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The Marvel Cinematic universe is looking for a new superhero for their next movie. They decide to organise a competition among their audience. You are a young, passionate creator who is determined to join the Marvel creative team. Create your own superhero and submit it to the jury to win the competition.

By the end of this web quest, by groups of 2 or 3 you will have created your own superhero, prepared a presentation for the class and you will be able to answer some questions about them.

The class will vote for the best superhero

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Everyone knows at least one superhero, but a little reminder never hurt anyone. In 2019, Avengers Endgame beat Avatar, becoming the most successful movie of all time. This shows the popularity of superheroes. Watch the trailer of Avengers Endgame and try to name as many superheros as you can. If you can’t name any, try to guess who are: Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Captain Marvel and Rocket Racoon. Try to see in the trailer what are their powers and what makes them superheroes

https://youtu.be/TcMBFSGVi1c

In class discussion:

Have you seen endgame?
Were you satisfied with the ending? Why?
Do you think that Iron Man’s sacrifice makes him a hero?
What makes a superhero?

You will answer this last question in class, in about 150 words. Use the vocabulary of the video and the vocabulary written in class.

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However, despite the popularity of Avengers, a critic keeps coming up throughout the years. Indeed, the cast of Marvel is not very mixed or varied.

Did you know? The first Marvel movie about a black superhero was only released in 2018! Ten years after the first ever Marvel movie, Iron man.

People are a little tired of perfect men and women on the big screen. You don’t need to be a supermodel to save the world! To create your own superhero, originality is more than welcome, try to see out of the box! For inspiration, here is a compilation of images from comics, movies and music videos of inclusive superheroes.

https://padlet.com/ghtmarthur/inclusive-superheroes-f6u1btdbu9qwaoz2

Diversity in comic books
https://www.qualitycomix.com/learn/superhero-diversity-in-comic-books

Create diversity
https://www.aintitcool.com/creating-diversity-super-hero-comics-81826/

After watching the documents, discuss the following questions with your group, then we will debate in class.

- According to you, is there enough diversity among superheroes?

- Why do you think it took time for these companies to be more inclusive?

- What in your opinion is the reason for the lack of diversity in the industry?

- What measures could be taken to prevent these issues?

- What would make you buy a new comic book or watch a new movie, a new character, a new bonus character, changing a character, or replacing one? And why?

- could diversity make you buy a new comic/watch a new movie?

- As an audience member yourself, what new characters, heroes would you like to see next?

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You don’t even need to be badass or even human to be the hero of your story! Some heroes like Jeff the landshark are just cuteness and comfort. To train your writing talents to make your own superhero, watch the comic Jeff the landshark and imagine Jeff’s internal dialogue and write it down using the first person singular.

https://www.marvel.com/mu-22landshark

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Soon, you will be able to write your own story. But for now, you need a little training. With the following images create a superhero story following this plan.

You must pick who is the hero and who is the villain.

You must pick a power/ability for the hero and the villain.

You must choose a name for the hero and the villain, a hero name and a real name.

You must write a quick backstory for the hero.

Your story must follow this thread:

1: introduction of the hero and their powers (4/6 lines)

2: hero’s backstory (10 lines)

3: introduction of the villain (5 lines)

You don’t have to use every picture but use a maximum

https://pin.it/4de6n8n

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Now it’s your turn!

Keep in mind that you have to include what you have learned from the activities performed during class. Whether it is vocabulary or concepts.

You will present your superhero using a visual support. It doesn’t have to be perfect! It can be a poster, a PowerPoint, a drawing or even a Pinterest board.
Your pitch will include:
-  A basic introduction (name/gender/origins/particularities)
- A backstory
- Their powers if they have any
- What makes them a superhero, their ideology and values…

- Strengths and weaknesses

If you want to go further:

- Create a nemesis for your hero and or a a love interest
- Pitch a quick scenario for the movie, for example, how do they meet the avengers

Create your own superhero

https://blog.finaldraft.com/five-steps-to-writing-your-own-superhero

How to create a hero origin story

https://www.twinkl.fr/teaching-wiki/create-a-superhero-origin-story