Need Friday 11/06 2020 By 5:30pm EST The Hero's Journey Creative Writing (Midterm) Turnitin Assignment 2

THE HERO’S JOURNEY

WORKBOOK

The Start

Getting to Know Your Main Character (MC):

· Name:

· Identifiable clothing piece:

· Mannerisms/Speech patterns:

· Strengths:

· Weaknesses:

· Defining characteristic:

· Noble trait: (something good about them that holds true in almost every situation)

The Call

Your character must be called to do something. They must eventually accept the call (willingly or unwillingly) and go on the adventure.

· What is your character being asked to do?

· Why is your character specifically being asked?

· Why are they being asked now?

· What is the first thing your character thinks of when asked?

· How is he/she asked? Where, and by whom?

· How do they get there?

Does your character say yes?	Does your character say no?
What challenge do they face as they try to go?	What happens to change his/her mind? What must your character do before or immediately after they go?

Name: _________________________________ Date: ___________________

What does going look like? (How will the reader know the character has fully accepted the call to adventure, no turning back?) ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Showing Character Traits

In the white quadrants below, write one or two words about that characteristic for your character. In the grey boxes, write down three ways that you can show this in your story.

A Closer Look at Character & Setting

Go through a magazine, newspaper, or the internet to find three images that remind you of your main character and three images that remind you of your setting. Tape/Glue them to the back of this page. Write 1 line of description for each photo.

CHARACTER

SETTING

Choose your favorite description from each side. Rework the sentences here, adding either a metaphor, a simile, or a detail that reveals more about your character, or how your character interprets the setting, than the original.

1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Partner

Your main character needs someone to go on the journey with them. You may have multiple characters who journey with your character, but here, choose the one your character will talk with the most.

1. How Do We Meet?

Decide how your two characters meet. They may be who your character needs in order to go (Han Solo in Star Wars), the one who forces your character to go (Inigo in the Princess Bride), who helps your character immediately after they go (Dory in Finding Nemo), or who for some reason is stuck with your character (Russel in UP).

Complete the following sentence:

			my character		by
(Partner name)		(helps/forces, meets)		(to go, after they go)		(whatever they do: flying the ship, kidnapping them, helping find the boat)

Getting To Know You

· Name:

· Main character trait:

· Identifiable mannerism/piece of clothing:

· Secret/Goal:

· How could that secret/goal interfere with the MC’s goal?

· Something big they disagree with MC about: (a theme, like responsibility or love)

· A specific way you can show this: (Should we rescue the princess? Talk to the whale?)

· Strength (different from MC):

· Weakness (different from MC)

Why Should They Stay? Where Are They Going?

What’s keeping your partner with your MC? What is their “no turning back” point?

How does the partner help the MC get to/through their next “battle”?

The Antagonist

1. Getting To Know You

· Name:

· Primary Character Trait:

· Identifiable mannerism/piece of clothing:

· Why are they against the main character or their goals?

· What will happen to them if the main character wins?

The Plot

When is the first time your antagonist meets the main character?

What is one thing your antagonist is better at than your MC?

Write down one way you will show this in their first encounter:

What is one thing your antagonist knows that your MC doesn’t?

Write down one way you will hint at this in their first encounter, and show in a later encounter:

Why should your MC be afraid of your antagonist? (What can your antagonist do?)

Write one way to show your antagonist is willing to do this, in the first scene your antagonist appears in:

The Guide

The guide is the one who helps your hero on his/her journey. How is this different than the partner you ask? Both the partner and the guide help your hero, but the guide teaches them. Obi-Wan and Yoda are Luke’s guides in Star Wars. The original Dread Pirate Roberts (who never makes an appearance in the book/movie) is Westley’s guide in The Princess Bride.

1. Getting To Know You

· Name:

· Why does this person want to help your character?

· What does this person know and how did they learn it?

Guiding the MC

· How does the guide meet your MC?

· What does your MC think of them initially?

· How is your MC’s life made more difficult by accepting this person’s guidance?

· What does the guide teach the MC? How? (Be specific.)

· What is one problem that the MC has in learning what the guide wants to teach them?

· Does the guide change the MC’s way of thinking? If so, how?

· How does the guide help your MC?

· When does your MC gain independence from the guide?

· What does your MC’s partner think of the guide? What’s one thing they disagree on?

Setting Helper

Fill out this chart to help you with your scenery changes. It’s helpful to do this with every major scenery change. Write down what your character is seeing/hearing/smelling as it corresponds to each section.

SEEING	HEARING
FEELING (TOUCH)	SMELLING
TASTING	FEELING/THINKING

Three Main Scenes

Write down 3 struggles your MC has to go through. Each of these scenes should somehow bring your MC closer to their goal. In Star Wars, Luke has to escape the Millennium Falcon, find/rescue the Princess, and escape the garbage compactor. The last is his “supreme ordeal,” the hardest scene where death seems certain. Write a nickname for each scenes on the line in the 1st column. Note: What your MC gains/losses may be very physical (gains lightsaber) or not (loses sense of security).

Struggle 1 __________________	Struggle 2 _________________	Struggle 3 (most difficult) __________________
Setting: How did your MC get there: What does your MC need to do? What’s opposing them? How does your MC succeed? What does your MC gain/lose? Where does your MC end up (setting)? What problem is your MC faced with now?	Setting: How did your MC get there: What does your MC need to do? What’s opposing them? How does your MC succeed? What does your MC gain/lose? Where does your MC end up (setting)? What problem is your MC faced with now?	Setting: How did your MC get there: Why does failure seem certain here? What does your MC need to do? What’s opposing them? How does your MC succeed? What does your MC gain/lose? Where does your MC end up (setting)?

The Return/Second Door

1. Where’s Your MC At?

Your MC has been through a lot. He/She has made it through the third struggle, the most difficult of them all. Do a quick recap on where your MC is at right now.

· Has anyone your MC known died/left? Who?

· What are one or two things your MC has accomplished to get closer to his/her goal?

· What is the main thing your MC still needs to do? Do they know how they will do that? If not, who shows them?

· How has your MC been hurt by the antagonist? How has your MC’s opinion/knowledge of the antagonist changed?

· What threat does the antagonist now pose?

· Where is your MC now physically and emotionally? How is your MC changing?

Change the Scenery

Your character is going into their last lap—their final go around with the antagonist and their goal. They should be back into friendly or familiar territory. Luke rejoins the Rebels. Marlin gets to Sydney. Westley is back in the kingdom. They’re very close to their ultimate goal.

· Where does your MC go?

· Who goes with him/her? How does he/she get there?

Make A Plan

Your character needs to decide how they’re going to reach their goal/defeat the antagonist.

· What is the plan?

· What does your character need to accomplish the plan? How do they get those things?

Final Battle

The Fight

· What is at stake for your character?

· What is the first thing the antagonist does to oppose the plan? How does your MC get past it?

· What is something that goes wrong with the plan? How does your MC get past it?

· What is something that discourages your character in the midst of the fight?

· What makes it look like the antagonist is sure to win?

· Name 3 ways that the antagonist fights against the MC (physically/emotionally)

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· How does the MC use what he/she has learned in the battle?

· How do your MC’s friends help in the battle?

· What does your MC lose in the battle?

· How does your MC win?

· What does that win mean? Did they win their goal or something else?

The Wrap Up

Your MC returns home or to friendly/familiar territory.

· How has your MC changed? What’s one way you can show/acknowledge that?

· What has your MC learned? What’s one way you can show/acknowledge that?

· Where does your MC end up, physically and emotionally?

General Character Sheet:

Your story will likely be have several other characters besides the main character, partner, guide, and antagonist. Use this sheet for any other characters you want a clearer picture of.

Name:

Relationship to MC:

Identifiable clothing piece/mannerism/feature:

Main character traits:

Strengths (and ways/scenes where you show them):

Weaknesses (and ways/scenes where you show them):

Something he/she disagrees on with the MC:

One way he/she helps (or hurts) the MC (Be specific):

Why is this character crucial to the story?

Does this character die or leave? If so, how? If not, at what point does it appear like they might?

The Storyboard

Note important scenes from your story using this chart. You can use your worksheet to help.

One Sheet Hero’s Journey

1. The Call

· Where does the character start out at: _________________________________________________

· Character receives call when: ________________________________________________________

· Hero accepts call when: _____________________________________________________________

· Hero “goes” when: __________________________________________________________________

The Journey

· Hero is trained when: ________________________________________________________________

· Hero’s 1st struggle: __________________________________________________________________

· Hero’s 2nd struggle: _________________________________________________________________

· Hero’s 3rd (most difficult) struggle: ____________________________________________________

· Hero returns to friendly/familiar territory when ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

· Because of struggles, hero has gained: ________________________________________________

· Because of struggles, hero has lost: ___________________________________________________

The Battle/Wrap Up

· The hero’s plan for battle:___________________________________________________________

· The low point of the battle is when:___________________________________________________

· The hero’s friends help in the battle by:_______________________________________________

· The hero wins the battle when:_______________________________________________________

· The hero’s accomplishments are recognized when:____________________________________

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· The main change in the hero from the beginning is: ___________________________________

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Examples of The Hero’s Journey

Note: Some Hero’s Journey patterns include a “Prince/Princess” role, where the person plays somewhat of a love interest and is rescued by the hero. It’s more of a wild card, but see if you notice the role in any of your favorite stories. Also, the charts below contain some SPOILERS.

Star Wars: A New Hope
Hero	Luke	Goes from being a whiny kid to the hero of the Rebellion.
Partner	Han	helps Luke go by flying the ship off of the planet. Helps Luke at the last second by fighting Darth Vader at the last Death Star scene.
Guide	Obi-Wan	Teaches Luke about the Force. Dies in fight against Darth Vader.
Antagonist	Darth Vader	Demonstrates he is formidable by invading ship, and capturing Princess Leia and later destroying Alderran.
Princess	Leia	Leader in Rebellion. Saved by Luke on Death Star.
Friends	C3P0, R2D2	Guide/Help Luke

Mulan
Hero	Mulan	Goes from feeling unhappy and like she’s made for something more to saving China.
Partner	Cri-Kee	Helps Mulan go by messing up her first impression on the matchmaker, pushing her to a point of decision.
Guide	Mushu	Teaches Mulan how to fit in/encourages her to show courage.
Antagonist	Shan Yu	Demonstrates he is formidable by killing messenger, and later the village.
Prince	Li Shang	Leads army. Saved by Mulan during avalanche.
Friends	Yao, Ling, and Chien Po	Help Mulan fight.

Finding Nemo
Hero	Marlin	Goes from being constantly worried, not willing to let son grow up, to being braver and willing to let Nemo grow up.
Partner	Dory	Helps Marlin after he goes by leading him further into the ocean and to the sharks.
Guide	The mask	Finn plays more of the traditional guide character for Nemo, but for Marlin, the scuba mask is what teaches him where Nemo is. Then it disappears in the trench.
Antagonist	Darla	Demonstrates she is formidable in the “Happy Birthday” picture with the fish.
Friends	Crush, the pelican, the charade fish, and the whale.	Help Marlin find Nemo.

Examples of the Hero’s Journey: Plot

	Star Wars	Mulan	Finding Nemo
The Call	Obi-Wan asks Luke to go with him to Alderran, after hearing Leia’s message.	Mulan’s father is asked to join the army.	Nemo is taken away by the divers.
Does he/she accept?	No, at first. Then Luke’s uncle and aunt are killed, and he says yes.	Yes. First she must cut her hair and take her father’s armor and sword. She takes Cri-Kee and meets Mushu.	Yes. He meets Dory
Going/ First Door	Luke, Obi-Wan, and Han fly off towards Alderran.	Mulan signs up for the army. She meets Li Shang.	He follows Dory and goes to the sharks’ meeting.
Struggle 1	Escape Millennium Falcon, get into the Death Star.	Pass for a man, learn how to fight.	Escape the sharks
	Gain: Knowledge of where Princess Leia is	Lose: Safety.	Gain: Fighting skills.	Lose: Good standing with Li Shang (and initially, Yao, Ling, and Chien Po)	Gain: The mask (Directions to Nemo)	Lose: The mask. (It falls into the trench)
Struggle 2	Rescue the Princess: Luke & Han invade the detention center.	Fight Huns: Mulan starts an avalanche.	Get to the EAC: Escape trench, resolve friendship, get through jellyfish.
	Gain: The Princess	Lose: More safety. Now they’re trapped.	Gain: Respect from fellow soldiers, & temporary safety from Huns	Lose: Health. Mulan is hurt.	Gain: Distance, directions, notoriety, and greater friendship.	Lose: Dory’s health (stung by jellyfish). Sense of security.
Struggle 3	Escape trash compactor.	Escape penalty for disguise.	Escape belly of the whale.
	Defeat seems certain: Walls begin caving in, monster in trash compactor, droids won’t respond.	Defeat seems certain: Li Shang raises sword.	Defeat seems certain: The whale looks like it’s about to swallow them.
Return/ Second Door	Obi Wan dies. Luke, Leia, and Han escape the Death Star and return to the Rebel Base.	Mulan is abandoned. Mulan sees the Huns and returns to the imperial city to tell Li Shang.	Dory & Marlin get to Sydney. It appears Nemo has died.
Plan for Battle	The Rebels make a plan to attack the Death Star.	Mulan tells Yao, Ling, and Chien Po her plan to defeat Shan Yu.	Nemo is alive! But he and Dory are captured. Nemo tells Dory and Marlin his plan to escape.
Final Battle	Low Point: Luke’s friend dies, the other pilot misses the shot, and Darth Vader is about to shoot Luke. Friend Helps: Han shoots Darth Vader’s ship. Win: Luke blows up the Death Star.	Low Point: Mulan & Shan Yu battle alone on top of a roof. Friend Helps: Mushu lights a firecracker at Shan Yu. Win: Shan Yu dies and the emperor is rescued.	Low Point: The net emerges out of the water momentarily. Also, it appears Nemo has died again once the other fish have escaped. Friend Helps: Dory tells the other fish to swim down. Win: Marlin and Nemo are reunited and the other fish escape.
Wrap Up	Luke, Leia, and Han attend a medal ceremony.	Mulan receives a medal and returns home to show her father.	Marlin takes Nemo to school, successfully tells a joke, and encourages Nemo to go have an adventure.

The Start

The Call

Going - 1st Door

Learning

1st Challenge

2nd Challenge

3rd Challenge (Most Difficult)

Going Back/Plan for Battle

Battle/Wrap Up

strength:

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weakness:

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fear:

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defining characterstic:

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