After reading each book, answer the following questions about that particular book in your notebook.

1.  Write down the title and author of each book.

2.  Write down the setting of each book

3.  Make a list of all the characters that represent archetypes and identify which archetypes they represent. Explain why each fits the archetype’s definition.

4.  Identify any archetypal journey a character takes (quest, initiation, transformation). Why is this journey important, and how does it help to advance the plot of the story?

5.  How does the use of archetypes within this story help in relating literature to life?

6.  Which book at your station is the best example of the use of archetypes in literature? Why? Support your answer with specific textual evidence.

Archetypes are everywhere: An Exploration of Archetypes in Picture Books

Within your group, read the 5 picture books at your station. After reading each book, answer the following questions about that particular book in your notebook.

1.  Write down the title and author of each book.

2.  Write down the setting of each book

3.  Make a list of all the characters that represent archetypes and identify which archetypes they represent. Explain why each fits the archetype’s definition.

4.  Identify any archetypal journey a character takes (quest, initiation, transformation). Why is this journey important, and how does it help to advance the plot of the story?

5.  How does the use of archetypes within this story help in relating literature to life?

6.  Which book at your station is the best example of the use of archetypes in literature? Why? Support your answer with specific textual evidence.

Archetypes are everywhere: An Exploration of Archetypes in Picture Books

Within your group, read the 5 picture books at your station. After reading each book, answer the following questions about that particular book in your notebook.

1.  Write down the title and author of each book.

2.  Write down the setting of each book

3.  Make a list of all the characters that represent archetypes and identify which archetypes they represent. Explain why each fits the archetype’s definition.

4.  Identify any archetypal journey a character takes (quest, initiation, transformation). Why is this journey important, and how does it help to advance the plot of the story?

5.  How does the use of archetypes within this story help in relating literature to life?

6.  Which book at your station is the best example of the use of archetypes in literature? Why? Support your answer with specific textual evidence.

Archetypes are everywhere: An Exploration of Archetypes in Picture Books
Within your group, read the 5 picture books at your station. After reading each book, fill out the following chart
Title and Author / Setting / Make a list of all the characters that represent archetypes and identify which archetypes they represent. Explain why each fits the archetype’s definition. / Identify any archetypal journey a character takes (quest, initiation, transformation). Why is this journey important, and how does it help to advance the plot of the story? / How does the use of archetypes within this story help in relating literature to life?
Which book at your station is the best example of the use of archetypes in literature? Why? Support your answer with specific textual evidence: