Activity+1.5+The+Departure,+Part+Three

Bellringer:

 * Today's Concept:** Writing Challenges

Today is writing lab day! Once we complete our bellringer and check our character sketches from last night, we will be writing for the rest of the period.

What are the biggest challenges you will face today with sustained silent writing?

Writing Lab:
Today we are writing The Departure rough draft of our Hero's Journey archetype essay.

Last night, you created your own original hero from the character sheet on the page 23 handout.



Now, we are ready to begin writing.

Today's draft should include the parts of the Departure:
 * 1) Call of Adventure
 * 2) Refusal of the Call
 * 3) Beginning the Adventure

This assignment will complete the first 1/3 of your major writing assignment. This draft will feature your introduction, the three steps of the hero's journey, and it will end right on the threshold of the Special World.



Remember, your story does not have to include a Refusal of the Call, but be careful. A story with no refusal is like a hero with no weaknesses. It can be boring or unbelievable.

Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games stood up and took her little sister's place when Prim's name was called out for participation in the games.

There was no Refusal of the Call because she could not bear to see her sister die. In that situation, her refusal is both believable and evident.

This is a creative writing assignment. That means there is not a paragraph or line count for this assignment.

Tomorrow, we will begin Activity 1.6 The Initiation. In that assignment, we will read an excerpt from //The Odyssey// and begin writing the middle part of the essay that covers the three middle archetypes (The Road of Trials, Encounter with Unconditional Love, and The Ultimate Boon) and will cover the entire journey through the Special World as illustrated above. As you can see in the above illustration, this section will be the largest part of the story.

Stay tuned! More information that will help your Hero's Journey take shape is on the way!

DL

NOTE: If you are confused about these three archetypes, here is a little help courtesy of Batman. ;-)

The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is about to change.
 * 1. The Call to Adventure**

The story's exposition introduces the hero and soon the hero's normal life is disrupted. Something changes; the hero faces a problem, obstacle, of challenge.

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 * 2. Refusal of the Call**

The future hero often refuses to accept the Call to Adventure. The refusal may stem from a sense of duty, an obligation, a fear, or an insecurity.

At first, the hero is reluctant to accept the change. Usually this reluctance presents itself as second thoughts or personal doubt. Hesitation, whether brief or lengthy, humanizes the hero for the reader.

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The hero begins the adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world to venture into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown.
 * 3. Beginning the Adventure**

The hero finally accepts the call and begins a physical, spiritual, and/or emotional journey to achieve a boon (something that is helpful or beneficial).

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