Expository+Week+1


 * Following a Hero's Trail **
 * Essential Learnings:**
 * Students will read, write, and speak with an expository intent.
 * Students will utilize technology to access information about heroes.
 * Students will use critical thinking skills to choose and analyze information about their hero.
 * Students will compare and contrast fictional heroes with actual young heroes of today.


 * Expository Writing Rubric** (Glow and Grow Evaluation Sheet) [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://hamillwiki.wikispaces.com/file/view/2011+Reflection+GLOW+and+GROW-Hero+Essay.doc"]] [|2011 Reflection GLOW and GROW-Hero Essay.doc]


 * Guiding Questions:**
 * What defines a hero?
 * What character qualities does it take to be a hero?
 * What is the difference between a hero and a celebrity?
 * Who represents a hero to you? What hero qualities do they possess?
 * What life experiences (actions, accomplishments, adversities) demonstrate that your person is truly a hero?

Week 1 Individual-Group-Class Unit Activities
 * Resources:**

Thomas A. Barron: Young Heroes. [|http://www.tabarron.com]. 12/30/10.

Thomas A. Barron. __The Hero's Trail__. Penguin Books, New York: 2002.

Thomas A. Barron.The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes.2006. [|http://www.barronprize.org]. 12/30/10.

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