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Rick and Morty
Season 3, Episode 2
"Rickmancing the Stone"

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Rick and Morty (S3, E2) Plot Summary

Rick takes Morty and Summer to a post-apocalyptic version of Earth, where they are chased by a group of scavengers, known as Death Stalkers.

Rick notices that the group is carrying a valuable rock of Isotope 322, so he and the kids join the scaveng[...]

Getting Started

2 ~ 4 minutes

Welcome your students to the lesson and ask them what they thought of today's episode.

  1. What did you think of this episode of Rick and Morty?
  2. Can you give Rick and Morty season 3, ep. 2 a star-rating between 1 and 5 stars?
  3. What factors did you consider when giving your rating?
  4. Are there any particular scenes, characters, or details you're looking forward to discussing?

Sections

Warm-Up

5 ~ 20 minutes

Warm up by asking your students to consider some open-ended general questions:

Q 1
This episode is based on popular post-apocalyptic movies like "Mad Max". Have you seen these kinds of movies and do you enjoy them?
Q 2
Some people are "preppers": they prepare supplies and plans for emergency situations. To what degree are you a prepper? Has the coronavirus pandemic changed your thoughts or behavior regarding prepping?
Q 3
Have you ever completely changed how you live, even for a short time?
Q 4
Do you think life is too comfortable for people today? Does the comfort of our lives impact the strength of our relationships?

Key Expressions

Approx 30 ~ 55 minutes

Review these 26 key expressions from the transcript:

How to use this section

Level 1:For each expression, review the meaning and example with your student, then ask your student to listen/repeat the example sentence after you.

Level 2:You can ask your student to create their own example sentences, using the same expression.

Image Prompt

5 minutes

Tell your students that you will show them an image and ask them a question. They will have a limited amount of time to respond.

Countdown
Who is Summer really angry at and why?

Check Understanding

10 ~ 15 minutes

Let's make sure your students watched the episode and understood what was going on.

How to use this section

As the teacher, you can press the "SEE ANSWER" button to check our suggested answers. Students do not see this button.

  1. Why did Rick agree to stay in the post-apocalyptic dimension?
  2. Why did Summer rush off to the post-apocalyptic world and want to stay there?
  3. Who did the giant arm belong to? What happened to the original owner?
  4. Why is Summer ultimately unhappy in the new world created by Rick's electricity?

Discussion

20 ~ 35 minutes

Lead students in an open-ended discussion of the scenes, themes, plot and characters in the episode

Q 1
Morty is a junior in high school and Summer is a senior. What impact is their parent's divorce having on them?
Q 2
How would you describe Morty's feelings about his father? Do you think his feelings are fair?
Q 3
Both Summer and Morty murder a lot of people in this episode, but they do it in a world in which murder is normal and required. Do you think their behavior is acceptable or at least understandable? Would you be able to adjust your behavior if you went to a post-apocalyptic dimension like this one?
Q 4
How long do you think you would survive in a post-apocalyptic world? Do you have any friends or family members who would be well suited to survive and thrive?
Q 5
Rick says "no union built on running from your problems lasts more than 5 years, 7 tops". What does this mean?

Shadowing Practice

5 ~ 10 minutes

Shadowing is a repetition technique for more natural pronunciation.

How to use this section

Ask your students to memorize this passage from the transcript and repeat it back to you, being careful to match the pronunciation, inflection, and emotion they heard in the show.

This can be assigned as homework or practiced together during class time.

Start playback at time: 22:01

Where there are yellow-highlighted gaps in the passage, press on the gap to see the correct text.
1
H-Hello there. Nice doggy. You want a snack?
2
You want my unemployment check?
3
You can tell the difference?
4
And you want this one?
5
But this is actual food and this would nourish you.
6
And this, it's just paper that only has value to me.
7
Unless my suffering is your nourishment?
8
Jesus. Okay.
9
[wind, softly] Loser!

Role Play

10 ~ 20 minutes

Students take the roles of characters and act out the scenes by creating their own version of events

Option
1
One student is Summer's boyfriend (named "Hemorrhage"): the one who wears a bucket on his head. The other student is Rick. Rick has returned after stealing the radioactive rock and Hemorrhage confronts him about it.
Option
2
One student is Summer and the other student is Jerry. Summer wants to tell Jerry how she feels about the divorce, and Jerry wants to explain how he felt living in the family after Rick arrived.

Articles (a/an/the) Practice

5 ~ 30 minutes

Ask your student to click on any incorrect articles, or to click in the space before a word that needs an article.

Some articles may be correct already, but clicking on them will show an alternate option.

Rick
takes
Morty
and
Summer
to
an
post-apocalyptic
version
of
Earth,
where
they
are
chased
by
a
group
of
scavengers,
known
as
Death
Stalkers.
Restart articles practice?
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Guessing Game

5 ~ 10 minutes

Ask your student to type letters and try to guess the expression

Some expresssions might have punctuation, like question marks (?), exclamation marks (!), hyphens (-), or single quotation marks (').

“They are weak and fearful”
???????
???????
Guess 14 more letters

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