Recap of the Hero's Journey
Heroes are introduced in the Ordinary World where they receive the Call to Adventure. They are reluctant at first or Refuse the Call, but are encouraged by a Mentor to Cross the First Threshold and enter the Special World where they encounter Tests, Allies, and Enemies. They Approach the Inmost Cave, crossing a second threshold where they endure the Ordeal. They take possession of the Reward and are pursued on the Road Back to the Ordinary World. They cross the third threshold, experience a Resurrection, and are transformed by the experience. They Return with the Elixir, a treasure that benefits the Ordinary World.
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The final stage of the journey is the RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR - it is the time when the hero returns to his or her ordinary world a changed person. At this stage, the hero has learned much from the challenges they have faced on the journey that will help as they face new challenges and go on subsequent journeys.
Identify and explain three lessons (about yourself, others or the world around you) you have learned from three different novels read this year. What have you brought back to your ordinary world that is new and different and will maybe cause you to think about things differently as you move into the special world of grade 10 English next year? Write specifically about HOW these lessons have been taught to you from the characters you have come to know. WHAT IS YOUR ELIXIR??
Just as your characters have gone on an inner journey - so have you this semester.
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