October 24

Odyssey test Wednesday

Book Report

Due Tuesday, November 12

Creative Book Report options:
Book Reports

DIVIDE INTO GROUPS AND JOT DOWN 4 WAYS THAT ODYSSEUS FOLLOWS THE PATTERN OF THE QUESTING HERO.
ONE SHEET OF PAPER WITH ALL OF YOUR NAMES.
(If you weren't here to read the book, you'll want to check out one of the green anthologies. Or maybe you could just watch the movie at home. Here it is: Odyssey movie)

Hero Quest
Short essays:
1. Choose a movie that follows the hero quest pattern.
Then write 1 page showing how it follows this pattern. To do this, you will need to think of one example from the movie that follows the pattern of the hero quest. You will then explain what is similar between this example and the hero quest (check your notes).
Then do the same thing for two other examples from the movie.
2. Write 1 page showing that Odysseus follows the pattern of the questing hero. This essay will be done the same way at the movie essay discussed above.
Bring both of these essays to class on Monday.

You will choose ONE OF THE TWO to share with your response group.
IN YOUR GROUPS YOU WILL DISCUSS HOW TO EXPAND YOUR ESSAY.
In this group you will discuss how to improve and expand your essay.
THEN YOU WILL TYPE THE ESSAY--2 PAGES, TYPED, DOUBLE-SPACED.
Monday, November 4 your final essay will be due.
20 points
2 pages double-spaced typed or two and a half pages single spaced legibly hand written
(10 points for each rough draft, 20 pts. for typed essay = 40 pts. total) 



The HERO QUEST Chart

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
Pick a movie (or story) that follows the pattern of the hero. Explain how your hero follows the pattern of the Hero Journey
1 page handwritten. Due tomorrow at the first of the period. You may type it at home if you'd prefer.

Example 2
Example 1
Thorough explanation (a bit advanced, but very good): Hero's Journey