English Lit: “Beowulf” & “Scheherazade” Essay referencing “A Hero’s Journey”

The assignment is for 2 stories, as listed below. One page for each.

Writing Prompt: “Scheherazade”
Directions: Minimum 250 words.
Share your ideas of how the story reflects three steps — NOT stages — of the Hero’s Journey.

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Writing Prompt: “Beowulf”
Write an academic essay in which you explain Joseph Campbell’s concept of the Hero’s Journey and provide at least three strong examples (including quoted evidence from the chosen text) about how that story reflects (or deviates from) established steps (not stages) of the Hero’s Journey. Aside from the story and sources about the Hero’s Journey.

Directions:
Please write the thesis and topic sentences of your essay–no paragraphs, just sentences. State the main argument and the topic sentences for the body paragraphs of your essay. Keep in mind that the thesis will drive all decisions made about the content of the essay, and the topic sentences will guide and limit your decisions about the content of the paragraphs.

When considering the points to address in the body of the essay, focus on some of the specific steps–not the 3 general stages–of the Hero’s Journey.

Here is a list from the resource Hero’s Journey 101 Preview the document:
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The 12 steps of the hero’s journey are…

1. The Ordinary World
2. The Call of Adventure
3. Refusal of the Call
4. Meeting the Mentor
5. Crossing the First Threshold
6. Tests, Allies, Enemies
7. Approach to the Inmost Cave
8. The Ordeal
9. Reward (Seizing the Sword)
10. The Road Back
11. Resurrection
12. Return with the Elixir

This is your chance to begin sharing your discoveries about how the Hero’s Journey is reflected in the stories assigned for class.

Please write in complete sentences.

Grading Criteria:
When creating your outline, keep in mind that points will be assigned for the following:

– Clearly stated thesis with a subject and argument
– Clearly stated topic sentences for all body paragraphs
– Topic sentences are general statements with NO details
– Logical order of topic sentences to guide readers through the Hero’s Journey as it’s reflected in the story
– Complete, correctly written sentences