MY HERO Teachers Room: Lesson Plans

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Prepared by Eric Gurna of Development Without Limits

MY HERO: Extraordinary People on
the Heroes Who Inspire Them

Prepared by Jerrilyn Jacobs

Reprinted with permission from Intel Corporation.

Reprinted with permission from The American
Film Institute Screen Education Program

An Approach to Using MY HERO in the 7th to 10th Grade Classroom
by Susanne Nobles
Grade level: 5 – 12

Teacher’s Guide to Using the MY HERO Create Program
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: pre school – college

Interviewing Our Heroes
by Kyra Kirkwood
Grade level: 5 – 8

Finding Heroes in Fine Art
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: 5 – college

MY HERO Story Scramble
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: pre school – 4

Reading MY HERO Stories
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: pre school – college

Comparing and Contrasting Heroes
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: pre school – college

Find the Word That Doesn't Belong
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: K – 4

MY HERO Scavenger Hunt
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: 5 – 12

Web Links for MY HERO Curriculum Supplement
by Ann Hoffelder
Grade level: K – college

A Philosophy of Teaching Writing
by Susanne Nobles
Grade level: pre school – college

Using MY HERO to Promote Peacemaking
by Andrew Greene
Grade level: 5 – college

Teacher’s Guide to Using the MY HERO Virtual Art Gallery
by Victoria Murphy
Grade level: K – college

Creating a Film for the MY HERO Short Film Festival and Competition
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: K – college

Creating a MY HERO Web Page
by Marc Stern
Grade level: 5 – 12

What is God's Name?
by Charles Harper
Grade level: K – college

Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Narrative Shorts
by Wendy Milette
Grade level: 5 – college

Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Experimental Shorts
by Wendy Milette
Grade level: 5 – college

Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Documentary Shorts
by Wendy Milette
Grade level: 5 – college

Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Animated Shorts
by Wendy Milette
Grade level: 5 – college

How Should We Choose Our Heroes?
by Charles Harper
Grade level: K – college

Using the MY HERO Book in the Classroom
by Sara Armstrong, Ph.D.
Grade level: K – college

Creating Hero Art and Engaging Students to Select Role Models with Life Forming Values
“[Art] can be the change we need to see in the world.”
by Victoria Murphy
Grade level: K – college

Questions to Ask Yourself While Preparing a Profile
Reprinted and reformatted with permission from Susan Ager
and Detroit Free Press.
by Susan Ager
Grade level: 9 – college

MY HERO Learning Circle
by Wendy Jewell
Grade level: K – 12

Directing the Hero Within:
A Hands-On Guide to Digital Storytelling
By, For and About Young People
by Jennifer Lyons-Reid & Carl Kuddell
Grade level: 5 – 12

MY HERO Webquest for English as a Second Language Learners
by Kristan Taylor
Grade level: 5 – college

Mr. Lincoln's Attic I: Do Objects Talk?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college

Mr. Lincoln's Attic II: What's in a Name?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college

Mr. Lincoln's Attic III: Can a Letter Change History?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college

Film Analysis Using the MY HERO Film Collection: Identifying Genre, Techniques, and Message
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: 9 – 12

Homeschoolers
        by Wendy Jewell
        Grade level: All
        • Letter to Homeschoolers
        • Basic Lesson Plan for Homeschoolers

Exploring Heroes
        by Allyx Schiavone and Ann M. Hoffelder
        Grade level: All
        • Unit I: What is a Hero?
        • Unit II: Who are Heroes?
        • Unit III: Heroic Actions
        • Curriculum Supplement:
        MY HERO Living Museum and
        MY HERO Museum