BHS ELA Instructional Guide

●​ Monomyth: The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell - (17 stages overview) ●​ “Stranded in the New World: The amazing odyssey of Cabeza de Vaca” by History.com (Newsela) ●​ “Power of Campbell: His approach to storytelling still inspires filmmakers” by The Conversation (Newsela) ●​ “The Trojan War: Real or Myth?” by History.com (Newsela) Media Texts ●​ What makes a hero? by Matthew Winkler - TedEd ●​ The Myth of the Golden Fleece by Iseult Gillespie - TedEd ●​ The science behind the myth: Homer's "Odyssey" by Matt Kaplan- TedEd ●​ Rosalind Franklin: DNA's unsung hero by Cláudio L. Guerra - TedEd ●​ The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell

IV covers Folk Literature and has several myths with a section on Epics. Novels ●​ Night by Elie Wiesel ●​ The Book Thief by ●​ The Princess Bride by William Goldman Short Stories ●​ “Perseus” by Edith Hamilton ( Mirrors and Windows p. 792--797) Poetry ●​ The Odyssey by Homer

(excerpts: Mirrors and Windows p. 713-733; 743-759; 765-786)

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