Ordinary World: Sort of unknown. Todd is sent to new school. Very quiet kid.
Call to Adventure: Todd goes to new school. Mr. Keating wants him share poem in front of class. Joins Dead Poets Society, but doesn't want to read.
Refusal of Call: Todd asks Neil if he can just sit in on Dead Poet Society. Lies to Mr. Keating about not writing a poem.
Meeting the Mentor: Mr. Keating gives him the speech after Todd says he doesn't have a poem, covers his eyes and makes his say things in front of the class. Neil gives Todd the pep talk after Neil gets the same desk kit he got last year for his birthday.
Crossing the Threshold: Carpe Diem speech by Mr. Keating, Todd speaks in public. Gains confidence.
Tests, Enemies, Allies: The boys sneak out during the night to go do the Dead Poets Society. Knox goes for the girl with a boyfriend. Charlie publishes the article about how girls should go to Welton in the name of the dead poet society. Neil does the play. (everyone is seizing the day and doing things they usually wouldn't do.
Approach: Neil's dad gets really mad cause he did the play behind his back, tells him he can never do another play, and that he is moving him to military school.
Ordeal: Neil kills himself. Neil's dad wants to fire Mr. Keating. They get turned in by another member of the Dead Poet Society and are forced to sign a paper against Mr. Keading.
Reward: There is no clear reward because it has a sad ending, but they do have a small sense of pride about the club and the knowledge they learned from Mr. Keating.
The Road Back: After Mr. Keating is fired, he goes back to the class while it is in session, to get his personals.
Resurrection: Todd yells, "They made us do it!" He gets on his desk, "Oh captain, my captain!" Most of the class gets on their desks, despite the new teacher yelling and threatening expulsion.
Return with Elixir: Keating says, "Thank you boys, thank you." He knows the kids really did learn from him. The kids show their respect for him, despite his newly inhereted bad reputation.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Journey
Our story begins with our unnamed main character, whose friendly, expect-the-best-from-everyone attitued will be a vital part of the coming events. Years after college graduation, he still is unemployed because an occupation in unneccesary, considering he inherited enough to sustain a comfortable lifestyle from his father. At first he really enjoys being able to go out and frolic through flowers, or giving homeless people spare change he finds in waterfountains. Eventually, however, these activities become boring and unsatisfying, so he decides to get a job to pass the time. He decides to become a middle school teacher, because he thought early teens would be pleasant to work with (he was homeschooled.)
His first day teaching, he walked in the door with his lesson plan in his arms and a big smile on his face whistling a familiar tune when.....WHAM........a huge wet spit wad slaps his face like the hand of an angry girl on Russel Crows face. Shocked at first, he quickly shrugged it off thinking that that was just a wayward child. He was wrong. His first period class was terrible. So was his 2nd...and his 3rd. By the time his 4th period class came along he was curled up like a pig's tail on the ground, crying. The children, never seeing a 34 year old man cry before, showed no compassion, laughing and throwing things at him.
After work, with every intention to quit the following morning, he drove to get himself some chinese food at his favorite restaraunt. As he is finished and rubbing the orange from the chicken off his face, he reaches for fortune cookie, cracks it open and reads: Wisdom comes with age. You’ll also receive wrinkles, constipation, and nose hairs. Realizing the failure of the schooling systems, and also realizing he can help change it he decides to not quit and endure the hardships and continue to teach. But realizing that he needs a defense, he goes to a local dollar store and purchases a small book of useful combacks. Upon returning home, he memorized as many insults as possible, prepared his lesson, and went to bed.
The next day at school, the students came in expecting to take control, and mocked him because he actually tried to teach a lesson. They called him fat. He told them they were ugly and he could always go on a diet. One after another the kids pitched insults and he smashed back insults. He even, got to teach a little in each period because the students gave up.
He thought that he was home free with ten minutes to go in 4th period, when, the biggest, meanest, fatest, most intimidating kid in the whole school got out of his desk and faced the teacher. They stood face to face like an old western shootout. The teacher held his ground like a cowboy who knew his enemy was a bad aim and waited. Insult after insult he waited. Then, finally, he reached in his comeback holster and pulled out this out: "I don't know what your problem is, but I bet its hard to pronounce."
They kid cried and ran home.
From then on out that teacher was the best, most favorite teacher in the middle school until the day he stopped eating (which was about seven months later, when he died from complications during a vasectomy.)
Hero: The teacher.
Ordinary World: Leasurly, lazy life.
Call to Adventure: Becoming a teacher.
Special World: Middle School.
His first day teaching, he walked in the door with his lesson plan in his arms and a big smile on his face whistling a familiar tune when.....WHAM........a huge wet spit wad slaps his face like the hand of an angry girl on Russel Crows face. Shocked at first, he quickly shrugged it off thinking that that was just a wayward child. He was wrong. His first period class was terrible. So was his 2nd...and his 3rd. By the time his 4th period class came along he was curled up like a pig's tail on the ground, crying. The children, never seeing a 34 year old man cry before, showed no compassion, laughing and throwing things at him.
After work, with every intention to quit the following morning, he drove to get himself some chinese food at his favorite restaraunt. As he is finished and rubbing the orange from the chicken off his face, he reaches for fortune cookie, cracks it open and reads: Wisdom comes with age. You’ll also receive wrinkles, constipation, and nose hairs. Realizing the failure of the schooling systems, and also realizing he can help change it he decides to not quit and endure the hardships and continue to teach. But realizing that he needs a defense, he goes to a local dollar store and purchases a small book of useful combacks. Upon returning home, he memorized as many insults as possible, prepared his lesson, and went to bed.
The next day at school, the students came in expecting to take control, and mocked him because he actually tried to teach a lesson. They called him fat. He told them they were ugly and he could always go on a diet. One after another the kids pitched insults and he smashed back insults. He even, got to teach a little in each period because the students gave up.
He thought that he was home free with ten minutes to go in 4th period, when, the biggest, meanest, fatest, most intimidating kid in the whole school got out of his desk and faced the teacher. They stood face to face like an old western shootout. The teacher held his ground like a cowboy who knew his enemy was a bad aim and waited. Insult after insult he waited. Then, finally, he reached in his comeback holster and pulled out this out: "I don't know what your problem is, but I bet its hard to pronounce."
They kid cried and ran home.
From then on out that teacher was the best, most favorite teacher in the middle school until the day he stopped eating (which was about seven months later, when he died from complications during a vasectomy.)
Hero: The teacher.
Ordinary World: Leasurly, lazy life.
Call to Adventure: Becoming a teacher.
Special World: Middle School.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Hero
Real Name: Unknown
Age:32
Height:5' 5"
Gender:♂
Weight:130 lbs.
Nickname: "Hey, look, it's that nice guy again, what's his name again?"
Occupation: Various service activities (no need for income (heir to his fathers morse code walki-talki business.))
Hobbies: Talking about his feelings at sleepovers.
Coming up with solutions to world hunger.
Water Ballet (not to be confused with Synchronized swimming.)
Powers: Open-mindedness (exception: Democrats)
Being sensitive.
Flexibility.
Fears: Cliques.
Bullies.
Absense of smiles.
Favorite Book: Twilight
Favorite Movie: Twilight
Favorite topic of Conversation: Twilight, American Idol, getting to know people.
Favorite Songs/Artists: Prefers a friendly conversation, over music.
Lucky Number: Loves them all.
Most Common Text Message Phrase: lol, rofl, ha ha, HAHA, ha, lmao.
Misc.: Spends free time in nature, especially by flowers.
Age:32
Height:5' 5"
Gender:♂
Weight:130 lbs.
Nickname: "Hey, look, it's that nice guy again, what's his name again?"
Occupation: Various service activities (no need for income (heir to his fathers morse code walki-talki business.))
Hobbies: Talking about his feelings at sleepovers.
Coming up with solutions to world hunger.
Water Ballet (not to be confused with Synchronized swimming.)
Powers: Open-mindedness (exception: Democrats)
Being sensitive.
Flexibility.
Fears: Cliques.
Bullies.
Absense of smiles.
Favorite Book: Twilight
Favorite Movie: Twilight
Favorite topic of Conversation: Twilight, American Idol, getting to know people.
Favorite Songs/Artists: Prefers a friendly conversation, over music.
Lucky Number: Loves them all.
Most Common Text Message Phrase: lol, rofl, ha ha, HAHA, ha, lmao.
Misc.: Spends free time in nature, especially by flowers.
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