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 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, 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.

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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.