Joseph john campbell march 26, 1904 october 30, 1987 was an american professor of literature at sarah lawrence college who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. Personally i think 6th7th graders can handle david eddings belgariad series pawn of prophecyetc. His work covers many aspects of the human experience. Tarot and the journey of the hero by hajo banzhaf 4 times the heros journey.
Collaborate in a group to create a skit of one of the stages. The hero with a thousand faces the archetype of the heros journey broken down into different stages. Along with her best friend, raymond, and newkidfromchicago cayden. This list covers everything, from classics like the treehouse heroes and the. The heros journey poster project is one of my favorite projects of the year.
Multicultural 2019 ala youth media awardwinning books. There are several formulations of the stages of the heros journey. Students form groups of 23 and select a movie or book that they feel is a quintessential representation of the heros journey. Here are a few books for elementary, middle, and high school readers that are. The hero s journey middle school middle school books that have characteristics of the monomyth. Joseph campbell on his life and work by joseph campbell 4 times the odyssey by homer 4 times harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. A new girl, sixthgrader kelly, has moved to little jacks school.
The farthest shore is a classic jr high appropriate heros journey. Here are fifty of my absolute favorite heroines from middle grade books, why i love them, and some of my favorite quotes from the books. Its easy to forget that a heros journey can apply to any character, any person. Annas diary records her journey to america and her new life with an. Tombquest series and brilliant brazilian cartoonist gustavo duarte. The stages and archetypes of the heros journey set out below have been adapted from voglers book the writers journey. Together, they discuss the movie and create a poster that represents all of the elements of the heros journey. The hidden oracle by rick riordan, ready player one by ernest cline, redwall by brian jacques, the phantom. When fox dreams that the moon is missing, he and his friends go on a quest to find.
The heros journey middle school 40 books goodreads. Teaching the heros journey the daring english teacher. These kids unabashedly declare that girls are amazing and are forces to be reckoned with. The rock and the river is set in 1968 chicago, about the. Campbells most wellknown work is his book the hero with a thousand. Heros journey worksheet explaining the monomyth teach. Campbell, the great chronicler of the heros journey in mythology.
An interactive approach to the heros journey students click on a series of icons to read about the stages of campbells monomyth or heros journey. Little jack would like to ask her to the valentines day dance. It is based on the ideas of carl jung and joseph campbell, as developed and applied to film by chris vogler. Heros journey lesson plan grades 68 little jack approaches the inmost cave. Rowling 4 times harry potter and the goblet of fire by j.
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