1. A HERO’S JOURNEY
A guide to understanding how almost every story, movie, or television show is written. Use the bookmarks for Hero’s Journey.

2. Stage 1a: Ordinary World:
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker’s ordinary world take place a long time ago in a a galaxy far away. He lives with his aunt and uncle. They all live and work on a water farm on a barren desert planet.
Harry Potter lives with his loathsome and resentful aunt, cousin, and uncle in modern day London.
The ordinary world is described in a way so that it contrasts greatly with the exciting fantasy world that will make up the adventures in the book.

3. Stage 2b: Call to Adventure: All the Lovely Bad Ones
In All The Lovely Bad Ones Cory and Travis awoke ghosts and they must put them back to sleep. And with the help of the lovely bad one it can be possible.
All The Lovely Bad Ones is so different
Than Harry Potter because Harry Potter
is all about wizards an All The Lovely
Bad Ones is about ghosts and in the
ending ghosts are put back to sleep.

4. Stage 2a: The Call to Adventure:
Wizard of Oz: In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy is the hero and her mission is to get back home to Kansas with her little dog Totto and help a Scarecrow, a lion, and a Tin man reach their dreams and by doing that she must go to the Great Wizard of Oz.
Star Wars: In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker is the hero and he is training to be a Jedi Knight. He must defeat Darth Vader and the Empire. And he also wants to join the Rebion and train with them. And they try to destroy the Death Star.
The “ call to the adventure” is when a hero is first called to do an important thing or job.

5. Stage 1b: Ordinary World: All the Lovely Bad Ones
Travis and Terry are interesting characters because they are flawed. They live in modern day New England where they pull a lot of pranks and get kicked out of summer camp and summer school.
Use this text box to compare the “ordinary world” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

6. Stage 3a: The Refusal of the Call
Wizard of Oz : In the Wizard of Oz Dorothy is scared to meet the Wizard of Oz. But she knows that she has to meet him and ask for his help so she can get back home to Kansas.
Star Wars: this is the part of the story or movie when Luke says he does not want to go to Allderham with Obi-Wan Kenobi. He says that he can’t go because he has to much work to do at home.
The “refusal to call” is when a hero does not want to be a hero or go along his or her path.

7. Stage 3b: Refusal to Call Is this a stage in Bad Ones?
Use this place to explain if young adult literature like Bad Ones and Harry Potter does not necessarily have this stage.
Use this text box to compare the “refusal to call” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

8. Stage 4a: Meeting the Mentor
Harry Potter: Hagrid and Professor Dumbledore are Harry’s mentors. They teach him how to be a wizard.
Star Wars: In Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi is the mentor. He tells Luke that his father was a Jedi and who killed him. He also presented his with a Jedi knight light saber.
Bad Ones :
“Meting the Mentor” is when a hero meets his teacher or the person who tells important information.

9. Stage 4b: Meeting the Mentor All the Lovely Bad Ones
Use this place to explain why young adult literature like Bad Ones and Holes does not necessarily use this stage.
Use this text box to compare the “mentor” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

10. 5a: Crossing the Threshold
Harry Potter: Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron
Star Wars: The Cantina is a bar in Tatooine, a barn desert planet. There Luke and Obi-Wan Kenobi first met Han Solo and Chewbacca.
Wneh a hero crosses the threshold he or her is seeing or being blown away by something.

11. 5b: Crossing the Threshold All the Lovely Bad Ones
Use this place to write a short description of the hero’s first realization that something weird is going on.
Use this text box to compare the “crossing the threshold” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

12. 6a: Allies and Enemies
Fellowship of the Ring: use this place to describe the friends and how they are often vary in personality and abilities.
Also, describe the enemy
Star Wars: use this place to describe the friends and how they are often vary in personality and abilities.
Also, describe the enemy
Use this text box to explain “allies and enemies”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help.

13. 6b: Allies and Enemies All the Lovely Bad Ones
Use this place to write a short description of the hero and setting. Insert an image to the side.
Use this text box to compare the “allies and enemies” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

14. 7a: Approach to the inmost cave
Batman: use this place to write a short description of the hero’s encounter with her/his fear. Insert image below.
Star Wars: this is when Obi-Wan Kenobi teaches Luke how to use a lightsabor with a hat on and with that hat on he can’t see a thing, so he is learning how to use the force.
Use this text box to explain “inmost cave”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help.

15. 7b: Approach to the inmost cave All the Lovely Bad Ones
Use this place to write a short description of the hero’s fear. Insert an image to the side.
Use this text box to compare the “inmost cave” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

16. 8a: The Ordeal
Wizard of Oz: use this place to explain this important element of rising action (near the top or climax)
Star Wars: use this place to explain this important element of rising action (near the top or climax)
Use this text box to explain “the ordeal”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help.

17. 8b: The Ordeal: All the Lovely Bad Ones
Use this place to write a short description of the ordeal.
Use this text box to compare the “ordeal” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

18. 9a: The Reward Star Wars: what does the hero earn. Insert image below.
Wizard of Oz: what does the hero earn? Insert image below.
Star Wars: what does the hero earn. Insert image below.
Use this text box to explain “the reward”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help.

19. 9b: The Reward: All the Lovely Bad Ones
What do the heroes earn? Insert image below. Insert an image to the side.
Use this text box to compare the “rewards” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

20. 10a: The Road Home
Star Wars: The road home in Star Wars is when Luke and Han Solo get a medal from Princes Leia. The reason they get the medal is that they destroyed the Death Star space station. They get an award ceremony too.
Wizard of Oz: For Dorothy, she gets to go back to Kansas, which is her home. But, she has to leave all of her friends
Use this text box to explain “road home”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help.

21. 10b: Road Home All the Lovely Bad Ones
How do the characters get to their homes or places they wish to be? Insert image below.
Use this text box to compare the “road home” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

22. 11a: Return with the Elixir
Wizard of Oz: The elixir is a metaphor of the lesson learned or morale.
Fellowship:
Use this text box to explain “elixir”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help.

23. 11b: Return with the Elixir All the Lovely Bad Ones
What do they learn? Redemption? Insert image below.
Use this text box to compare the “elixir” of “Bad Ones” to another well known story (Spiderman, Holes, Series of Unfortunate, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.) Insert image of your choice of story to the left.

24. Summary: How will understanding the Hero’s Journey help me to be a better reader?