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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.
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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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