Spirit Bear Project: The Hero's Journey

The Hero's Journey

The Ordinary World:

Cole beats the crap out of Peter for telling on him because Cole robbed a hardware store. Faces adult jail.

Cole wants attention, acts the way he does, because his dad beats on him.

The Call to Adventure:     

Cole doesn't think he is going to be really punished  like all those times before. Cole doesn't realize is he is facing real consequences, adult jail time!

Refusal of the Call:           

Cole feels he can get out of jail time by doing Circle Justice, a group that Garvey told him about while visiting him at the detention center. He thinks he can act like he has changed and they will send him to

the island so he can escape.

Meeting with the Mentor:        

 Garvey and Circle Justice is introduced Garvey visits Cole and presents Cole with Circle Justice thinking it will give him a second chance.Edwin mentors Cole when he provided Cole's supplies for staying on the island and building the cabin for him and when he  teaches Cole about how to heal himself while on the island. Circle Justice helps him by  working with him to see if he has changed and is willing to heal while on the island. 

Crossing the  Threshold:         

Cole gets to the island and is angry for being there so he burns down the cabin Edwin built him and trjes to swim away but gets worn out because its high tide.

Tests, Allies, and Enemies:     

 Cole drifts back to the island after getting worn out trying to escape and learns that if he is going to escape that je will need more energy and time to rest. For energy Cole eats a half eaten fish he found. Cole begins the Spirit Bear

Approach:            

Cole sees the bear and just thinks it is big and stupid. the third time he sees the bear he tries to attack it and ends up getting his butt handed to him on a silver plate.

The Ordeal:        

 Bering alone is Cole's greatest fear. at first he feels everything is stupid then he sees the baby sparrows in the tree. Then a storm came and the tree fell down, killing the little birds who were helpless and only wanted food from their mother. Cole compares himself to the birds and he realizes he wants to live so he starts eating anything he can find. the Spirit Bear comes to check up on Cole and he touches it getting a piece of it's fur.later Edwin and Garvey find Cole and save him.

The Reward:          

Cole survives and realizes he wants to live. He has a better out look on life: that the world doesn't revolve around him and sees the error of his ways.

The Road Back:      

Cole is sent back to the island to prove he has changed and as punishment for trying to escape. While on the island this time he must provide his own supplies and build his own shelter. He must also do a healing cycle with Edwin, which includes hiking, wading in a cold pond, carrying his ancestor rock up a hill and pushing it back down, and carving in a totem pole what he has learned that day.      

The  Ressurection:                   

 Peter tries to commit suicide so Cole invites him to come stay on the island with Garvey,and him. Peter beats the crap out of Cole one day and forgives Cole for what he did. Peter then does the healing cycle with Cole and they carve a totem pole together.

Return with the Elixir:

Peter has forgiven Cole and the Spirit Bear finally appears to them. Cole learn to not blame others for his problem and to take responsibility for them and that it is bad to be angry.

 

          

                                                

Spirit Bear Project: Reading Guide: Study Guide

Chapters 13-15:

1. A nurse who helped heal Cole after being mauled by the Spirit Bear.

2. Fool, nothing, baby-faced con.

3. Threw it into the water, threw it away.

4. Garvey, Cole's mother, and two guards.

5. It was trying to protect itself because Cole was trying to kill it.

6. She has stopped drinking, started dressing better, and is trying to be a better mother.

7. He was abused by his parents as a child.

8. Edwin

9. Bernie

10. Cole's mother

11. Paying for it; selling all of his belonging in order to pay for it.

Chapters 16-18:

1. Takes one hour

2. He takes the spark plug.

3. Lessons he has learned while on the island.

4. He is actually sorry for what he did to Peter.

5. To the really cold pond he wades in.

6. Left end of the stick

7. A whale

8. Whale dance

9. A large rock

Chapters 19-21:

1. A wolf

2. Cole isn't being grateful

3. He learns it is really bad to be alone.

4.Don't Answer

5. Being alone

6. Cole

7. A knife

8. A canoe

9. Peter

Chapters 22-25:

1. Smears ashes and cedar boughs

2. HE tried to grab the  beaver

3. He has to clear his mind

4. A tree

5. Himself/Peter

6. To show the healing had taken place

7. A candy bar

8. Commit suicide

9. Have him come to the island

10. Garvey

Chapters 26-28:

1. Spaghetti with hot dog bites cut into it 

2. Will be in jail for a very long time

3. at.o'ow/ candy bar

4. Cole's dad

5. He shoves Cole into the water

6. Peter

7. Peter

8. The dance of the mouse

9. HE always lied

10. The Spirit Bear

11. The Circle Justice 

Spirit Bear Project: Reading Guide: Conflict

Conflict

Person vs. Person

Conflict                                               Resolution

Cole vs. Father

Father put in jail                            

Cole vs. Peter                                          

Help Peter

Person vs. Nature

Conflict                                               Resolution

Cole vs. Spirit Bear                        

Cole gets his butt                                              beat and is left to                                              die in the woods but                                              found by Garvey and                                              Edwin when they visit.

Person vs. Society

Conflict                                              Resolution

Cole vs. Circle Justice                     

The circle decides if                                           he goes to the island                                             or jail and if he is                                             willing to change his                                             ways or stay the same,                                          Cole goes to the island.

Person vs. Self

Conflict                                               Resolution

Cole vs. Cole                               

Cole is an angry                                                person and gets over                                             his anger by carving on                                           his totem pole, hiking                                           his ancestor rock up a                                           hill,and wading in a                                             small pond every day.  

                         

Spirit Bear Project: Poems

Diamante Poem

Cole

Enraged, Demented

Bullying, Wounding, Blaming

Bully, Villain, Friend, Self-Controlled

Assisting, Guiding, Changing

Optimistic, Accepting

Cole

Haiku

White majestic bear,
like a super natural being,
coming and going.

Cinquain

Human

hurtful, lonely

seeing, carving, learning

learning from the mistakes you make

Changed Cole

Challenge #8

I wouldn't want to be under that when it came down.

Why do I always have to be a swan? Maybe I want to be a duck huh!

Omg! I need that outfit!

Goodbye! Don't end up like the Titanic!

Baby in the middle: Guys give me some room!

Okay let me just cut you open, that guy next to me is in case I mess up and you start to die . I'm new.

We're about to science.

Mommy I'm cold...

How are we to swim? There is no water! 

Daddy don't go! If you go, I go too!

Did I shrink or did they grow?

I ran away from home, now I'm running from the circus! 

What are you looking at? Just a man getting a Thanksgiving turkey!

Lady on far left: I hate all of you! I'm just here for the free food.

Ohhhh! What's this?

Laundry Day

Let's go catch some bacon boys!!!

YOU ATE MY COOKIE!!!

Treat yourself from time to time.

I smell pie! Where is it?





I have to look like I have important stuff to do, just keep walking.



Young girl: I have no idea what I'm doing.



Possessive much.

Challenge #3

  You want a funny story with no injuries? Okay I'll do my best. Let us get started?

  Recently I went to one of my best friend's birthday parties and it was a sleepover. We went to a movie and the movie screening room  was completely empty and we thought it was like reserved for the birthday girl...Well apparently not. We were running around the whole theater barefoot (well at least they were) and yelling, ect. Well, a couple walked in and saw us and we all froze where we were. Two of us were doing the Titanic thing on those rails in front of the front seats, another one of us was hopping down the stairs, and the others were running around the theater barefoot. We all looked at each other and were like Aw crap. Then we all rushed to our chairs. Guess where they sit out of the entire empty theater? RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY CHAIR AND MY FRIEND'S! I was like Seriously, out off all the seats in the entire empty theater you had to sit there! The movie was good though.
  Once we got back to my friend's house we watched The Starving Games which is a parody movie of The Hunger Games. It was absolutely hilarious it had lots of unpredictable things happen, *cough, cough* like instead of the three finger send off, they do the middle finger send off (not meant to be inappropriate, we just thought it was hilarious).
  After that, we played truth or dare. It resulted in someone eating mayo and relish, someone eating a dog treat and salt, and me having an ice cube melt inside my shirt and I couldn't take it out(thanks for the frost burn) and me eating a handful of pepper. So that was fun and then we did a few more truth or dares I didn't take part in because I didn't want to choke on any more pepper or get more frost burn. We went outside for a while and jumped on her trampoline and I watched the stars while we talked (I howled at the moon, don't judge me, all the dogs joined in).
  While we ate cake I found some funny pictures online. They were simple but funny, one was just a plain black background and in text it just said nice butt and we were dying! We're so mature right!
  That night was super fun and hilarious for me, and no was injured really so I guess this counts. Hope you laughed at how stupid we are and enjoyed thinking about us doing these things.

Challenge #13

  Well since Mr. Mein had to make it to where I couldn't do what I wanted to do (which was wish that that those rules didn't exist) I have to actually come up with something. So I'm going to give this a shot...hopefully I don't fail.
 
1. Wish numro uno would be to be able to have any book I could ever want at anytime, anywhere. I wish this because I absolutely adore books. They take me to a new places where I can be these amazing people who will never exist in real life. They expand my vocabulary and imagination which help me write in many different styles and use better words (I am not doing that now, but that is only because I'm writing in a different way on this blog).
2. I would wish to live in my imagination.
I mean who wouldn't want to live in their imagination, where anything can happen and you can do and be anything you want. I would personally love that.
3. My third wish is to make everyone happy. Even if I don't know them I want everyone to be happy because we live on a world where many people are unhappy and that makes me sad to know so many people are unhappy. I enjoy laughter and smiles so, many people will benefit from this and there will happiness everywhere ( I sound like a hippie)!
 
  If I had a genie I would wish for these things, since I can not wish for my original wish but I can't change it. Well, they aren't the most fabulous wishes but, I like them and want them so I going to flipping wish for them.