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by Reg Harris and Susan Thompson
Paperback, 180 pages
8 1/2 x 11 inches; spiral bound
$29.95 (plus applicable taxes and shipping)
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The Hero’s Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life is designed to help you teach and use the hero’s journey pattern. Lesson plans are clearly presented, fully developed, and ready to use. The units, flexible enough to accommodate any curriculum, present a balanced approach that incorporates literature, film, writing, art and class presentations.
You’ll find lesson plans, handouts, presentation suggestions, discussion notes and questions, class activities, and more ― everything you need to introduce and develop this universal archetype. Your students will discover that the hero’s journey, used as a learning schema, gives them a powerful tool to interpret and analyze literature and to build constructive meaning from their own experience.
Table of Contents
(For a detailed description of the units, click here.)
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Ritual and the Rite of Passage: an introduction to the transformation as a foundation for studying the journey
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The Hero’s Journey: an introduction to the eight-stage hero’s journey pattern, its stages and dynamics
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Gawain and the Green Knight: a retelling of the traditional legend to study the journey in literature
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The End of Eternal Spring: a retelling of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, emphasizing the role that compromise plays in our journeys
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The Legend of the Buddha: a retelling of the legend of Siddhartha as a model of the spiritual journey
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Hero’s Journey Film Project: uses Field of Dreams (or a film of your choice) to explore the journey in a modern story
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Write a Hero’s Journey Short Story: students write their own hero’s journey story using the pattern
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The Call Refused: uses Groundhog Day (or a film of your choice) and the Greek myth “Minos and the Minotaur” to explore the dangers of refusing the call
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Hero’s Journey Group Presentation: project in which student groups research non-Greek/Roman hero myths and present them to the class
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My Journey: two projects in which students to explore their own journeys: a personal mandala and an autobiographical essay
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Appendix: materials and handouts you can use with the book and to explore the journey pattern in other works
Harris Communications
by Reg Harris and Susan Thompson
Paperback, 180 pages
8 1/2 x 11 inches; spiral bound
$29.95 (plus applicable taxes and shipping)
The Hero’s Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life is designed to help you teach and use the hero’s journey pattern. Lesson plans are clearly presented, fully developed, and ready to use. The units, flexible enough to accommodate any curriculum, present a balanced approach that incorporates literature, film, writing, art and class presentations.
You’ll find lesson plans, handouts, presentation suggestions, discussion notes and questions, class activities, and more ― everything you need to introduce and develop this universal archetype. Your students will discover that the hero’s journey, used as a learning schema, gives them a powerful tool to interpret and analyze literature and to build constructive meaning from their own experience.
Table of Contents
(For a detailed description of the units, click here.)
Ritual and the Rite of Passage: an introduction to the transformation as a foundation for studying the journey
The Hero’s Journey: an introduction to the eight-stage hero’s journey pattern, its stages and dynamics
Gawain and the Green Knight: a retelling of the traditional legend to study the journey in literature
The End of Eternal Spring: a retelling of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, emphasizing the role that compromise plays in our journeys
The Legend of the Buddha: a retelling of the legend of Siddhartha as a model of the spiritual journey
Hero’s Journey Film Project: uses Field of Dreams (or a film of your choice) to explore the journey in a modern story
Write a Hero’s Journey Short Story: students write their own hero’s journey story using the pattern
The Call Refused: uses Groundhog Day (or a film of your choice) and the Greek myth “Minos and the Minotaur” to explore the dangers of refusing the call
Hero’s Journey Group Presentation: project in which student groups research non-Greek/Roman hero myths and present them to the class
My Journey: two projects in which students to explore their own journeys: a personal mandala and an autobiographical essay
Appendix: materials and handouts you can use with the book and to explore the journey pattern in other works