Unit Objectives
After completing the lessons in this Unit, students will be able to
- recognize the qualities and attributes that make up a true hero or heroine
- recognize how heroes and heroines come from all backgrounds and cultures
- recongnize the qualities that make a true hero and heroine include but are not limited to a sense of justice, giving back to the community, assisting those less fortunate and a strong will in the face of adversity
- recognize that each and every person has the potential to be a hero or heroine to someone else
Standards
English/Language Arts Standards:
Writing Strategies and Applications 1.8
Design and publish documents by using advanced publishing software and programs
Literary Response and Analysis 3.3
Analyze the interactions between main and subordinate characters in a literary text (eg. internal and external conflicts, motivations, relationships, influences) and explain the way those interactions affect the plot
Literary Response and Analysis 3.4
Determine characters' traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration, dialogue, dramatic monologue and soliloquy
Assessments
Teacher Observations/Discussion : Virtual Field Trip, Tea Time with Literary Heroes, LIterary Hero Socratic Seminar, My Hero's Facebook, My Hero's Twitter, My Hero Art Project
Grafiti Walk
Mind Mapping and Literary Hero Socratic Seminar Notes
"To Be or Not to Be a Literary Hero" Graphic Organizer
Personal Learning Networks: Facebook or Twitter
My Hero Art Project and Statement