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A HERO is?








New Literacy the student point of view.

What makes a hero?

Our Twisted Hero
Our Twisted Hero


Build parallels between Themes and Characters of novel The Twisted Hero and Lord of the Flies.

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Getting to know the Korean country and its culture. Let's Take a TRIP!!!!

Touring South Korea with National Geographics

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/south-korea-guide/


North Korea in Darkness

Look at the contrast between the two countries at night.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/dprk-dark.htm

Use "Visuword" to identify differents words for the word hero.

http://www.visuwords.com/?word=Hero


You have been given a Wordle image of a brief passage from Our Twisted Hero. A reward will be offered to the first student that can correctly identify the passage.

Take some time and create your own Wordle image by using a passage you found in the book. http://www.wordle.net



The following MCAS prompts will be assigned as an essays at the end of the project.

MCAS Prompts
2005
Often, works of literature include characters that change as a result of a particular event.
From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character that has been changed by a particular event. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe the event, and explain why the character’s change is important to the work of literature.
2006
Works of literature often feature characters with the ability to inspire or lead others.
From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character with the ability to inspire or lead others. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character inspires or leads others, and explain why this character's ability is significant to the meaning of the work of literature
2007
Works of literature often feature characters who overcome hardship and misfortune. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who overcomes hardship and misfortune. In a well-developed composition, explain how the character overcomes adversity and why this success is important to the work of literature.
2008
In many works of literature, a character must adjust to life in a new
environment. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a
character who must adjust to life in a new environment. In a well-developed
composition, identify the character, describe how the character adjusts to life
in a new environment, and explain how the character’s adjustment relates to the
work as a whole.
2009
Works of literature often feature characters whose pride or selfishness creates problems.
From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character whose pride or selfishness
creates problems. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character’s pride or selfishness creates problems, and explain how the character’s experience relates to the work as a whole.
Cool Tools.
Please reveiw these sites and pick one you would like to use to design you project "What Makes a Hero."
htt://Wallwisher**
http://animoto.com/

http://www.xtranormal.com/

://www.glogster.com/?eduwarning=1

http://myhero.com/go/directory/
http://www.wordle.net

http://www.wordsift.com/

http://www.visuwords.com/

GOOGLE Lit Trip