The Refusal of the Call

Objective:

Students will be able to examine stages of the hero’s journey in order to explain potential consequences should a hero refuse his/her “call to action.”

Journal topic:

Analyze the picture…

Write a description including the setting,

tone, and character.

Lesson 10

“It ALWAYS Happens to the Hero!”

Homework

Put it in your binder.

Before Reading: Journey of A Hero

Steps of the hero’s journey

1. Departure• Call to adventure

• Refusal of the call

• The Beginning of the Adventure

2. Initiation• The road of trials

• The experience with unconditional love

• The Beginning of the Adventure

3. Return• The refusal of the return

• Rescue from without

• The Crossing or Return Threshold

Complete pgs. 27 – 28 using the “Hero Steps” in binder

Complete pg. 29 using the “Hero Steps” in binder with a partner

Watch this!

http://www.schooltube.com/video/cab4d9701c4d4ae2a072/Johnny-Clem-the-HERO-of-the-19th-Century

Discussion: What stages of a hero are mentioned in this video and how do you know? Use your notes.

The Consequences of Refusing the Call

Title of Text ““Call to Adventure”Call to Adventure”What events occur that give the hero notice that his/her life is going to change”

““Refusal of the Call”Refusal of the Call”What is the predicted outcome if this call is never accepted?

“A Man” (p. 10)(EXAMPLE)

The event that gave the hero notice was when the soldier went to war.

The soldier would not have been able to serve his country.

“Love Triumphs: 6- year-old Becomes a Hero to Band of Toddlers, Rescuers” (pp. 19-20)

“O Captain! My Captain!” (p. 22)

Your example here:

MUST REVISIT TEXTS

Add to Cornell Notes

• Epic: a long narrative in prose or poem format celebrating the adventures and achievements of a hero.

The OdysseyThe Odyssey begins with the fall of the city of Troy. It tells the story of a Greek warrior, Odysseus, and his nostos, or journey home, to northwest Greece after the Greek victory over the Trojans. The journey takes ten years, during which Odysseus and his men have many adventures. In this excerpt, they venture into the cave of the Cyclops Polyphemus and became trapped there. Odysseus must figure out a way to escape the cave alive.

The Odysseus

Physical Characteristics: body

Social Characteristics: people

Mental Characteristics: traits

Moral Characteristics: values / beliefs

Another Hero’s Journey

Read pp. 32-33 from “The Odyssey”

(Odysseus Tells His Tale: The Cyclops’ Cave)

Complete pg. 31