1. The Hero’s Journey
With your small group, you will take turns reading aloud the article about Joseph Campbell. Demonstrate close reading by:
Circling Key Words
Underlining the main idea of each section
Summarizing paragraphs in the margins

2. Chris Vogler’s: 12 Stages of the Hero’s Journey
Based Upon Joseph Campbell’s Original Study
The Hero with a Thousand Faces

3. On your note taker, circle key words, list examples you can think of, and draw an illustration.
STAGE ONE: Ordinary World
The Hero is not comfortable in their world. They know something is wrong & that something must be done about it.
STAGE TWO: Call to Adventure
An event or circumstance disrupts the comfort of the Hero’s Ordinary Life and presents a challenge , question, or choice.
STAGE THREE: Refusal of the Call
Hero refuses and/or is reluctant to take the journey presented to them. Often the Hero feels fear of the change that the adventure presents.

4. STAGE FOUR: Meeting the Mentor
The mentor helps the Hero to gain confidence, insight, advise, training, or given special/magical gifts.
Receiving the Special Item: Often Stage Four will include the Hero receiving a Special/Magical item such as a sword, wand, light saber, etc.
STAGE FIVE: Crossing the Threshold
The Hero finally commits to the journey/adventure. All their preparation is over. Now the Hero is really setting out on the adventure, leaving the Ordinary World for the Special World.
STAGE SIX: Tests, Allies, Enemies
The Hero experiments in their new world. Learns about their new world in order to survive and prepare for the greater Ordeal. They gain more skills, powers, and further training. This stage tests the Hero’s commitment to the journey.
Meeting the Queen, Goddess, or Prophetess: This is often part of Stage Six where the Hero is given additional information or insight from a female figure.

5. STAGE SEVEN: Approach/Preparation
The Hero is deeply involved and invested in the new world, and getting ready to face the big question, battle, or struggle. Set backs often occur during this stage in order to help the Hero prepare for the final Ordeal.
STAGE EIGHT: the Ordeal
The moment when the Hero faces their greatest fear. It may involve facing death. Here the Hero gains their greatest power and insight to see the journey to the end.
STAGE NINE: The Reward
The Hero receives their pay-off. They survived death, overcome their greatest fear, slain the dragon, made it through.

6. STAGE TWELVE: The Return
STAGE TEN: The Road Back
The Hero has to collect himself or herself and begin their road back to the Ordinary World. May be difficult, may need an event or circumstance to force the return.
STAGE ELEVENTH: The Resurrection
The Hero has to face death one more time, on a bigger scale. So they are really being tested on everything they’ve learned on the journey so far. Here is where the Hero brings together all sides of himself, from both the new and old world.
STAGE TWELVE: The Return
The Hero is resurrected, purified, and earned his/her right to be accepted back into Ordinary World. In addition the Hero must bring back the skills, wisdom, and information they acquired in the Other World.