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WorksheetsThe Hero's Journey
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
- Intro to the Protagonist's World (check all that apply)
Readers learn about the hero's life before his adventure begins.
Exposition
The hero conquers his villain
The hero hits the point of no return
2. Call to Action
The hero faces a problem/challenge to begin adventure
The hero has his first meet against the villain
The hero faces death of loved ones
The hero crosses the normal world into the adventure world
3. Crossing the Threshold
The hero leaves the ordinary world / life; no turning back
The hero sails in a ship across the world
The hero is carried over the threshold by Thor... or Clay Matthews
This is where readers learn who the hero is and what his life is like
Mentor Teaches the Hero (Check all that apply)
This can happen at any time, really
Someone helps, teaches, or trains the hero
This NEVER happens
This is the last step of the hero's journey before the end
5. First Challenge
The hero has the first encounter with the villain or the villain's followers
The hero avoids conflict until he is completely prepared to fight
The hero thumb-wrestles his elbow-partner so as not to put away laptops (IT'S WAR!)
Mrs. Irwin is running out of distractors for this one...
6. Temptation
The hero comes across something too good to ignore / is distracted. MUST OVERCOME!
The hero has to decide whether or not to eat a salad instead of ice cream (I mean, it's BROWNIE FUDGE ICE CREAM!)
The hero considers leaving the adventure world
The hero must avoid returning home
7. Dark Moment
Near climax: hero faces major hurdle / life or death crisis. Pulls through.
At the beginning: a death starts the hero on his adventure.
This is the last step, when the story or adventure ends.
After the mentor teaches the hero, the hero must decide whether or not to face the first battle.
8. Final Battle
Climax of the story: the big battle where the hero must use everything learned along the way.
This is where the hero is taught by the mentor
Near the climax, the hero must overcome a temptation (that ice cream, though)
Green Bay Packers v. themselves. I mean... can we go ONE game without an injury? I'm just saying. The battle is within. And without. #TheStruggleIsReal #ThisIsGoingToBeOurSeason (DON'T PICK THIS ONE OR YOU'RE GROUNDED!)
9. The Return Home
The hero is able to make it back to the ordinary world, but everything is changed a little now.
This is the exposition of the story, where we learn what the hero's ordinary world is.
This is where the hero must face the villain or one of his followers for the first time.
ONLY here will the mentor even consider teaching the hero anything.
* Refusal of the Call (Pick TWO)
The hero doubts he can go on the adventure/is worthy/capable/should... the hero kind of refuses.
This doesn't always happen, but it does pretty often.
The hero will ignore the phone if the hero does not recognize which number is calling.
The hero decides to pretend NOT to be home when the villain or the mentor stop by unannounced.
Athena is Odysseus'__________.
Mentor
BFF
Villain
Wife
Polyphemus is a____.
Mentor
Villain
son of Zeus
shipmate
Odysseus' biggest battle is with____.
Polyphemus
Scylla
Charybdis
the suitors
When The Odyssey begins, Odysseus is trying to____.
get back home
find his ship
brag to anyone-- ANYONE?!-- about the Trojan Horse
rage against Helios
It was really sad for Odysseus when___.
That beeswax got stuck in his ears.
All of his crew died. Secrets definitely backfired there.
Circe couldn't turn him into a pig.
He got to hear the singing of the sirens.
