East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: How Many Ways Are There to Be a Hero?
What makes a hero? Is there any one thing that makes someone achieve that status or are there many different ways people become heroes to others? This unit delves into the question and makes students put on their thinking caps to...
East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: National Heroes
Who is a hero? What qualities do you think of when determining a hero? When do you decide someone is a hero? This unit asks these questions, making students think about the meaning of a hero and who emulates that meaning. Meet a few...
East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: What Is a Hero?
Ask students, "What is a hero?" You are sure to get all sorts of answers from them. This is the perfect opportunity to guide them. Have students think about the things that make a hero and then design their own with a drag and drop...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: An Anti Hero of One's Own
How can an anti-hero teach us about the heroic--and sometimes, the unheroic--characteristics that shape a story's protagonist? From jealousy to self-doubt, Tim Adams challenges us to consider how anti-heroes reflect the very mortal...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Heroes Around Us
Instructional lesson that allows young scholars to examine and reevaluate their idea of a "Hero." After they first think of their own "Hero," they study definitions and examples from literature and have the opportunity to modify their...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Research Project: American Heroes
This instructional activity is designed to help students of all backgrounds learn to work together in groups to complete a research paper assignment. This is a collaborative based lesson plan that challenges students to work together to...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: What Makes a Hero?
In this unit, students will discuss what qualities make a hero: kid heroes, adult heroes, local heroes, and historical figure heroes. They will extend this to what qualities make historical figures heroes for them; they will research a...
East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: Your Heroes
This teacher directed activity allows pupils to put entries about heroes up on the site. Students could write about a person whom they regard as a hero. This will give them plenty of practice in a range of skills, including enquiry,...
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Scholastic
Scholastic: Mythological Hero Chart [Pdf]
This is a PDF graphic organizer designed to highlight the attributes of three mythological heroes: Hercules, Perseus, and Jason.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Host of Heroes
What can some of literature's most famous heroes teach us? From the epic hero to the tragic hero, each has something distinctive to share. April Gudenrath describes the many faces of the fictional hero--and shows how they can inspire...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Units: 7th Grade Thematic Unit: Heroes
Complete teaching unit for 7th Grade Thematic Unit: "Heroes." In this unit, 7th graders will read seven texts that explore why people act heroically. Throughout this unit, students will revisit the essential question: "Why do people act...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Makes a Hero?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a hero?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Does It Mean to Be Brave?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What does it mean to be brave?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Multi Media Hero Analysis
Using what they learn about how heroes are depicted in art, literature, and music, students create their own definition of a hero, and then write an essay based on a hero they wish to research.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Heroes Are Made of This: Studying the Character of Heroes
Contains plans for six lessons that teach about the characteristics of heroes. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes a Hero?
What trials unite not only Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins but many of literature's most interesting heroes? What do ordinary people have in common with these literary heroes? Matthew Winkler takes us step-by-step through the crucial...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Exploring Heroes in Today's Society
This lesson allows students to examine traditional definitions of heroes and listen to contemporary songs about heroes to decide how they define a hero in today's society. This lesson was designed to be used at the beginning of twelfth...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Multimedia Hero Analysis
In this 9-12 lesson, students will analyze the positive character traits of heroes as depicted in music, art, and literature. They will gain an understanding of how cultures and societies have produced folk, military, religious,...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Summon the Heroes: Classical Music to the Rescue
Throughout the ages, composers have celebrated the accomplishments of famous heroes through music. What does a hero sound like? Get ready to find out!
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Hero
Students explore the essential qualities of a leader and/or hero and the journey required for someone to become one. They consider how Anglo-Saxon and medieval writings have influenced the concept of modern-day heroes in literature....
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Classical and Modern Heroes
This lesson introduces classical and modern heroes.