Map Project of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Name: _________________________________
You will be responsible for collecting answers to all the following questions as we read the story. All these questions
must be displayed on your final map. You must turn in this work sheet with your final map. You may create the map on
Prizzi, or any other computer type media, or you may create a hard copy.
The Hero’s Journey Questions:
1. Who is the hero of our story? _______________________________________________
2. How does she fit the hero archetype? (You will add to this question as the story continues, but you should see
traits from the beginning.) ____________________________________________________________________
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3. Describe her ordinary world?___________________________________________________________________
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4. How is she odd, strange or different compared to everyone else in her ordinary world? ___________________
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5. What is the “Call to Adventure” for our hero? (How is she called away from her ordinary world?) ____________
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6. What is Dorothy’s quest? ______________________________________________________________________
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a. Why must she accept the quest? __________________________________________________________
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7. Who fits the archetype of her mentor?
a. Describe her and how she helps Dorothy in the beginning ______________________________________
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8. What supernatural aid(s) does our hero receive? ___________________________________________________
List the two talismans and tell what they will provide our hero with.
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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b. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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9. Describe the “New World.” (Compare and contrast her Ordinary World to her New World)
a. Ordinary World
New World
10. List the hoped for rewards for each of the following characters:
a. Dorothy: __________________________________________________________________
b. Scarecrow: _________________________________________________________________
c. Tin Woodsman: ______________________________________________________________
d. Cowardly Lion: _______________________________________________________________
Characters of the Wizard of Oz in order of appearance:
Name: ________________________________________
Character Name and
Description
Archetype and definition
Evidence from story
Dorothy – young girl who
lives in Kansas with her Aunt
Em and Uncle Henry
Heroine – reared by foster
parents. Odd in her world
as it is grey and old and she
is young and vibrant
“When Dorothy, who was
an orphan, first came to her,
Aunt Em had been so
startled by the child’s
laughter that she would
scream and press her hand
upon her heart whenever
Toto
Aunt Em
Uncle Henry
Evidence from story
Characters of the Wizard of Oz in order of appearance:
Character Name and
Description
Munchkins
Witch of the East
Glinda “Witch of the North”
Scarecrow
Archetype and definition
Name: ________________________________________
Evidence from story
Evidence from story
Characters of the Wizard of Oz in order of appearance:
Character Name and
Description
Tin Woodman
Cowardly Lion
Archetype and definition
Name: ________________________________________
Evidence from story
Evidence from story
Characters of the Wizard of Oz (others):
Character Name and
Description
Name: ________________________________________
Archetype and definition
Evidence from story
Evidence from story
Events/Tests of The Wizard of Oz in order:
Event
Name: ________________________________________
Characters involved
Description
Characters of the Wizard of Oz in order of appearance:
Character Name and
Description
Archetype and definition
Name: ________________________________________
Evidence from story
Evidence from story
Events/Tests of The Wizard of Oz in order:
Event
Characters involved
Name: ________________________________________
Description/importance to hero’s story