Epic Heroes: Write a Myth-Inspired Hero's Journey
Students build an original hero's journey inspired by Greek myth, creating characters, obstacles, creatures, and a satisfying homecoming.
Paid once.
- Level
- Beginner
- Ages
- 11–14
- Duration
- 60 min
- Classes
- 1 / Week
- Weeks
- 8
- Not satisfied after the first class? Full refund.
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Class Experience
This creative writing course uses Homer's Odyssey and Greek myths as models to guide students in crafting an original hero's journey. Weekly themes cover character creation, worldbuilding, obstacles and monsters, clever problem-solving, companions or rivals, moral tests, and concluding homecomings, with time for creation and optional sharing.
Learning Outcomes
Develop an original character with clear motivation and flaw
Structure a story using the hero's journey narrative arc
Invent and describe an original creature, challenge, or obstacle
Use descriptive language to bring settings and characters to life
Compose a complete narrative with a beginning, middle, and end
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Meet your Instructor
An experienced fiction writer and teacher with an MFA and over 20 years of teaching writing from middle school through college. Background includes screenwriting with produced and recognized work, and extensive tutoring in academic and creative writing. Instruction is student-led…
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