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The departure
LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Marking the Text, Close Reading, Diffusing, Rereading, Summarizing, Sketching, Visualizing
About the Author
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) authored the novel Fahrenheit 451, which was first published in 1953. Bradbury called his books fantasy rather than sci- ence fiction because he wrote stories that could not happen in real life. Other well-known works by Bradbury include The Martian Chronicles and Some- thing Wicked This Way Comes. Bradbury also authored hundreds of short stories and even wrote and published his own fan magazine.
Short Story
ruffle: to flutter or move in a slow, wavy pattern
my Notes
Learning Targets
• Analyze a story for archetypal structure and narrative techniques.
• Draft the opening of an original Hero’s Journey narrative.
• Demonstrate understanding of visual techniques used for effect by illustrating an event.
The Departure
Joseph Campbell describes the first stage of the Hero’s Journey as the hero’s departure or separation. The Departure Stage consists of three steps: the Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, and the Beginning of the Adventure.
Preview
In this activity, you will read a story about a hero’s departure and begin creating a hero of your own.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read, think about the stages of a hero’s journey. Put a star next to parts of this story that show the stages of Joby’s journey.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
INdepeNdeNT
readING LINk
Read and Respond
What kinds of challenges has the hero of your independent reading text encountered? What do these challenges or obstacles reveal about the character? Write your response in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
by Ray Bradbury
1 In the April night, more than once, blossoms fell from the orchard trees and lit with rustling taps on the drumskin. At midnight a peach stone left miraculously on a branch through winter flicked by a bird fell swift and unseen struck once like panic, which jerked the boy upright. In silence he listened to his own heart ruffle away away—at last gone from his ears and back in his chest again.
2 After that, he turned the drum on its side, where its great lunar face peered at him whenever he opened his eyes.
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