What makes a hero? What makes a hero?

Ted- Ed - Matthew Winkler Ted- Ed - Matthew Winkler

1) According to Campbell, what do heroes have in common? 1) According to Campbell, what do heroes have in common?
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

2) What are the key events in the hero’s cycle? Complete the list. 2) What are the key events in the hero’s cycle? Complete the list.

1. Status quo 1. Status quo

8. ____________ 8. ____________
2.____________ 2.____________
9. Result 9. Result
3. Assistance 3. Assistance
10. ____________ 10. ____________
4. ____________ 4. ____________
11. New life 11. New life
5. Trials 5. Trials
12. ____________ 12. ____________
6. ____________ 6. ____________
13. Status quo 13. Status quo
7. Crisis 7. Crisis

3) Read the extract from the video. Then, discuss with the class:
3) Read the extract from the video. Then, discuss with the class:
What do ordinary people have in common with these fictional heroes?
What do ordinary people have in common with these fictional heroes?
“What do you have in common [with these heroes]? You’re human. We humans reflect on our
“What do you have in common [with these heroes]? You’re human. We humans reflect on our
world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone, have an
world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone, have an
experience that transforms you, and then you recover and do it again. You don’t literally slay
experience that transforms you, and then you recover and do it again. You don’t literally slay
dragons or fight Voldemort, but you face problems just as scary.” – Matthew Winkler, What
dragons or fight Voldemort, but you face problems just as scary.” – Matthew Winkler, What
Makes a Hero?
Makes a Hero?

4) What about you? Have you ever left your “comfort zone”? Have you ever had an experience
4) What about you? Have you ever left your “comfort zone”? Have you ever had an experience
that transformed you? Write a short paragraph reflecting your own journey. Use these questions
that transformed you? Write a short paragraph reflecting your own journey. Use these questions
as a guide.
as a guide.
How old were you? Where were you? What happened? How did you feel before and after the
How old were you? Where were you? What happened? How did you feel before and after the
experience? Who did help you go through it?
experience? Who did help you go through it?

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________