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!
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...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Word Girl: Heroes & Villains: "Word Girl Saves City"
Learn about Word Girl, a superhero who can bend steel, fly at the speed of sound, pause clocks, and knows every word in the dictionary.
Other
Guidewrite: The Hidden Hero: Baroness Orczy and the Myth of the Secret Identity
An article written for a souvenir brochure for a theatrical production of Baroness Orczy's novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel. The premise is that the character of the Scarlet Pimpernel laid the groundwork for many modern superhero personnas,...
EL Education
El Education: The Amazing Pre K/k Superheroes
Kindergarten students make comic book pages showing every heroes and turning themselves into superheroes.
New York Times
New York Times: Batman's Evolution
Audio slideshow explains differences in Batman characterizations that have evolved over time as the superhero, first created in 1939, moved across media formats from print, to television, to film. An interesting overview of a favorite...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Jason and the Golden Fleece
Explore characterization, plot and setting and compare these elements in mythology and modern works of literature, film and television. Retell myths in modern settings or modern-day stories using a mythological Greek setting. While this...