Stages of a Hero's Journey
What is the first stage of the Hero's Journey?
Innocence
A ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life
What are hyphens used for?
To connect two or more words or numbers into a single concept
What is the highest point of action in a basic plot structure?
The Climax
Give one example of a modern day version of a Rite of Passage.
Marriage, Driver's License, Graduation, etc.
What stage does the hero return to their familiar world as a changed individual?
The Return
What are the three stages of a Rite of Passage?
1. Separation 2. Liminal 3. Incorporation
What can be used to indicate an interruption?
Dash
What is the first stage of a basic plot structure called?
Exposition
True or false: This sentence is correctly punctuated.
My dog is 53 years old.
False: My dog is 53-years-old.
What happens in the separation stage of the hero's journey?
Hero follows the call and separates from the known world into the unknown/uncertain world
What is the liminal stage?
The transition (liminal) phase is the period between stages, during which one has left one place or state but has not yet entered or joined the next.
Would you use a hyphen or dash in the following sentence?
Ms. Lucas () who hates spoilers () punched Emma when she told her who won The Voice.
Dashes
Where does the inciting incident fall on a basic plot structure?
Right after the exposition and before the rising action
Innocence, The Call, The Separation, Transformation, The Return
What is the name of the person who helps the hero along their journey?
The Guide
Which stage is this describing? Having completed the rite and assumed their "new" identity, one re-enters society with one's new status.
Incorporation
True or false: Words and phrases between dashes are not generally part of the subject
True
What is the last stage of a basic plot structure?
Resolution
Where does a thesis statement go?
At the end of the first paragraph
What is the second stage of the Hero's Journey?
The Call
What happens in the separation stage?
People withdraw from their current status and prepare to move from one place or status to another. ("cutting away")
What are two different types of punctuation that dashes can replace?
Commas
Semi Colons
Parentheses
True or false: Every story follows the basic plot structure.
False
What stage in the Hero's Journey is the same as the stage in the basic plot structure?
The Return and The Resolution
Innocence and The Exposition