1. A HERO’S JOURNEY A guide to understanding how almost every story, movie, or television show is written.

2. ORDINARY WORLD Allies enemies Refusal of the call Call to Adventure Innermost cave Crossing the threshold Return with the elixir ordeal reward Students can use these stages to better comprehend as well as compare to other stories. Meeting the mentor The Anatomy of Fiction: A Hero’s Journey

3. Stage 1b: Ordinary World Movies Star WarsHarry PotterThe Wizard of Oz Luke Skywalker is living on the desert planet of Tattoine with his aunt and his uncle. Harry Potter is living a very boring life with his aunt and uncle in London.

4. Stage 1: Ordinary World Molly and Michael are moving to an old church house in the country. They are very upset because they had plans for the summer. Molly had language class, and Michael had science.

5. Stage 2a: The Call to Adventure: Wizard of Oz: In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy is the hero and her mission is to get back home to Kansas with her little dog Totto and help a Scarecrow, a lion, and a Tin man reach their dreams and by doing that she must go to the Great Wizard of Oz. The “ call to the adventure” is when a hero is first called to do an important thing or job. Star Wars: In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker is the hero and he is training to be a Jedi Knight. He must defeat Darth Vader and the Empire. And he also wants to join the Rebion and train with them. And they try to destroy the Death Star.

6. Stage 2: Call to Adventure Molly and Michael are moving to an old church house in the country. They are very upset because they had plans for the summer. Molly had language class, and Michael had science.

7. Stage 3a: The Refusal of the Call Wizard of Oz : In the Wizard of Oz Dorothy is scared to meet the Wizard of Oz. But she knows that she has to meet him and ask for his help so she can get back home to Kansas. The “refusal to call” is when a hero does not want to be a hero or go along his or her path. Star Wars: this is the part of the story or movie when Luke says he does not want to go to Allderham with Obi-Wan Kenobi. He says that he can’t go because he has to much work to do at home.

8. Stage 3: Refusal of the Call Molly doesn't want to move because she wants to be in the enrichment program that summer and Michael doesn't want to move because he wanted to be in Science Club. Mom and Dave wanted to move because then Mom would have more room to paint and more things that she can paint and Dave would have more room to do pottery.

10. Stage 4a: Meeting the Mentor Harry Potter: Hagrid and Professor Dumbledore are Harry’s mentors. They teach him how to be a wizard. “Meting the Mentor” is when a hero meets his teacher or the person who tells important information. Star Wars: In Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi is the mentor. He tells Luke that his father was a Jedi and who killed him. He also presented his with a Jedi knight light saber. Bad Ones :

11. Stage 4: Meeting the Mentor

12. 5: Crossing the Threshold Harry Potter: Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron Wneh a hero crosses the threshold he or her is seeing or being blown away by something. Star Wars: The Cantina is a bar in Tatooine, a barn desert planet. There Luke and Obi-Wan Kenobi first met Han Solo and Chewbacca.

13. Stage 5: Crossing the Threshold

14. 6a: Allies and Enemies Fellowship of the Ring: use this place to describe the friends and how they are often vary in personality and abilities. Also, describe the enemy Use this text box to explain “allies and enemies”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help. Star Wars: use this place to describe the friends and how they are often vary in personality and abilities. Also, describe the enemy

15. Stage 6: Allies and Enemies

16. 7a: Approach to the inmost cave Batman: use this place to write a short description of the hero’s encounter with her/his fear. Insert image below. Use this text box to explain “inmost cave”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help. Star Wars: this is when Obi-Wan Kenobi teaches Luke how to use a lightsabor with a hat on and with that hat on he can’t see a thing, so he is learning how to use the force.

17. Stage 7: Innermost Cave

18. 8a: The Ordeal Wizard of Oz: use this place to explain this important element of rising action (near the top or climax) Use this text box to explain “the ordeal”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help. Star Wars: use this place to explain this important element of rising action (near the top or climax)

19. Stage 8: The Ordeal

20. 9: The Reward Wizard of Oz: what does the hero earn? Insert image below. Use this text box to explain “the reward”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help. Star Wars: what does the hero earn. Insert image below.

21. Stage 9: The Reward

22. 10: Return with the Elixir Wizard of Oz: The elixir is a metaphor of the lesson learned or morale. Use this text box to explain “elixir”. Explain why it is important to story telling. Check internet bookmark for help. Fellowship:

23. Stage 10: Return with the Elixir