1. A POSSIBLE WAY TO TELL YOUR TALE
STORY
A POSSIBLE WAY TO TELL YOUR TALE

2. Hero or Heroine

3. LIVE IN AN ORDINARY WORLD
Cinderella at the chimney
Dorothy in Kansas
Potter under the stairs
Bella Swan living with her father in Forkes
Shrek in the swamp
Frodo in the Shire

5. CALL TO ADVENTURE
Your hero is asked to take on some important role or adventure.
e.g. In Lord of the Rings, Frodo must leave the shire and bring the ring to the burning fires of Mount Doom
Bella falls in love with a vampire
Shrek must find Princess Fiona

6. Crossing the threshold
All heroes and heroines need help from people or something magic.
Frodo has his friends: Samwise, Pippin, Merry, Gandalf, Aragon, Legolas and Gimeley.
Cinderella has her fairy god-mother
Dorothy has Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion.
Potter has the Invisible Cloak, his wand etc

7. Sometimes the hero finds it hard to take on the adventure
Sometimes the hero finds it hard to take on the adventure. They might need convincing. Shrek needs a lot of urging to get him going on the journey to find Princess Fiona
Something must give the hero a push to make the move

8. Road of Trials
The hero must enter the labyrinth

9. What does this mean?
The route is not clear and there can be complications.
Stories usually have the hero riding into the evil forest, climbing down a lift shaft or going to scary oceans (Pirates of the Caribbean)
The hero can take a wrong turn or get lost

10. Seize the Prize Despite all the complications the hero wins out.
A human wins over the Vampires
Cinderella gets her prince
Dorothy goes home
Potter wins over Voldemort
Sparrow gets the Black Pearl
Frodo is saved

11. The hero finds his “I” In the end the hero finds himself
They have overcome some great injustice, unfairness or misunderstanding.
They have found truth, love or happiness.

12. Your story Title is open Must have at least four A4 pages
Keep it simple, you can’t write a novel yet!
Have the following:
Hero
Ordinary world
Call to Adventure
Crossing the Threshold
Road of Trials
Winning through- seize the prize and find yourself
Dead line: 24th October