HTRLLP Project: Marked for Greatness

MARKED FOR GREATNESS

Arshia Narula, Ayo Olotu, & Jaden JovanClass: 3A

Project Introduction

As a group, we decided to make an escape room to explore Chapter 21: Marked for Greatness.Through this format, students can remain engaged as they explore exampes of markings in literature, movies, TV shows, art, children's literature, and religious texts. In addition to that, students' learning will be reinforced as they answer one question after learning about the example in order to unlock the next room.

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Let's learn more about Markings!

Before we get into the escape room...

Physical qualities always tell us something about characters, whether it be in literature, movies, TV shows, or art. Usually, in stories, characters are marked in specific ways to set themselves apart from others. The markings can be symbolic of their past, their coming-of-age story, and much more that is left to be discovered be readers/viewers/listeners. They may also represent the imperfections of a character or foreshadow the plot of the piece in a thematic manner.

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Someone has stolenall the works fromthe museum

Oh, no!

You need to learn more about each example in order to revive the piece of work that involves marks of greatness!Can you help us?

ROOM 3: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

ROOM 1: VISUAL ART

ROOM 2: LITERATURE

room 6:movies

ROOM 5: TELEVISION

ROOM 4: RELIGIOUS TEXTS & STORIES

Filippo Albacini's The Wounded Achilles

The marking of injury in this sculpture is used by Albacini to emphasize weakness. The idea of a person’s Achilles heel is constantly brought up to mark weakness. Albacini examines the frailty of Achilles himself, using the marking of the arrow to emphasize the vulnerability of even the most powerful individuals in their weakest moments.

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What is the meaning of someone’s “Achilles heel”?

Question 1

A strength

A weakness

A positive trait

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Roland S with Radiotherapy Mask by Mark Gilbert

The idea of markings is depicted within this painting to highlight the concept of loss and memory for Alzheimer's patients. Gilbert utilizes this technique to convey the claustrophobic emotions recalled for this cancer patient, highlighting Robert's vulnerabilities and sharing the power of emotions through markings.

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What do these paintings help to highlight?

Question 2

Love

Memory and loss

Claustrophobia

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You have completed this room!

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ROOM 1

You have lost a museum piece!

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They also stole our 'Marked for Greatness' Literature!

Oh, no!

Read the commentary and correctly answer the question to reveal the work!Can you help us?

ROOM 1: VISUAL ART

ROOM 2: LITERATURE

ROOM 5: TELEVISION

ROOM 4: RELIGIOUS TEXTS & STORIES

ROOM 3: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

room 6:movies

Frankenstein's Monster

The allusion to Dante’s Inferno immediately connects Frankenstein’s monster to the idea of a monstrosity, something that should be feared. Dante’s monsters are described as fantastical creatures, most of which are to be feared; therefore, Frankenstein’s description effectively ostracizes the monster and marks him as undesirable, even though he is a much more complex character than his creator paints him to be. Frankenstein's physical deformities eventually equate him to having moral deformities, furthering the idea of how his markeings contribute to the way he is perceived by others.

“He was ugly then, but when those muscles and joints were rendered capable of motion, it became a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived.”

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How are Frankenstein's physical markings on his face perceived amongst those around him?

Question 1

Perceived as a symbol of his strength

Sign of his ugliness and deformity

Seen as a sign of his intelligence and creativity

Captain Ahab, Moby Dick

The loss of Captain Ahab's leg symbolizes the importance of the theme of revenge within the novel. Herman Melville utilizes the captain's marking and deformity to further a thematic meaning, illustrating how loss and resentment can become intertwined, driving one to insanity.

"I lost this leg. I now prophesy that I will dismember my dismemberer”

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What idea does the loss of Ahab’s leg represent?

Question 2

Pain

The cycle of violence

Forgiveness

Frankenstein's Monster

ROOM 2

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Captain Ahab

Frankenstein's Monster

CONTINUE

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You have completed this room!

Captain Ahab

Frankenstein's Monster

You have lost a museum piece!

ROOM 2

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Now, to recover the 'Marked for Greatness' Children's Literature!

Oh, no!

Read the commentary and correctly answer the question to reveal the work!Can you help us?

ROOM 3: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

ROOM 4: RELIGIOUS TEXTS & STORIES

ROOM 5: TELEVISION

room 6:movies

The Mark of Athena in Percy Jackson

The goddess Athena markers her half-human daughter, Annabeth, with the Mark of Athena, which gives her visions and mental episodes until she resolves her mother’s ancient dispute. This author explores the function of a mark as a physical sign of an inescapable truth about one’s identity and origins.

“Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me.”

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What is the Mark a physical sign of?

Question 1

Bad hygiene

Acne

The inescapable truth about one’s identity and origins

Captain Hook's hook

The pirate, Captain Hook, derives his name from the hook that he has instead of his right hand, which represents his cruelty and crassness compared to normal people. The hand, normally used for creative purposes or to swear oaths, is replaced by a crude weapon. This author uses this marking as a physical manifestation of this person’s inward character.

“He has an iron hook instead of a right hand, and he claws with it.”

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Where did Hook get his name?

Question 2

His prosthetic

His love of fishing

His favorite boxing technique

Annabeth's mark in Mark of Athena

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Annabeth's mark in Mark of Athena

Captain Hook's hook

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CONTINUE

You have completed this room!

Annabeth's mark in Mark of Athena

Captain Hook's hook

You have lost a museum piece!

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Now, let's recover the 'Marked For Greatness' Religious Texts & Stories!

room 1

room 2

ROOM 3

ROOM 4: RELIGIOUS TEXTS & STORIES

ROOM 5: TELEVISION

room 6:movies

Cain's Mark for Killing His Brother

After Cain killed his brother, God put a mark on him to protect him from the hatred of others. The mark serves as a reminder of his past, and shows how marks can represent the past of an individual, which is inextricably linked to their identity.

“And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him”

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Who did Cain kill?

Question 1

His mom

His brother

God

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Scarlet Letter marked with "A" for Adulteress

For the crime of being an adulteress, the woman is marked with the letter A, a reminder to her and a sign to all that beheld her that her past made her trash and that she was defiled spiritually as she was physically. Here, the mark is used as an obstacle, a piece of the past, and a part of her identity.

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“Man had marked this woman's sin by a scarlet letter, which had such potent and disastrous efficacy that no human sympathy could reach her, save it were sinful like herself.”

What symbol was the woman marked with?

Question 2

The letters XX

The letter A

The number 70

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You have completed this room!

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You have lost a museum piece!

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Now, let's recover the 'Marked For Greatness' Television!

room 1

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ROOM 4: RELIGIOUS TEXTS & STORIES

ROOM 5: TELEVISION

room 6:movies

Arrow's Scars

Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow, is covered in scars from his mysterious 5 years on a deserted island. The marks represent his past and how they contribute to his present self, his imperfections, and how he is set apart from others.

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ROOM 5

How long was Oliver on the island?

Question 1

A weekend

5 years

His whole life

Matt Murdock's Blindness

Matt Murdock, the Daredevil, is blind because of a chemical accident he experienced as a child. His mark serves both as a metaphorical deformity for the obstacles (and opportunities) he is faced with and also serves a physical deformity. The creators made it a point to include his blindness as a marking that sets him apart from others and highlights certain obstacles Murdock faces.

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How did Murdock lose his sight?

Question 2

That’s life on the high seas

A chemical accident

Too much TV as a kid

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CONTINUE

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You have completed this room!

You have lost a museum piece!

ROOM 2

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Now, let's recover the 'Marked For Greatness' Movies!

room 1

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ROOM 4: RELIGIOUS TEXTS & STORIES

ROOM 5: TELEVISION

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Harry Potter's Lightning Bolt Mark

In the Harry Potter movies, Columbus uses the lightning bolt marking on Harry Potter’s forehead to dictate he is special. While it causes Potter to be “othered” by his peers, it is also a mark of power, showing that he has overcome much, even from birth (Voldemort killing his parents) and his willingness to continue to fight in the future.

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How does Harry Potter’s lightning mark make him different?

Question 1

It symbolizes hate

It symbolizes power

It symbolizes love

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Kilimonger's Scars

Killmonger’s self-inflicted markings represent manhood and maturity, but also pain and strength. As each mark represents one of his kills, used as his driving force to better himself from his tragic childhood and Black Americans from their standpoint in America. Coogler’s choice of these markings map the life of Killmonger that led him on his path, and convey the complex standpoints presented within the movie.

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How did Killmonger get his scars?

Question 2

He was born with them

They were self inflicted

He got them from war

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You have completed this room!

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You have lost a museum piece!

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Congratulations!

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