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Subjects

• Language Arts

Grade

• 3-5
• 6-8
• 9-12

Brief Description

Students complete a work sheet about the characteristics of a hero.

Objectives

Students

• define the word hero.
• choose the personality traits they think make someone a hero.
• write about the characteristics they think make a person a hero.

Keywords

hero, characteristics, personality

Materials Needed

Education World teaching master What Makes a Hero?, pens or pencils

Lesson Plan

• Begin the lesson by asking students what the word hero means to them. Write students' answers on the board.
  
• Tell students to think about characteristics or personality traits that they think make someone a hero. Provide each student with a copy of the Education World teaching master What Makes a Hero? Have students complete the work sheet on their own.
  
• When everyone has finished, lead a discussion of the students' work sheet answers.

For younger students:

• Variation 1: Have students complete the work sheet together as a group.
  
• Variation 2: Organize students into small groups to complete the work sheet.

Assessment

Lesson Plan Source

Submitted By

Lois Lewis

National Standards

Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.4
NL-ENG.K-12.5
NL-ENG.K-12.12

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