This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
This is an advanced fiction writing course that delves into the use of archetypes in what is called “the hero’s journey,” the mythic structure that many claim all stories follow. This course will cover the different kinds of typological characters who appear in stories, to apply that knowledge to the crafting of your own fiction book.
Total classes: 8
Prerequisite: Hero’s Journey and Mythic Structure for Writers: Part One
Suggested grade level: High School
Suggested credit: 2/3 semester Creative Writing
Description
This is an advanced fiction writing course that delves into the use of archetypes in what is called “the hero’s journey,” the mythic structure that many claim all stories follow. This course will cover the different kinds of typological characters who appear in stories, to apply that knowledge to the crafting of your own fiction book. The course can be taken in conjunction with any of the other fiction writing courses offered with Homeschool Connections. Whether you plan on going into fiction writing (books, screenwriting, poetry) or simply want to expand your ability to write in advanced styles, this course is for you.
Outline
The Ordinary World
The Call to Adventure
The Refusal of the Call
Meeting with the Mentor
Crossing the First Threshold
Test, Allies, and Enemies
Approach to the Innermost Cave
The Ordeal and Reward, Summarizing the Road Back, Resurrection, and Return
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Word 2007 or later version. Google Docs is acceptable, but make sure any files submitted are in .doc or .docx format as that’s the format professional writers use.
Course Book: The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 3rd Edition, by Christopher Vogler and Michele Montez (Nov 1, 2007, $18.60 paperback). Get the book here: http://amzn.to/2DzkE1W
NOTE: The same book is used in both of the Advanced Fiction I and II courses, as well as the Screenwriting courses.
Homework: Approximately 1 ½ to three hours per week reading and completing coursework.
Note: All student work needs to be 100% the student’s own work and the student’s own writing. Nothing can be copied from anywhere else unless a source for the text is given on the assignment. Any students who copy work from elsewhere will receive a zero on the assignement. Repeated copying will result in failure of the course.
