Create Your Own Hero
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ESO 4- PROJECT : CREATE YOUR OWN HERO or HEROINE
PART 1 Answer these questions & do the tasks IN YOUR BLOG 1.WHAT MAKES A HERO? What is a Hero? Fill in the gaps with the missing words: heroic - courage - distinguished- model - admired – qualities-heroine "A hero or a ................... is someone who is..................... for his or her ..................or ability. They are .........................for brave deeds and noble................... . They may have performed .....................acts. They may also be someone who is a ..................or an ideal."
Do you agree with this definition? (In your blog, copy the definition and explain if you agree with it or not, or partly, and give reasons why)
2.Make a list of all the heroes you can think of—both real and fictional. Write them in your blog. Upload pictures. In each case, write a short sentence explaining why you think they are heroes. 3. Think about a person in your life who you might consider a hero. Write a short explanation or story about why you consider him/her to be a hero. (Write it in your blog)
PART 2- HEROES & HEROINES: People who made a difference Process 1 Get into groups of 2 or 3 which the teacher assigns you. Talk with your group about what a hero is and what characteristics a hero possesses. 2. Write down these characteristics. 3. Make a power point slide with the heading: Characteristics of a Hero and list what your group thinks makes a person a hero. Include actions and personality traits.
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4. Talk with your group about people who you think are heroes from long ago or the recent past.
5. Make a power point with the heading Heroes and list the people you think are heroes. Process 2 Now that you know what a hero is and what characteristics and traits make up a hero you are going to choose a hero from the list below to present it to your class. 1. Each group will chose a hero from the list below and look up information in the internet.
SITTING BULL - ROSA PARKS - LOUIS PASTEUR - NELSON MANDELA MARTIN LUTHER KING - GANDHI – WARIS DIRIE – JOAN BAEZMOTHERS OF THE PLAZA OF MAYO- THE LITTLE ROCK NINE (The Nine students of Little Rock High, Arkansas) – VIRGINIA WOLF -
Process 3: Create a power point slide about your hero. Include a picture, character traits that make them a hero, and how their actions have affected others' lives.
PART 3 - READING:
Read this poem. It was written by Carl Wendell Himes shortly after the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King
Now that he is safely dead Let us praise him build monuments to his glory sing hosannas to his name. Dead men make Such convenient heroes: They cannot rise to challenge the images we would fashion from their lives And besides, it is easier to build monuments than to make a better world.
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So, now that he is safely dead We, with eased consciences will teach our children that he was a great man . . . knowing that the cause for which he lived is still a cause and the dream for which he died is still a dream, a dead man’s dream Write a short paragraph in your blog explaining what you feel when you read this poem and whether you agree with it or not. _____________________________________________
EXTENSION (optional task) Upload this URL http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heroMachine2/heromachine2.asp Create a comicstrip hero or heroine. Think of what he/she can do: what powers he/she has Invent a heroic story about something that your hero or heroine has done Write it all, with images in your blog.
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PART 1 Answer these questions & do the tasks IN YOUR BLOG 1.WHAT MAKES A HERO? What is a Hero? Fill in the gaps with the missing words: heroic - courage - distinguished- model - admired – qualities-heroine "A hero or a ................... is someone who is..................... for his or her ..................or ability. They are .........................for brave deeds and noble................... . They may have performed .....................acts. They may also be someone who is a ..................or an ideal."
Do you agree with this definition? (In your blog, copy the definition and explain if you agree with it or not, or partly, and give reasons why)
2.Make a list of all the heroes you can think of—both real and fictional. Write them in your blog. Upload pictures. In each case, write a short sentence explaining why you think they are heroes. 3. Think about a person in your life who you might consider a hero. Write a short explanation or story about why you consider him/her to be a hero. (Write it in your blog)
PART 2- HEROES & HEROINES: People who made a difference Process 1 Get into groups of 2 or 3 which the teacher assigns you. Talk with your group about what a hero is and what characteristics a hero possesses. 2. Write down these characteristics. 3. Make a power point slide with the heading: Characteristics of a Hero and list what your group thinks makes a person a hero. Include actions and personality traits.
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4. Talk with your group about people who you think are heroes from long ago or the recent past.
5. Make a power point with the heading Heroes and list the people you think are heroes. Process 2 Now that you know what a hero is and what characteristics and traits make up a hero you are going to choose a hero from the list below to present it to your class. 1. Each group will chose a hero from the list below and look up information in the internet.
SITTING BULL - ROSA PARKS - LOUIS PASTEUR - NELSON MANDELA MARTIN LUTHER KING - GANDHI – WARIS DIRIE – JOAN BAEZMOTHERS OF THE PLAZA OF MAYO- THE LITTLE ROCK NINE (The Nine students of Little Rock High, Arkansas) – VIRGINIA WOLF -
Process 3: Create a power point slide about your hero. Include a picture, character traits that make them a hero, and how their actions have affected others' lives.
PART 3 - READING:
Read this poem. It was written by Carl Wendell Himes shortly after the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King
Now that he is safely dead Let us praise him build monuments to his glory sing hosannas to his name. Dead men make Such convenient heroes: They cannot rise to challenge the images we would fashion from their lives And besides, it is easier to build monuments than to make a better world.
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So, now that he is safely dead We, with eased consciences will teach our children that he was a great man . . . knowing that the cause for which he lived is still a cause and the dream for which he died is still a dream, a dead man’s dream Write a short paragraph in your blog explaining what you feel when you read this poem and whether you agree with it or not. _____________________________________________
EXTENSION (optional task) Upload this URL http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heroMachine2/heromachine2.asp Create a comicstrip hero or heroine. Think of what he/she can do: what powers he/she has Invent a heroic story about something that your hero or heroine has done Write it all, with images in your blog.
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