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Personal and Real 10 May 2016

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Sally Gerard

This time of year, we’ve studied the Monomyth, read The Odyssey, written our own hero myths with dragons and magic rings and terrible enemies. Now, we’ve taken a look at our own lives and how we live that Hero’s Journey. … Continue reading →

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Call to Adventure 7 May 2015

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Sally Gerard

We continue on our own narrative quest/hero’s journey. My students have chosen various parts of their lives to write about: home burglaries, first day of school, first music tour, and some have simply sketched their life up to now. I … Continue reading →

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Life Map 5 May 2015

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Traveling on this hero’s journey personal quest with my students is an adventure in and of itself. We are still in the pre-writing stage and the beginnings of our life maps. Turns out, it is much more difficult than I … Continue reading →

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A Hero’s Journey 1 May 2015

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Sally Gerard

I’ve been studying the Hero’s Journey with my students in a variety of ways. We started with The Odyssey and then wrote our own fictional hero’s journey, and these were filled with all manner of: everyday gang thugs to kings … Continue reading →

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