Star+Wars+Hero+Journey+Part+One

=Bellringer:= Label the following archetypes as Q, H, or T.

Q = You have serious questions about it ... have never heard of it H = You have heard of it ... you have an idea about what it means but unsure T = You know this concept well enough to teach it

The Departure - 1. Call to Adventure 2. Refusal of the Call 3. Beginning the Adventure - The Initiation --- 4. Road of Trails 5. Encounter with Unconditional Love 6. The Ultimate Boon (McGuffin) - The Return - 7. Refusal to Return 8. The Magic Flight 9. Rescue From Without 10. The Return/The Crossing

=Classwork:= Today, we discussed Threshold Guardians. A Threshold Guardian is a character in a story that stands against the hero at the threshold to the Road of Trials. Examples are Heimdall for Norse mythology (Thor), Cerberus, the three-headed dog that protects the passage to the underworld (Greco-Roman myth) and the angel with the flaming sword at the exit of Eden (The Bible).

Threshold Guardians are unusual, non-human beings that are sometimes shape-shifters. They almost always signify a transition to the Road of Trials.

The classes began the Hero's Journey by watching //Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope// today in class. We will view the movie Tuesday through Thursday and students will complete an analysis on the movie on Friday for a test grade.

Most classes watched up until the 36 minute mark today.

=Homework:= Continue reading your book and taking notes on the Hero's Journey as it appears in the text.