1 - Write down (brainstorm) as many story elements as you can.
2 - Diagram out the shape that you feel most stories take. In this diagram, indicate where each of the story elements you brainstormed would typically come up.
Next, we shared out the elements and diagrams that people came up with and took time to discuss similarities and differences amongst them. Next, we read a piece that introduces Joseph Campbell's theory of the hero's journey/monomyth/story with 1,000 faces. We read this piece together, pausing to discuss it at appropriate times.
When we finished the reading we discussed how this is another, very well informed, very well thought out, way to diagram stories. Everyone took a moment to map the story elements they had brainstormed at the beginning of class on to Campbell's model (see the last sheets of the reading).
We discussed what various stages of the hero's journey look like in familiar stories (like The Lion King). We will continue working with the hero's journey tomorrow.
Handouts:
Hero's Journey Introduction
Homework:
Choose a story you are familiar with and identify the stages of the hero's journey as they appear in the story. This may be an actual journey or an inner journey. Record your connections on the sheet included with the reading.
Complete your creation story essay and illustration if you have not done so already.
Complete missing work and revise any assignment that scored below a 92.
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