Heroes

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Major Integrated Resource (MIR)

• Identities 7 Series available from Oxford University Press (Canada)

Curriculum Materials Centre

• Literature circles. Grade 7 [kit] : surviving life's challenges. --- 3 ---
  23 books (3 titles) + 32 teaching cards.

  Grade level: Jr.
  Contents: Bridge to Terabithia (8 c.) -- The House with a clock in it's
  walls (7 c.) -- Sounder (8 c.) -- Blossoms Unlimited.

Web Resources

• Hero Central - Web Sites and Activities for Grades 6 - 9 - This site was created to provide teachers with an online resource for studying the hero theme. Resources are divided by grade level but you may find something of interest in another section that may work in other grade levels when modified. You are encouraged to to browse other sections
• Saskatchewan's Own - from the Virtual Saskatchean Web Site comes 25 Biographies of famous Saskatchewanians. Some are alive; some are no longer with us. But all are Saskatchewan folks (or close enough) who've distinguished themselves in their chosen areas of endeavor.
• Heroes - In a world with few real heroes, students will recognize the positive character traits of heroes through the use of music, art, creative writing, and literature
• A Letter to Myself - Students set goals for the future and think about how they will achieve them.
• A Panel of Survivors - Students will role-play real-life survivors in a panel discussion.
• Honor Special People - Students design a postage stamp to honor a special person
• Things Are Looking Up - Students write a description of a person in their community whom they admire.
• Local Heroes - Students identify and profile a hero in their community
• Heroes: A Curriculum - Activities for Exploring the Idea and Essential Qualities of Heroes - includes activities and discussion points for exploring heroic character qualities and examples of heroism. It also helps students understand that anyone can be a hero and inspire others. This is a PDF file.
• Heroes Around Us - In this lesson, students collaboratively define heroism and discover that heroes can be everyday people who perform brave and noble deeds, often in service to others. Readings and reports on the lives of those honored as heroes reinforce the concept that anyone can become a hero.

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