Miss Congeniality's Heroic Quest: Overview

Evaluation

Learning Skills--> Observation checklist --> Teamwork

Written Product -->Rubric --> Miss Congeniality chapter

Listening and Speaking Skills --> Rubric --> Discussion Skills

Sequence

1. Class Brainstorm: What is a hero?
2. Chartpaper Activity: compare "Everyday heroes" and "Superheroes." Derive list of characteristics common to both.
3. Handout: What is a Hero?
4. Heroic Quest 7 stages handout
5. Students self-select into groups of three.
6. Suggest use of Miss Congeniality Credits to help clarify character names while watching.
7. Watch opening sequence of Miss Congeniality: discuss ways that the filmmaker indicates who the hero will be (media codes.)Title Sequence Handout
8. Watch remainder of film (2 classes), filling in notes Teacher Resource: Sequence with time markers
9. In group, students fill in Chapter Titles worksheet 1 and worksheet 2
   • -show approx. 20 minute sections, then allow 10 minutes for students to help each other fill in details
10. In group, students define 7 stages of Miss Congeniality's heroic quest.
11. Students choose scenes for novelization.
12. Individual writing, reviewing of selected scenes, group editing (2 classes)
13. Class discussion: the female hero in movies, television, comic books, and videogames.
    • -some suggestions for gender discussion

Other Resources for Miss Congeniality

Scanning the Movies

Miss Congeniality Official Website

Internet Movie Database