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\nWho's Your Hero?\n

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\nWho is your hero? Kids will love to dive into this theme as you work through the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt unit on heroes. The materials can be used with the textbook or without, and come with options for English Language Learners, as...\n
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\nWho Was Really Our First President? A Lost Hero\n

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\nThree lessons in the series “Lost Heroes of America” unit module send young historians on a quest to determine who was the first president of the United States. To find clues, scholars watch a short video that provides background on how...\n
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\nVaccine Makers Project: Elementary Lessons\n

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\nTwo lessons introduce youngsters to vaccines and vaccine makers. The first lesson in the module asks learners to research and complete a graphic organizer that showcases the differences between a virus and bacteria. Groups then research...\n
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\nDealing with Dilemmas: Upstanders, Bystanders and Whistle-Blowers\n

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\nThere are upstanders, bystanders, and whistle-blowers when it comes to dealing with dilemmas. The four lessons in this unit module ask young scholars to think about injustice and how to resolve difficult situations. Learners research...\n
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\nSignet Classics Teacher's Guides: Shakespeare\n

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\nTo download or not to download is often the question for teacher’s guides, especially for instructors who are old hands at using the bard’s plays in their classrooms. These guides are the stuff teachers dream about, full of background...\n
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\nHealth Smart Virginia: 9th Grade Social Emotional Health\n

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\n To begin the Social-Emotional Health series designed for high school freshmen, a seven-page packet of activity ideas, lesson plans, and information resources provides instructors with a wealth of materials to support teaching the...\n
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\nWhat Makes a Hero?\n

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\nHere is a well-designed lesson plan inviting learners to consider the qualities of a hero. They describe the lives and deeds of national, state, and/or local heroes. This is a thoughtful lesson plan, which is part of a sequential group...\n
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\nHeroes in Art\n

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\nYoung scholars examine the life, portraits and speeches of Frederick Douglass. They consider what made his speeches effective and why he is regarded as a national hero. They write an original speech.\n
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\nStar Wars and the Hero's Journey\n

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\nIs Luke Skywalker the archetype of a literary hero? Follow the path of the Hero's Journey with an engaging lesson that details the plot structure, applies it to Star Wars: A New Hope, and invites class members to choose their own...\n
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\nThe Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 5: The Tragic Hero\n

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\nShould identifying a tragic hero be based on a universal definition or a definition based on the morals and values of a specific culture? As part of a study of Things Fall Apart, class members read Sylvia Plath's \"Colossus\" and then...\n
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\nLesson: Heroes: Then and Now\n

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\nWhat is the difference between Hercules and Spiderman? Both are heroes, right? Kids identify the characteristics that make a hero, and analyze the differences between heroes of long ago and today. They write creative stories describing a...\n
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\nMy Hero Story Scramble\n

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\nUse websites to read stories about heroes. The \"My Hero\" website provides skills and reading materials to help your class analyze sequence and story parts. They put the events in order to show the correct sequence of events.\n
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\nInvisible Man: The Hero's Journey\n

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\nThe narrator of Invisible Man is on a quest, a quest to find out who he is and what his place is in a deeply divided American society. An episode from the American Masters series asks readers to consider Ralph Ellison's acclaimed novel...\n
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\nModern-Day Heroes: People Who Are Making a Difference\n

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\nNot all superheroes wear capes. An engaging lesson delves into the world of modern-day heroes and activists for change. Academics learn there are many different ways to be a hero as well as explore what makes a person a hero. The...\n
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\nMovie Heroes and the Heroic Journey\n

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\nAn exciting twist on the study of the classical hero and the heroic quest! Using film to explore modern-day tales of heroes, the resource contains complete, ready-to-use lesson plans for as many as twelve days of instruction. Throughout...\n
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\nExploring the Heroes of Social Justice Movements\n

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\nLearners explore social justice, the civil rights movement, and everyday heroes. They view video clips, learn about James Armstrong: The Barber of Birmingham, and create their own hero wall. They present their walls to the class and...\n
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\nMy Hero\n

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\nWho do the kids in your class look up to? Have them describe their heroes with a writing prompt. The prompt encourages kids to explain why this person is important to them, and what actions the hero has done that make him or her a...\n
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\nViewers will love this engaging video, which is an adventure of its own! The narrator begins by relating the hero's journey to modern books, and then introduces Joseph Campbell and his thoughts about the process. As the narrator details...\n
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\nHeroes: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 5)\n

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\nThis packet of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on heroes, contains lessons, exercises, and activities specifically designed for ELD/ESL learners.\n
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\nElements of the Epic Hero Cycle\n

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\nHere's a handy learning exercise applicable to any study of epic heroes, including those in epic poetry. Readers record examples from their text that identify the quest, the tests, helpers and companions, as well as the low point,...\n
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\nReading Adventure Pack: Heroes\n

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\nThree creative activities follow reading a fiction and nonfiction book about heroes. Scholars build hero action figures out of clay for make-believe play, explain in written form how they show bravery, kindness, patience, thoughtfulness,...\n
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\nIdentifying Supporting Evidence from a Text - What is a Hero?\n

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\nPupils define hero and identify supporting evidence in a text. They complete a hero diagram worksheet and watch a video about a little boy from China who acts as a hero. Additionally, they complete the Ping Hero evidence worksheet...\n
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\n“The Hero’s Journey”: Using a Graphic Organizer to Deconstruct Percy Jackson’s Hero’s Journey and Plan a New Hero’s Journey Narrative\n

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\nAmerican Heroes\n

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\nWhat makes a hero? After discussing the term and considering a book about Franklin D. Roosevelt, classmates work together to write a script and present their biography of a Great American hero. Notes sheets help group members organize...\n
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