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I had never given much thought to what compromised a hero’s journey. But I found an interesting website from the Oracle ThinkQuest Education Foundation called The Hero’s Journey. It appears to have been done by three 7th graders as some sort of a project. It references both Joseph Campbell and Christopher Vogler and includes Vogler’s 12 stages of the journey. The list is pretty interesting by itself!

The boys looked at cartoons (and more) using a worksheet to help identify Vogler’s different stages. They’ve even included a copy of the worksheet. I’m thinking it might be fun as well as educational to watch a film with the worksheet nearby.

Are you wondering why I care? I’ve been working on a story, which with a little shifting and emphasis, could fit the pattern. I see now how much more interesting it could be. So thanks to whoever did the work and for posting it for me to find.

MORE:

“PACK YOUR BAGS FOR… the hero’s journey
An environment to explore the classic mythical story structure and to create your own stories.” Found that under a suitcase. Well, underneath the image of a suitcase on a website where you can write your own hero’s journey into their database. It began as an experimental project in 1998. Since then, over 9000 people have written their tales!

The Hero’s Journey is a project of the Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction (MCLI) and the South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute. Who knew there was such a thing as a Storytelling Institute? Also check out the poster presentation of the project.