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Subway Hero Interview
We watched a David Letterman interview about Wesley Autrey the "Subway Hero". -
Hero Freewrite
I wrote about my heroes and what my definition of a hero was. -
Roy Benavidez Story
We read the heroic and touching story of Roy Benavidez's selfless act of bravery. -
Kristi Quillen Interview
We watched an interview about Kristi Quillen a former teacher turned Peace Corp volunteer. -
Assignment Set Up
We set up the assignment. -
Heroes in Literature
We talked about heroes in literature and whether or not the authors are heroes for expressing their ideas. -
1st Blog
I wrote about why I chose the person I did and what interests we have in common. -
Looked for a Book
We were in the library looking for a book to use as our biography. -
Found a Book
I found the book I wanted to use for my biography. -
Changing Ideas
My idea of a hero changes. -
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CTW PowerPoint
We went through a PowerPoint about heroes and watched vidoes such as "The Badly Drawn Boy," "We Are the Youth of Today," a Liberty Mutual ad and "Waiting on the World to Change" by John Mayer. -
Literary Heroes Blog
I talked about what my idea of heroes are and who were some of my childhood heroes. -
Passage Presentation
I selected a passage from my biography and read it to the class.
