Expository+Week+2


 * What is a Hero? **[[image:http://thumb18.shutterstock.com/thumb_small/9129/9129,1129415929,1/stock-vector-trekkers-boot-print-space-in-the-middle-of-the-shoe-to-add-your-logo-635147.jpg align="right"]]
 * 1) Brainstorming:**
 * Participate in a class activity to develop an understanding of what it takes to be a hero.
 * Watch the video: __Ordinary People, Doing Extraordinary Things__. Table talk...are these people heroes?


 * Now...have one person at your table search template gallery: Falcone - A Hero is... select template and then share with his tablemates. You may begin working after you have renamed your document with your group number. (Example: Group1 - A Hero is...) [|Google Docs]

We'll come back together to share your ideas with your classmates, then develop a classroom definition using the ideas you have in common.
 * 2)** **Broadening Our Perspectives of a Hero:**
 * Can a student like you really be a hero?
 * Watch the OBAMA video link and the YOUTUBE video link. Link here for President Obama 's interview as he discusses everyday heroism.
 * Watch T.A. Barron's FOX TV interview with a Barron Prize winner for heroism. Please read about at least 3 past winners of the Barron's prize by clicking on this website: [] Then participate in a class discussion using the discussion tab for your LA class above. (Do not use NEW POST, please)

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 * 3) What Does it Really Take to be a Hero?**
 * Chapter 1 of T. A. Barron's __A Hero's Trail__:
 * Identify the author's definition of a hero.
 * Compare and contrast his definition with yours. Do we want to make any revisions to our class definition?


 * 5) Types of Heroes Jigsaw Research:** "jigsaw" read about one type of hero in the T.A. Barron's book (chapters 2-7)
 * 1) With your small group, review the Poster Expectations in order to determine your PURPOSE for reading.
 * 2) Once you have determined your PURPOSE FOR READING, you may begin reading as a group.
 * 3) Use the information that you have learned to create a poster that you will use to "teach" your peers in "jigsaw" fashion. Be prepared to be the expert and share with your classmates.
 * 4) We will rotate in mixed groups with one presenter at each stop along the Hero's Trail.