The Return Home: December 10, 2018

Focus: Why must the hero return home at the end of the journey?

1. Warming up with three good things

2. Enjoying our final hero's journey film clip (1:17:12)

• How does Moana's dragon battle reflect her own, internal battle?

• What does the battle resolve for all characters involved?

• How does winning this battle enable Moana (and Maui) to return home?

• When Moana returns home, how do things change? What stays the same?

• When she returns home, how has Moana changed? How has she stayed the same?

• In your opinion, why must the hero return home at the end of the journey?

3. Indulging in our final memoir writing exercises of the year

Click here for the prompts.

4. Sharing your memoir writing with your book club members, if time allows

HW:
1. For TUESDAY: Assigned book club reading / syllabus creating.

2. For THURSDAY: Finish your book and prepare your final syllabus.

3. For FRIDAY, DEC 14: All make-up / revised course work due, INCLUDING YOUR INDEPENDENT READING BOOK REVIEWS. No work for English 10 will be accepted after this date.