The Hero's Journey: Grade 9 ELA
Explore the archetypal hero's journey structure and its application in literature with this Grade 9 ELA worksheet.
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The Hero's Journey: Grade 9 ELA
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers based on your understanding of the Hero's Journey archetype.
The Hero's Journey, also known as the monomyth, is a common narrative pattern identified by Joseph Campbell. It describes the typical adventure of the archetype known as the hero, the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group, tribe, or civilization. The journey typically involves a departure from the ordinary world, an initiation into a special world, and a return to the ordinary world, transformed by the experience. Key stages include the Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Meeting the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold, Tests, Allies, and Enemies, Approach to the Inmost Cave, Ordeal, Reward, The Road Back, Resurrection, and Return with the Elixir.
1. Who identified the common narrative pattern known as the Hero's Journey?
Carl Jung
Joseph Campbell
George Lucas
J.R.R. Tolkien
2. Which of the following is NOT typically a stage in the Hero's Journey?
The Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Call
The Daily Commute
Return with the Elixir
3. The Hero's Journey is also known as the .
4. The hero typically departs from the world and enters a special one.
5. Briefly explain the significance of 'Meeting the Mentor' stage in a hero's journey.
Match each stage of the Hero's Journey with its description.
6. Call to Adventure
a. The hero faces their greatest fear or a life-or-death crisis.
7. Ordeal
b. The hero receives an invitation to embark on a journey.
8. Return with the Elixir
c. The hero brings back a boon or knowledge to benefit their community.
9. The Hero's Journey always results in the hero becoming a king or queen.
True
False
10. Choose a character from a book, movie, or legend that you believe embarks on a Hero's Journey. Describe at least three stages of their journey, providing specific examples from the narrative to support your claims.