Create Your Own Hero's Journey Projects

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Create your own hero's journey story using the nine story dice and as many of the hero's journey elements as you can.

You must use all of the nine story dice in your story.  You can use the same one more than once. You can use other characters, locations, items and any other items you would like to use.

High scoring projects will feature most of the elements.  These are the elements we discussed in class:

The hero.
Ordinary world.
World of the unknown/adventure.
Call to adventure.
Refusal/acceptance of the call
Threshold guardian
Crossing the threshold
Allies/helper
Mentor
Supernatural aid/talisman
Shadow
Tests/trials
Supreme ordeal/abyss
Death/resurrection
Journey home
Transformation
Atonement
Reward/boon

You can find many of these terms in your English journal.  Others you can find on-line or in the video we watched in class.

Select the elements you want to include in your project and put them in the correct place around the circle.  Using complete sentences describe how each element works in you story.  Add details to make your story exciting.  Your story can contain fantastic elements; it can be funny; but it must clearly make sense as a hero's journey.  

Include illustrations.

High scoring projects will have 250 to 500 words.  They will have short paragraphs for each element.  They will have illustrations that show effort went into making them.  They will be written in ink or typed.  They will include creative touches and ideas.

This is a high-value 60% project in English.

Projects are due Thursday, Sept. 12.

Here are the dice rolled for each class:

Period 1/2

Period 3/4

Period 5