Grade 6 The Hero's Journey Protagonists, antagonists and mentors

Unpack the Hero's Journey! This worksheet helps Grade 6 students identify key characters: protagonists, antagonists, and mentors.

What do you feel are the 3 most important qualities (adjectives) of a hero. Fictional heroes are better role models than real life heroes. do you agree? Who is a hero for you? Please explain why this person is special for you. Qualities of a Protoagonist (hero)Check an online dicitionary: Match the adjectives and meanings. Patience Be prepared to wait when you can't do something straight away. Courage Overcome fear and charge into danger knowing that you may die. Compassion Sharing another's suffering and wanting to help. Empathy Being able to listen and attempt to understand another person. Humility Doing a something for other people without reward and with the help of other people. Perseverance Never giving up Honesty To speak the truth, and not be afraid to hear that same honesty from others. Confidence Believing in yourself Ingenuity Looking for every possible solution to a problem! Selflessness Suffer and struggle in their lives while attempting to help others. What is the main reason why storytellers use heroes? Stories would be boring without a hero. Governments control people by choosing the heroic stories that we read. They inspire us to be better people. Sorting: the 3 characters that every story has!Match the sentences to the correct character type. Mentor Prepares hero for challenges of journey. Passes skills, knowledge and experiences to inexperienced hero. Gives protagonist a true purpose in life Pushes the protagonist to achieve more. When the mentor's role ends, it is a sign that the hero is fully developed. Antagonist Without this character, everything would be too easy. It is this character that creates the conflict. They create emotional tension because they start off as friends or family. They can show an alternative path that is not always bad. This character can reflect different qualities that aren't always negative. Protagonist Humans need excellent examples of character. They help communities to work together. They are a guide to right and wrong behaviour. They inspire us to be better people. Heroes symbolise the qualities that we'd like to have. By choosing heroes, governments can control people's thinking.