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Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle

For Students 9th - 12th
Here's a handy worksheet 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, the...
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Understanding Protagonists and Antagonists

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
How can you tell if a character is a villain? What about a hero? Work on literary analysis with an engaging language arts instructional activity. After completing an activity about the four types of conflict, learners fill out a...
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Opinionnaire Worksheet -- Folk and Family Heroes

For Students 6th - 9th
In this opinion worksheet, students think about heroes they know and reveal what they think about them by marking responses to the questions and completing the statements.
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I Need a Superhero

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Once the class learns about the hero's journey, they'll find it in every story and movie they see! Take characters from their humble beginnings to their atonement and apotheosis with a set of lessons about the hero's journey...
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Clara Barton: Civil War Hero

For Students 4th Standards
Gain information about Clara Barton, a Civil War hero, and enhance reading comprehension skills with a worksheet that challenges scholars to read an informational passage and answer five short answer questions.  
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What Is A Hero?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this heroes activity, students read the three definitions of a hero and answer 4 essay and short answer questions about heroes.
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Hero and Heroine Activity

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this heroes and heroines worksheet, students list qualities and write a story about a heroic action of a person who has "touched their life." Students also illustrate a story moment or sequence of events.
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What Makes a Hero?

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this heroes activity, students read the statements about heroes and circle either agree or disagree about the statement. Students do this for 12 statements and write their opinion about heroes.
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My Hero

For Students 3rd
In this home activity worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on a hero that they have studied. Students will make a list of qualities pertaining to research about the given individual.
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Can a Romantic Hero/Heroine....?

For Students 10th - 12th
In this romantic hero/heroine instructional activity, students answer a series of questions designed to elicit a definition of a hero or heroine. The questions relate to real life situations, and students must answer as quickly as possible.
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The Hero

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read the passage titled The Hero and answer multiple choice questions. Students complete 5 questions.
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Greek Heroes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Greek heroes crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 14 clues to identify the correct terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Christmas Heroes and Villains Crossword Puzzle

For Students Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this upper level Christmas crossword puzzle, students solve 64 clues to match the heroes to the dastardly wrongdoers they have overcome to fill in the puzzle words.
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Heron's or Hero's Formula for Area of Scalene Triangle

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Heron's or Hero's formula for area of scalene triangle worksheet, students solve 4 word problems using the formula given for area of a triangle.
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Action Heroes Dot to Dot

For Students K
In this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots and draw a line using the numbers 1-13 to outline the picture of a hero.
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Action Heroes -Story Starter

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this story starter instructional activity, students use a writing prompt to complete a story starter about an action hero who is so strong he or she can do anything.
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Heroes and Legends

For Students 4th
In this heroes and legends instructional activity, 4th graders answer 10 questions about the character, setting and plot for the hero in their tall tale.
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Christmas Heroes and Villains

For Students 10th - 12th
In this holiday crossword puzzle, students use 64 clues to identify Christmas heroes and villains. Answers to the puzzle are provided.
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Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?

For Students 7th - 8th
For this Oliver Cromwell worksheet, learners read 10 facts about Cromwell and label each "hero" or "villain" depending on which each given fact supports.
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Plotting Worksheet

For Students 7th - 9th
In this plotting worksheet, students discuss the short term and long term problems of both the hero and the heroine.  Students track the problems as they worsen and are ultimately resolved.
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My Hero

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this Stevan Everts worksheet, students trace sentences about someone using Stevan Everts as their hero. Students trace 4 sentences total.
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Heroes and Heroines

For Students 4th - 5th
In this heroes and heroines instructional activity, students make a list of some quiet heroes from this century. Students choose one hero and write a few paragraphs and draw a scene from the hero's life. The page refers to a previous...
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American Heroes Acrostic

For Students 4th - 7th
In this acrostic poem instructional activity, students complete the poem using the letters of the phrase "American Heroes." A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Greek Myths

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars discover 9 Greek gods, goddesses and heroes by reading paragraphs about them. Students then complete a crossword puzzle.

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