Hero’s Journey Unit – Middle School Paired Reading, Prompts – Print and Digital

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Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to pair the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan or other hero’s journey themed novels with meaningful texts, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to offer a solid unit that explores the theme of heroes and heroism in literature and personal life?

Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with paired texts (article, poem, short story) and inspiring writing prompts and bell ringers?

Think about what a difference it would make if you started using the Hero’s Journey unit in your class! It includes:

1. 3 Bell Ringers with Instructions

• Picture Writing Prompt
• Quick Write from Inspiring Quote
• Journal Entry – Personal Response

2. Hero Informational Text Reading:

• Article Passage – Heroes and American Society
• Before and After Reading Open Ended Questions
• Define The Words
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 3-2-1 Exit Slip

3. Hero Poetry Reading:

• Poem Text – A Hero – Katharine Tynan
• Poem Annotation & Analysis Template with instructions and suggestions
• One Pager Poetry Response Template – The FAN

4. Hero’s Journey Short Story Reading:

• RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI by Rudyard Kipling – full text
• A Bird’s Eye View – One Pager
• Twitter Posts – author, theme and plot short writing activity
• Character Bio Poem – creative and analysis activity
• Double Entry Quotations – analysis activity
• End It Your Way – writing activity
• Comic Strip – graphic representation of the short story
• Short Story Bingo Game Choice Board – 25 activities for the short story

5. Hero Writing Response:

• Argumentative Writing Prompt
• Informative Writing Prompt
• Narrative Writing Prompt

6. Answers and Rubrics:

• MCQ Answers
• Poem Analysis Suggestions
• Argumentative Writing Rubric
• Informative Writing Rubric
• Narrative Writing Rubric
• Bingo Choice Board Rubric

7. Google Slides version – please follow the instructions in the resource.

You can cover a multitude of reading and writing activities aligned to CCSS in one single resource. Your students will benefit of engaging paired texts that offer a wide perspective on the topic of Hero’s Journey.

You will get a varied curriculum choice to integrate in ELA classes lesson plans or sub plans without extensive preparation for the class. You can either print the worksheets or use digital tools such as the Google Slides version.

You get rubrics focused on performance with clear indicators of mastery at all levels and teacher’s personalized comment section with writing space for improvement observations and recommendations. You can save time and you can mix and match the activities according to your needs.

Kalli B. has tried the Hero’s Journey unit activities in her class and said, “I liked the variety of writing prompts. This helped my students get started and stay on task.”

Why don’t you give it a try? Click on the “Add to cart” button and you can use it right away!