The purpose of this lesson is to make my children aware that many of our most beloved stories follow a predictable pattern: separation from home, overcoming weaknesses and discovering strengths ( usually with the help of a mentor and a few friends), and finally returning home triumphant after accomplishing a task only they could accomplish. That is the Hero's Journey. This also happens to be the Plan of Salvation. It is the journey the Savior took, and it is the journey each of us takes here in mortality. I want my children to recognize that this pattern exists in every culture and in every age because the human spirit, no matter our religion or culture, recognizes that we each have a mission to accomplish before returning back home.
Fablehaven-Teachers Guide
*Follow the guide's suggestion and show clips of Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I showed from the beginning until they discover their magical world (Lucy comes back through the Wardrobe and Harry finishes shopping at Diagon Alley). We compared the two movies and discovered that the main characters are separated from their parents, discover a magical land they didn't know existed, and that all is not right in those lands. Perhaps that is something they are supposed to fix.
*We defined Fantasy, plot, setting, and characterization.
*We graphed elements of each in the first chapter of Fablehaven.
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| I used this when I taught 10th grade English. I modified it for my girls and it worked great! |
Fablehaven Audiobook
Fablehaven Trivia
Write a Hero's Journey Cinquain Poem about a main character from a story that follows the pattern.
Try out the Acrostic Poem Generator with a Villain's name. Use a Thesaurus to fix the poems to fit the villain. Or have the kids look up "Adjectives that start with..."
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