This uses Joseph Conrad's concept of the hero's journey and applies it to the Holocaust text Rena's Promise.  This can easily be adapted to fit any text.

Having studied the archetypes of heros, students will be asked to complete a collaborative essay of a hero's journey utilizing narrative writing skills, the stages of the hero's journey, and elements, such as supernatural beings or creatures, found in mythology.  Students will bring the events of their hero’s journey to life by using dialogue, descrition, transition phrases, and sensory language.   Using a hyper-doc students will work in groups to create their collaborative story.If you want an option for students to have their own individual work have them independently complete Phase 4 of the hyper-doc.

This lesson focuses on integrating the modern with the classic in a unit on The Odyssey. Students compare a modern character to the epic heroes of ancient Greece with several interactives and graphic organizers.