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How Heroes Deal With Conflict

 Unit Summary What makes a hero? Are heroes born, or do they rise out of some need to solve a conflict? Can an ordinary person become a hero? In this unit, students will study twentieth century heroes and evaluate personal characteristics that heroes exhibit. Students will do internet and media research, develop a talk show, and compare the accomplishments of great twentieth century heroes.  Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes    Curriculum-Framing Questions   Essential Question Why do we need heroes?
 * Students will gather, analyze, organize, reflect, and process information about twentieth century heroes who effectively faced conflict.
 * Students will create persuasive presentations related to a twentieth century hero that is appropriate for a peer group and/or a parent audience.
 * Students will analyze and evaluate creative presentations and decide on the top three heroes of the twentieth century.
 * Students will brainstorm a list of personal characteristics that the top three heroes have in common.
 * Students will make connections between themselves and the lives of selected twentieth century heroes.

Unit Questions   Content Questions Which twentieth century hero illustrates the best leadership?   What personal characteristics help heroes resolve problems? Before project work begins  ·      Connections to “We Didn’t Start the Fire”  ·      Questioning  ·       Journals  <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      K-W-L Chart <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      Project Plan Students work on projects and complete tasks <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      Self-assessment rubric <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      Observation Checklist <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      Journals <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      Questioning <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·       <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Conferences <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      Talk show rubric <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      Venn Diagram rubric <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·      K-W-L Chart <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> After project work is completed <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·     Peer assessment <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·     Talk show * Reflective essay
 * How does conflict create heroes?
 * How do heroes affect changing societal conditions?
 * How do changing societal conditions create heroes?
 * How can studying about heroes help us learn how to deal with conflict?
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·     K-W-L Chart
 * Brainstormed list of greatest 20th century heroes
 * Evaluation of top 5 heroes

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