1. Today: O No Journal Prompt O Resume your groups from Monday/Tuesday O Grab your supplies and finish your poster as a group O Individually, write the 1 paragraph reflection

2. Rewrites 1. Highlight any changes you have made to the essay. I will only grade what you have highlighted 2. Staple your new copy to the old one with rubric and my comments 3. Turn in to the manila folder at the front

3. Three main categories DepartureInitiationReturn

4. Departure O The Call O Hero receives a call to go on an adventure and often initially refuses O Luke Skywalker meets Obi Wan but doesn’t get that he is also a Jedi O Harry Potter receives the letter that says he is a wizard and doesn’t believe it at first O Something happens that forces the character to accept the call O Luke Skywalker’s aunt and uncle are killed, forcing him to go with Obi Wan O For Harry, Hagrid shows up on his 11 th birthday to take him to Hogwarts O Crossing the Threshold O Moving from the known to the unknown O Luke Skywalker goes with Obi Wan to the bar with all the strange creatures O Harry Potter leaves the muggle world to go to Hogwarts O Threshold guardians (obstacles) O Storm Troopers O Fluffy, Draco, etc. O Mentors and helpers O Obi Wan, R2D2, C3PO for Luke O Dumbledore, Hagrid, Ron, Hermione, etc. for Harry

5. Initiation and Transformation O The Challenges and Trials O progressing in difficulty O Tempters/tricksters make things tough O Descent into Darkness-actual or metaphorical Hell O The biggest challenge-must be faced alone, the hero has to go on without helpers or mentor O Obi Wan dies and Luke has to destroy the death star alone O Harry faces Voldemort by himself (multiple times in the series) O Death and rebirth-spiritual or actual O Luke has a spiritual rebirth. He finds the force. O Harry dies then comes back to life. O Revelation and Reconciliation O Facing fear and flaw O A new self or sense of self O Reconciles with others in life O Luke finds the force, starts to believe he’s a Jedi, finds out who is father is O Harry accepts his role in the prophecy and faces his fear of death but also realizes he has a choice in his destiny

6. The Return O Goal has been met (or not) O Deathstar destroyed O Voldemort defeated (again and again) O return (with a Gift, the reward) to assume new role in life O Luke gains the force, wins rebel award O Griffindor wins house cup, Harry gets the girl and life O Saves or contributes to society O Luke joins the rebel forces O Harry returns to the world of the living and goes on to have a family

7. Epic Hero Defined General Harry Potter Example O Unusual birth O Some strength O Have mentor or guide O Often a mystical force O Flawed O Physically or emotionally or both O Mother sacrificed herself for him to live O Wizard O Dumbledore O Physical connection to Voldemort, emotional need (to a level of compulsion) to find a family

8. Analyze the hero’s journey O Give at least 2 examples (from notes of the text of specific parts of his departure (Call, refusal, crossing the threshold) O Give at least 3 examples of Initiation and Transformation (Challenge and Trials< Descent) O Give at least 2 examples of the return O When using the text, use line numbers

9. Individual Reflection O How is Odysseus an epic hero? Write a 1 paragraph reflection describing how Odysseus is an epic hero. Which parts of his story follow the Hero’s Journey? Which aspects of his character fit the definition of an epic hero?