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In class we watch multiple videos and read articles about heros in our own world. Including the subway hero and the hero(s) that saved the man and his three kids that were stuck under a bridge in freezing temperature waters.
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We watch an interview with a hero (who's hometown is Katy, Texas) as she tells her life in Costa Rica as a member of the Peace Corps. We realize how heroic she is due to everything she had to give up as she lives in a rural Costa Rica town.
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We read the power point and discuss the different types of heros. Including inventors, entertainers, humanitarians, etc...
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We listen to varied music that discusses heros. Including "Youth of Today" by Amy MacDonald.
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I discuss who my personal Hero is and why I chose them and post it on Edmodo and Posterous and then print it out.
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We post our second paragraph on Edmodo and Posterous. This time we discuss different Heros in Literature and our own definition of the word Hero and who our childhood heros are.
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Each person discusses something from their biography that they thought was personally interesting and share it with the class.
