Name:________________________________________________________________________________________Block:_____Requirements for Hero’s Journey Project: Due__________________________________

8 Stages Written Narrative (Divided evenly among group; 2 stages per student in a 4 person group)

8 Visuals(Visuals correspond to the stages student is writing)

1 Allusion to The Odyssey(Each student is required to include one)

1 Epic Simile(Each student is required to include one)

Write a paragraph that focuses on your hero’s experiences in each stage of the hero’s journey. Decide whether your story will be 1st person (I, me, my) or 3rd person (He, she). Include details that show your character’s experiences at each stage using the guiding questions on your hero’s journey template.

Create a visual to correspond with each stage you’ve written in your hero’s journey. Visuals must show the step in the hero’s journey that is described in each paragraph to aid the storytelling. Visuals help illustrate the story and captivate your audience.

Allusion: reference to a person, place, or thing in another work of literature.

Allusions are often indirect or brief references to well-known characters or events. The use of allusions enables writers or poets to simplify complex ideas and emotions. The writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.

A detailed comparison using like or as. Not just a simile, but an EPIC simile. Epic similes provide in-depth detail and description.

For example, when writing about the hero’s “crossing the threshold” stage, use the following questions: At what point does the hero step into the unknown? What is a first major step into a new, unfamiliar territory? What happens?

For example, what do you imagine seeing in this particular part of the journey. Will you choose to represent the stage in a symbolic way or a literal way?

For example, you might relate your hero’s enemy or obstacle to that of Odysseus’.

For example, instead of just a simile such as he is as bright as the sun, make it epic: His intelligence is as powerful as the sun on a scorching July day in which the rays stretch across the sky and soak up everything around…

Example paragraph from The Odyssey: “Well, here we landed, and surely a god steered us in through the pitch-black night. Not that he ever showed himself, with thick fog swirling around the ships, the moon wrapped in clouds and not a glimmer stealing through that gloom. Not one of us glimpsed the island – scanning hard – or the long combers rolling us slowly toward the coast, not till our ships had run their keels ashore. Beaching our vessels smoothly, striking sail, the crews swung out on the low shelving sand and there we fell asleep, awaiting Dawn’s first light” (Homer 216).

Example visual related to The Odyssey:

Example related to The Odyssey: The Cyclops was standing at my front door. I didn’t want to talk to her.

Example from The Odyssey: The nurse found “Odysseus in the thick of slaughtered corpses, splattered with bloody filth like a lion that’s devoured some ox of the field and lopes home, covered with blood, his chest streaked, both jaws glistening, dripping red – a sight to strike terror. So Odysseus looked now, splattered with gore, his thighs, his fighting hands…” (Homer 451-452).

How will you share your hero’s journey story? Example: *You must display an excerpt from each of the stages of your story and a visual that corresponds to each stage. You may use PowerPoint, Prezi, Storybird, Google Docs, or another effective presentation tool.Example: When sharing, students could be wandering around the classroom as the characters would be discovering new land while someone tells the story. About how long will the presentation be? About 8 minutes. Since you will be telling the story using 8 steps of the hero’s journey, and each step takes about 1 minute, the story should take about 8 minutes. ****Some parts may have to be summarized and others told in detail to allow enough time for all groups.

Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Block: _________

Assessment Criteria

AD PR BA MICriterion B: Organizing

Students should be able to:

1. employ organizational structures that serve the context and intention2. organize opinions and ideas in a sustained, coherent and logical manner3. use referencing and formatting tools to create a presentation style suitable to the context and intention.

1. Presentation is consistently well organized, clear, and coherent.

2. Paragraphs consistently employ effective sophisticated organizational structures that develop the narrative of your hero’s journey.

3. All steps in the journey are labeled. Presentation format is visually appealing.

1. Presentation is mostly well organized, clear, and coherent.

2. Paragraphs consistently employ effective organizational structures that develop the narrative of your hero’s journey.

3. Most steps in the journey are labeled. Presentation format is mostly visually appealing.

1. Presentation is partially organized, clear, and/or coherent.

2. Paragraphs sometimes employ organizational structures that develop the narrative of your hero’s journey.

3. Some steps in the journey are labeled. Presentation format is somewhat visually appealing.

1. Presentation is generally disorganized, unclear, and/or incoherent.

2. Paragraphs rarely employ organizational structures that develop the narrative of your hero’s journey.

3. No steps in the journey are labeled. Presentation format is visually unappealing.

Criterion C:Producing Text

Students should be able to:

1. produce texts that demonstrate insight, imagination and sensitivity while exploring andreflecting critically on new perspectives and ideas arising from personal engagement with thecreative process2. make stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual devices, demonstratingawareness of impact on an audience3. Select relevant details and examples to develop ideas.

1. Story demonstrates a perceptive understanding of the hero’s journey.

2. Visual Representations are highly relevant to each stage of the hero’s journey and serve to aid the storytelling.

3. Story consistently includes illustrative detail, development, and support. Simile/Allusion/Epithet

1. The story demonstrates a sufficient understanding of the hero’s journey.

2. Visual Representations are relevant to each stage of the hero’s journey and adequately aid the storytelling.

3. Story includes adequate detail, development, and support.

1. The story demonstrates limited understanding of the hero’s journey.

2. Visual Representations are somewhat relevant to the stages of the hero’s journey and neither help/nor hinder the storytelling.

3. Story includes insufficient detail, development, and/or support.

1. The story demonstrates very limited understanding of the hero’s journey.

2. Visual Representations are irrelevant to the stages of the hero’s journey and hinder the storytelling.

3. Story includes insufficient detail, no development, and/or no support.

Criterion D:Using Language

Student should be able to:

2. write and speak in a register and style that serve the context and intention5. use appropriate non-verbal communication techniques.

2. Written: Word choice demonstrates effective use of strong verbs and descriptive detail / Spoken: Vocal variety, gestures, posture, and movements enhance the storytelling. Speech is clear, distinct, fluent, and loud enough throughout the presentation.

5. Eye contact and facial expressions enhance the purpose.

Written: Word choice mostly demonstrates use of strong verbs and descriptive detail. Spoken: Vocal variety, gestures, posture, and movements are appropriate and effective. Speech is clear, distinct, fluent, and loud enough throughout most of the presentation.

5. Eye contact and facial expressions support the purpose.

Written: Word choice demonstrates some use of strong verbs and descriptive detail. Spoken: Vocal variety, gestures, posture, and movements are somewhat ineffective. Speech is clear, distinct, fluent, and loud enough throughout some of the presentation.

5. Eye contact and facial expressions are limited or unfitting.

Written: Word choice demonstrates little attention to strong verbs and descriptive detail. / Spoken:Vocal variety, gestures, posture, and movements are limited and/or distracting. Speech cannot be understood, heard and/or lacks fluency throughout much of the presentation

5. Eye contact is very limited, and facial expressions are unvaried.