The Hero’s Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life contains ten chapters and twenty-six individual lessons. You can teach chapters and lessons as they are from the teacher’s guide, or you can adapt them to fit your individual needs and curriculum. For a detailed list of contents and projects, click here.
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Title and Description
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Ritual and Rite of Passage An introduction to the process of transformation as a foundation for studying the pattern and dynamics of hero’s journey |
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The Hero’s Journey
An introduction to the eight-stage universal model of the hero’s journey pattern, including the basic dynamics of each stage |
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Gawain and the Green Knight
A retelling of the traditional legend focusing on Gawain’s journey and the physical and psychological challenges he faced as an example of the hero’s journey in legend. |
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The End of Eternal Spring
A retelling of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, emphasizing the role that negotiation and compromise may play in our journeys. |
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The Legend of the Buddha
A retelling of the legend of Siddhartha as an example of the spiritual journey. |
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Hero’s Journey Film Project
A group project in which students study a film (Field of Dreams in the guide or a film of your choice) as a hero’s journey, introducing the interconnectedness of our journeys. |
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Write a Hero’s Journey Short Story
An individual project in which the students build and write their own hero’s journey story using the journey model as a template. |
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The Call Refused
A study of the film Groundhog Day (or a film of your choice) and the Greek myth “Minos and the Minotaur” to explore the dangers and results of refusing the Call. |
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Hero’s Journey Group Presentation
A group project in which students research non-Greek/Roman hero myths and present the myths creatively in class as a group. |
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My Journey
Two individual projects in which students explore their personal journeys: a personal mandala project—involving symbolism, art and writing—and an autobiographical essay. |
| Appendix |
Supplementary materials and handouts that you can use to explore the journey pattern in other works and in other ways. |
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General Table of Contents | The Hero's Journey: Life's Great Adventure.
The Hero’s Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life contains ten chapters and twenty-six individual lessons. You can teach chapters and lessons as they are from the teacher’s guide, or you can adapt them to fit your individual needs and curriculum. For a detailed list of contents and projects, click here.
Chapter
Title and Description
An introduction to the eight-stage universal model of the hero’s journey pattern, including the basic dynamics of each stage
A retelling of the traditional legend focusing on Gawain’s journey and the physical and psychological challenges he faced as an example of the hero’s journey in legend.
A retelling of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, emphasizing the role that negotiation and compromise may play in our journeys.
A retelling of the legend of Siddhartha as an example of the spiritual journey.
A group project in which students study a film (Field of Dreams in the guide or a film of your choice) as a hero’s journey, introducing the interconnectedness of our journeys.
An individual project in which the students build and write their own hero’s journey story using the journey model as a template.
A study of the film Groundhog Day (or a film of your choice) and the Greek myth “Minos and the Minotaur” to explore the dangers and results of refusing the Call.
A group project in which students research non-Greek/Roman hero myths and present the myths creatively in class as a group.
Two individual projects in which students explore their personal journeys: a personal mandala project—involving symbolism, art and writing—and an autobiographical essay.
Click here to Order the Teacher’s Guide