DO NOW
UNIT 1 LESSON 1.5
OBJECTIVES
•IWBAT analyze how a film uses the Hero’s
Journey to structure it’s plot.
•IWBAT apply the Hero’s Journey archetype to
a new text.
HERO’S JOURNEY ARCHETYPE STEP
Refusal of the call
Rescue from without
The
Departure
Beginning of
Adventure
The
Return
The Magic
Flight
Refusal of the Return
The Ultimate
Boon
The
Road of
Trials
The
Road of
Trials
Experience with
Unconditional
love
The
Initiation
STAGE 1 (DEPARTURE):
STEP 1, CALL TO ADVENTURE
STAGE 1 (DEPARTURE):
STEP 2, REFUSAL OF THE CALL
STAGE 1 (DEPARTURE):
STEP 3, THE BEGINNING OF THE ADVENTURE
STAGE 2 (INITIATION):
STEP 1, ROAD OF TRIALS
STAGE 2 (INITIATION):
STEP 2, THE EXPERIENCE OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
STAGE 2 (INITIATION):
STEP 3, THE ULTIMATE BOON
STAGE 3 (RETURN):
STEP 1: REFUSAL OF THE RETURN
STAGE 3 (RETURN):
STEP 2, THE MAGIC FLIGHT
STAGE 3 (RETURN):
STEP 3, RESCUE FROM WITHOUT
STAGE 3 (RETURN):
STEP 4, THE CROSSING OR RETURN THRESHOLD
HERO’S JOURNEY AND PLOT STRUCTURE
• Make a plot mountain with your group and place the steps of the hero’s
journey along the coinciding parts of the plot mountain.
PACING
•Pacing: a narrative technique that refers to the
amount of time a writer gives to describing
each event. It also is how long the author takes
to develop each stage of the plot.
•PAIR SHARE: How do good writers pace plot
events?
HOMEWORK
• Your homework tonight is to complete the Hero’s
journey graphic organizer (page 19 in the
springboard book) on a story you have read in the
past.
• If your stuck, use The Giver as an example.