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ACT I

YOUR HERO'S JOURNEY BEGINS

IN LESSONS 1-7 YOU WILL INTRODUCE YOUR STORYTELLERS TO A NEW WAY TO LOVE WRITING, GIVE THEM TEAMMATES, TEACH THEM THE INITIAL STEPS OF THE HERO'S JOURNEY, AND GET THEM STARTED CO-AUTHORING THEIR ORIGINAL STORIES

EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE

ACT I RESOURCES

LESSON PLANS

  • Lesson 1 COURAGE

  • Lesson 2 THE SKIN JUMP

  • Lesson 3 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

  • Lesson 4 CALL TO ADVENTURE

  • Lesson 5 REFUSAL OF THE CALL/CROSSING THE THRESHOLD

  • Lesson 6 CENTRAL RELATIONSHIP

  • Lesson 7 TESTS, ALLIES, ENEMIES

LESSON SLIDES

Lesson 1 COURAGE

Lesson 2 THE SKIN JUMP

Lesson 3 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Lesson 4 CALL TO ADVENTURE

Lesson 5 REFUSAL OF THE CALL/CROSSING THE THRESHOLD

Lesson 6 CENTRAL RELATIONSHIP

Lesson 7 TESTS, ALLIES, ENEMIES

SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES

VIDEOS

  • SPARKS VIDEO

  • BURST VIDEO

  • CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT VIDEO

  • CALL TO ADVENTURE VIDEO

MINI LESSONS

  • CAPITALIZATION MINI LESSON

  • DIALOGUE MINI LESSON

  • PUNCTUATION MINI LESSON

  • SENTENCE STRUCTURE MINI LESSON

STUDENT FEEDBACK SHEET

  • "I LIKE, I WISH, I WONDER"

HELPFUL CLIPS

FANTASTIC MR. FOX Lesson 4

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Lesson 4

CALL TO ADVENTURE MONTAGE Lesson 5

INTO THE SPIDERVERSE Lesson 5

THE HERO'S JOURNEY DIAGRAM

DIAGRAM

CREW STORY TRACKER

CREW STORY TRACKER

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