Students will consider the qualities and characteristics of heroes/heroines. Students will identify heroes/heroines in their own life experiences or through personal research. Students will be challenged to foster the positive and supportive characteristics of heroes/heroines in their own lives.

 

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Discuss the attributes of a successful athlete in the Olympic Games.

Discuss the definitions of heroes/heroines found on the Data Sheet: What is a Hero?

Answer the question, " What can we learn about heroes from people who are different than us?"

Students will write stories or poems involving a hero, or tell of a time in their own lives when they were heroes/heroines.

Have students select a hero/heroine from the music world, tell why they have selected that person, and share some of the music and instruments from that person's time.

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