Hero writing

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Joseph Campbell was a phenomenal writer that explored the philosophy of the human experience. He is known for many of his books, but one more than others, "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" (1949). In this book, Campbell discusses the mythological archetype that many lead

Do you mean: Missy?? No but seriously, I LOVE goofy villains like this. They can still be evil and bad, they don’t have to muddle the lines between good and evil, but giving them a goofiness like this really helps lighten the mood of the story and keep things from becoming so insanely DARK all the time. (And often they create fangirls/fanboys that much quicker. See: Me with the Master/Missy. 😆)

This week with our Journey's series, we read Roberto Clemente, The Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates. What a great story! Our focus this week with essential questions was - what causes someone to be called a hero? So, for a writing activity, I had the kids write about one of their heroes and what made them special. Here are some of the responses.... Here is our Hero Bulletin Board.... And here is a freebie - the hero's page write-up. Check it out in my TPT store here. Follow me on... Bloglovin…

"Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" Launching spider webs from your fingertips to scale a skyscraper in seconds, diving through the clouds to rescue a damsel in distress, or fighting crime under the disguise of night is just a normal day in the life of a superhero from the comic books. But you do not need to have SUPERhuman strength, SUPERnatural…

Learn how to use the 12 steps of the Hero's Journey to structure plot, develop characters, and write riveting stories that will keep readers engaged!