Heroes
1. How should we choose our heroes? Essay
2. My Hero - Selected Stories
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3. Hero vs Celebrity - Powerpoint
Go through the Hero vs Celebrity powerpoint together as a group. Discuss what each slide means.
Together with your group, create a hero's brand as instructed on Slide 10. Slide 11 has examples.
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4. Compare and Contrast Hero Stories
Read the first story, take notes on the person’s background, characteristics, and actions. Mark with a star those qualities or actions which seem most important in making this person a hero.
Read the second story, take a second set of notes on this person's background, characteristics, and actions.
Mark with a star those qualities or actions which seem most important in making this person a hero.
Draw a diagram for Comparing and Contrasting.
What values or actions the heroes have in common, and what values seem most important in defining a hero. Identify categories within the information.
For example: How do your heroes compare when it comes to family background (ethnicity, geographical location, economic status, family status)?
What was their career/job, and was this work related to their heroism?
Compare the heroic actions themselves, analyzing whether individuals worked alone or as part of a larger group, if their actions were acceptable or had critics, etc.
2. My Hero - Selected Stories
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3. Hero vs Celebrity - Powerpoint
Go through the Hero vs Celebrity powerpoint together as a group. Discuss what each slide means.
Together with your group, create a hero's brand as instructed on Slide 10. Slide 11 has examples.
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4. Compare and Contrast Hero Stories
Read the first story, take notes on the person’s background, characteristics, and actions. Mark with a star those qualities or actions which seem most important in making this person a hero.
Read the second story, take a second set of notes on this person's background, characteristics, and actions.
Mark with a star those qualities or actions which seem most important in making this person a hero.
Draw a diagram for Comparing and Contrasting.
What values or actions the heroes have in common, and what values seem most important in defining a hero. Identify categories within the information.
For example: How do your heroes compare when it comes to family background (ethnicity, geographical location, economic status, family status)?
What was their career/job, and was this work related to their heroism?
Compare the heroic actions themselves, analyzing whether individuals worked alone or as part of a larger group, if their actions were acceptable or had critics, etc.
Superhero image found at http://faeronwheeler.com/08/08/2011/geek/