Today:O No Journal PromptO Resume your groups from

Monday/TuesdayO Grab your supplies and finish your

poster as a groupO Individually, write the 1 paragraph

reflection

Rewrites

1. Highlight any changes you have made to the essay. I will only grade what you have highlighted

2. Staple your new copy to the old one with rubric and my comments

3. Turn in to the manila folder at the front

Three main categories

Departure

Initiation

Return

DepartureO The Call

O Hero receives a call to go on an adventure and often initially refusesO Luke Skywalker meets Obi Wan but doesn’t get that he is also a JediO Harry Potter receives the letter that says he is a wizard and doesn’t

believe it at firstO Something happens that forces the character to accept the call

O Luke Skywalker’s aunt and uncle are killed, forcing him to go with Obi Wan

O For Harry, Hagrid shows up on his 11th birthday to take him to HogwartsO Crossing the Threshold

O Moving from the known to the unknownO Luke Skywalker goes with Obi Wan to the bar with all the strange creaturesO Harry Potter leaves the muggle world to go to Hogwarts

O Threshold guardians (obstacles)O Storm TroopersO Fluffy, Draco, etc.

O Mentors and helpersO Obi Wan, R2D2, C3PO for LukeO Dumbledore, Hagrid, Ron, Hermione, etc. for Harry

Initiation and TransformationO The Challenges and Trials

O progressing in difficultyO Tempters/tricksters make things tough

O Descent into Darkness-actual or metaphorical HellO The biggest challenge-must be faced alone, the hero has to go on

without helpers or mentorO Obi Wan dies and Luke has to destroy the death star aloneO Harry faces Voldemort by himself (multiple times in the series)

O Death and rebirth-spiritual or actualO Luke has a spiritual rebirth. He finds the force.O Harry dies then comes back to life.

O Revelation and ReconciliationO Facing fear and flawO A new self or sense of selfO Reconciles with others in life

O Luke finds the force, starts to believe he’s a Jedi, finds out who is father isO Harry accepts his role in the prophecy and faces his fear of death but also

realizes he has a choice in his destiny

The ReturnO Goal has been met (or not)

O Deathstar destroyedO Voldemort defeated (again and again)

O return (with a Gift, the reward) to assume new role in life O Luke gains the force, wins rebel awardO Griffindor wins house cup, Harry gets the girl and life

O Saves or contributes to societyO Luke joins the rebel forcesO Harry returns to the world of the living and goes on to

have a family

Epic Hero Defined

General Harry Potter ExampleO Unusual birthO Some strengthO Have mentor or

guideO Often a mystical

forceO Flawed

O Physically or emotionally or both

O Mother sacrificed herself for him to live

O WizardO DumbledoreO Physical connection

to Voldemort, emotional need (to a level of compulsion) to find a family

Analyze the hero’s journey

O Give at least 2 examples (from notes of the text of specific parts of his departure (Call, refusal, crossing the threshold)

O Give at least 3 examples of Initiation and Transformation (Challenge and Trials< Descent)

O Give at least 2 examples of the returnO When using the text, use line numbers

Individual ReflectionO How is Odysseus an epic hero? Write

a 1 paragraph reflection describing how Odysseus is an epic hero. Which parts of his story follow the Hero’s Journey? Which aspects of his character fit the definition of an epic hero?