Heroes and the Quest Pattern Power Point Notes
Name: __________________________
My favourite real-life hero from history is _______________________________________ because
________________________________________________________________________________________.
My favourite superhero is _______________________________________ because _______________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
My favourite hero from today is _______________________________________ because ________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
My favourite hero from my family is _______________________________________ because ____
________________________________________________________________________________________.
In stories or films, a hero is a __________________________ who has demonstrated
___________________ or has done something particularly ________________________, especially
one who has ___________________ or sacrificed his or her life for the ____________________
_____________________.
In mythology and legend, a hero is...someone of _________________ _________________, (one
or more parents is a god or has special powers)
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endowed with great _________________________ and _________________________
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celebrated for his _________________ __________________
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_________________________ by the ________________________ (ie. Good luck seems to
follow him).
The main character in a ___________________________, __________________________ or
dramatic presentation.
Steps in Hero Quest
Description
Fabulous circumstances surrounding ______________________,
Birth
_____________________ and ______________________________
mark the hero as ‘different’.
Eg. One of the parents is ____________________________, or
the hero comes from ________________________
______________________________.
Something_____________ happens so that the hero knows he
or she has to do _____________________________________.
Call to Adventure
Eg. Someone ______________ and the hero has to
____________________ the crime, something __________ is going
to happen and only the hero can _____________ _____________.
The hero gets _________________ from someone or something
Helpers/Amulet
else (eg. a _________________________, an old man, a
____________________, a crone, or a fairy godmother).
The ______________________ commonly gives the hero a
____________________________ amulet (charm worn against
evil) or ________________________ for the journey.
The hero starts on the __________________________. Often
Crossing the Threshold
there is some sort of _____________________ or a “threshold” to
cross.
This shows that the hero is not just some
_________________________ person.
Eg. goes on a ____________________, crosses an ocean, enters
a _________________________, travels through ____________ etc.
Steps in Hero Quest
Description
Hero ______________________ through the world of adventure
where he must _________________________ a series of tests.
Tests
Tests are often___________________ encounters with
monsters, _____________________, warriors, or forces of
____________________________.
Each successful _______________ further proves the hero’s
ability and advances the journey towards its
_______________________ or ‘final battle’.
The critical moment in the hero’s ________________________.
Final Battle
Often a final battle with a _________________________, wizard
or __________________________.
Final battle allows for_______ ______________ of the adventure.
After accomplishing the mission:
Flight
Hero must _________________________ to the threshold of
adventure and ___________________________ for a return to
the everyday world.
The “flight” stage may be __________________________ (because
the hero is being chased by something crazy) or relaxed
(because nothing is chasing him).
Hero again _______________________ the threshold of
Return
adventure and ___________________________ to the everyday
world.
Eg. an awakening, a _________________________, a
resurrection, or a simple emergence from a cave or forest.
Hero comes back from the _____________________________
Home
changed and able to make his or her world ________________.