If my own daughters read through this whole list, i will consider my work as a mom done. The hero s journey middle school middle school books that have characteristics of the monomyth. Here are a few books for elementary, middle, and high school readers that are. Tarot and the journey of the hero by hajo banzhaf 4 times the heros journey. Thinking of teaching the heros journey in your classroom. There are several formulations of the stages of the heros journey.
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. The heros journey poster project is one of my favorite projects of the year. The rock and the river is set in 1968 chicago, about the. This list covers everything, from classics like the treehouse heroes and the. Rowling 4 times harry potter and the goblet of fire by j. The stages and archetypes of the heros journey set out below have been adapted from voglers book the writers journey. Tombquest series and brilliant brazilian cartoonist gustavo duarte.
The hidden oracle by rick riordan, ready player one by ernest cline, redwall by brian jacques, the phantom. Thelonius mitchell is in special ed, separated from the normal kids at. What trials unite not only harry potter or frodo baggins but many of literatures most interesting heroes. Annas diary records her journey to america and her new life with an. Campbells most wellknown work is his book the hero with a thousand. The hero with a thousand faces the archetype of the heros journey broken down into different stages. These kids unabashedly declare that girls are amazing and are forces to be reckoned with. Heros journey worksheet explaining the monomyth teach. 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. Little jack would like to ask her to the valentines day dance. 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.
The farthest shore is a classic jr high appropriate heros journey. Campbell, the great chronicler of the heros journey in mythology. This list of the best kids books about quests is sure to include a new favorite for the. Heros journey lesson plan grades 68 little jack approaches the inmost cave. It is based on the ideas of carl jung and joseph campbell, as developed and applied to film by chris vogler. Students read a variety of picture books that contain elements of the heros journey and use an online interactive tool to analyze the stories. Its easy to forget that a heros journey can apply to any character, any person. Teaching the heros journey the daring english teacher. Collaborate in a group to create a skit of one of the stages.
Multicultural 2019 ala youth media awardwinning books. Students form groups of 23 and select a movie or book that they feel is a quintessential representation of the 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. When fox dreams that the moon is missing, he and his friends go on a quest to find. Along with her best friend, raymond, and newkidfromchicago cayden. Together, they discuss the movie and create a poster that represents all of the elements of the heros journey. His work covers many aspects of the human experience. Personally i think 6th7th graders can handle david eddings belgariad series pawn of prophecyetc.
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