Web Links for MY HERO Curriculum Supplement
by Ann  Hoffelder

Subject Area:    Art/Music, English/Language Arts, Social Science, Technology/Media Literacy, Other subject

Grade Level:    K-4, 5-8, 9-12, college

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1. 
   
   Lesson
   Plans Resource for Teachers Topic: Heroes
   Past and Present
   Developed for a language arts unit, this
   lesson plan for grades 4 and 5 focuses on
   identifying characteristics of a hero and
   describing a heroic event. The MY HERO website
   is used in the prewriting activities to
   prompt students to think about what makes
   a hero.
   
    
   
   


2. 
   
   An
   ERIC Digest Article-"Using Stories
   About Heroes to Teach Values"
   This article
   discusses how and why heroes should be used
   to teach values. It provides a good rationale
   for the study of heroes in a school curriculum.
   
    
   
   


3. 
   
   Activities
   Discovery Teacher’s Guide Topic: An
   Ordinary Hero In this
   lesson plan for grades 5 through 10, students
   learn about “ordinary people whose
   actions made them special.” Students
   are directed to the MY HERO website to choose
   a hero for a classroom presentation in which
   they can use Power Point, posters, letters,
   or role play.
   
    
   
   


4. 
   
   Ed
   Online Adult Ed Lesson Plans Topic: Heroes
   and Role Models
   This lesson plan suggests four activities
   to prepare students to write reflectively
   about a hero in their life. The MY HERO
   website is listed as one of the websites
   students may use for their research.
   
    
   
   


5. 
   
   Lesson
   Plan for a Writing Assignment Designed for
   Grades 5-8
   In this lesson plan students assume the
   role of “investigative reporters”
   using Nellie Bly (1864-1922) as their role
   model. The MY HERO website is suggested
   as a source for research information. Marian
   R. Carlson, Educational Consultant
   
    
   
   


6. 
   
   Lesson
   Plan Focusing on Heroes from September 11
   Tragedy
   
   This concise lesson plan outlines a unit
   in which students focus on a hero from the
   September
   11 tragedy. It directs students to the
   MY HERO website to read about different
   people and their heroic actions on 9/11.
   
    
   
   

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