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- Read a eulogy aloud to the class (e.g. a goldfish eulogy)

- Tell students the focus of the lesson is on eulogies

- Provide background information on eulogies (What is a eulogy? Why are they

given? What is the intended audience?)

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- Tell students the common elements of eulogies, provide a general outline on how a
eulogy should be written, and acknowledge the type of information a eulogy should
contain

- Tell students that eulogies don͛t necessarily have to be written about a deceased
person/pet, and that they can be comedic (e.g., to pay tribute to the death of your
teen years on your 20th birthday, to mark the death of floppy disks and CD͛s as
storage devices as USB͛s become more popular, etc.)

- Introduce the concept of a superhero eulogy to the class:

- A superhero has recently passed away, and you have been asked to give a eulogy at
his/her funeral. You may take on the role of someone who knew the person, a family
member, or an arch villain. In your eulogy, you must state who you are and tell the
story of how you know the deceased. From your speech, the audience should learn
how the deceased developed their powers, a bit about the deceased, and the event
that led to their death.

- Have students watch a video of a superhero eulogy

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jT3rblEUtY
- Divide students into groups. Provide each group with a made-up superhero name
and have them come up with a short eulogy.

- Have groups share their eulogies with the class




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- Tell students they are to write their own eulogies on a topic of their choosing

- Have an ͞Idea Bag͟ ready with possible eulogy topics for students who are having
difficulty deciding what to write about