The Hero's Journey Assessment
Step 1: Select and read one of the following short stories. Each may be found online. Contact your instructor
if you need assistance locating the story.
 "Cranes" by Hwang Sun-won
 "Initiation" by Sylvia Plath
 "The Interlopers" by Saki
Step 2: Not every hero's journey plot will use all 12 stages. Authors will choose the stages that best fit the
characters and their story. Read your selected short story. Locate three stages of the hero's journey
that are present in the text. Complete the graphic organizer using complete sentences and details
from your selected short story.
Title of
Short Story
The Hero's
Journey
Stage
Example:
Meeting the
Mentor
Definition In My Own Words
Paraphrase the definition of the stage of
the hero's journey you select. This should
not be copied and pasted from the
course.
An Example from My Selected Short
Story with Justification
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy meets
Glinda the Good Witch. She gives her
advice on how to get back home to
Kansas and continues to help her on
her journey to the Emerald City.
The Hero's Journey Rubric
Definitions
(15 points)
On Target
15-12 points
Almost There
11-9 points
Needs Improvement
8-0 points
The student shows an
in-depth
understanding of
each phase of the
hero's journey by
The student attempts
to show an
understanding of
each phase of the
hero's journey but
The student may be
missing some or
definitions or most
definitions were
incorrectly identified
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Identification
and Application
(45 points)
thoroughly explaining
in their own words.
45-36 points
may lack defining
details.
35-27 points
or copied from the
lesson.
26-0 points
The student correctly
identifies and justifies
three stages of the
hero's journey from
their selected short
story.
The student correctly
identifies and justifies
at least two stages of
the hero's journey
from their selected
short story.
The student correctly
identifies and justifies
one stage of the
hero's journey from
their selected short
story, or the
identification and
justification is
missing.
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