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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 ofboth real and fictional. Write them inyour blog. Upload pictures. In each case, write a short sentence explaining why youthink they are heroes.

    3. Think about a person in your life who you might consider a hero. Write a shortexplanation 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 groupabout 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 Heroand listwhat 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 orthe recent past.

    5. Make a power point with the heading Heroes and list the people you thinkare heroes.

    Process 2

    Now that you know what a hero is and what characteristics and traits make up ahero you are going to choose a hero from the list below to present it to yourclass.

    1. Each group will chose a hero from the list below and look up information inthe internet.

    SITTING BULL - ROSA PARKS - LOUIS PASTEUR - NELSON MANDELA -

    MARTIN LUTHER KING - GANDHI WARIS DIRIE JOAN BAEZ-MOTHERS 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, charactertraits 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 deadLet us praise himbuild monuments to his glory

    sing hosannas to his name.Dead men makeSuch convenient heroes: Theycannot riseto challenge the imageswe would fashion from their livesAnd besides,it is easier to build monumentsthan 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 causeand the dream for which he diedis still a dream,a dead mans dream

    Write a short paragraph in your blog explaining what you feel when you readthis 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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