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Prepared by Eric Gurna of Development Without Limits
MY HERO: Extraordinary People on
the Heroes Who Inspire Them
Prepared by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Reprinted with permission from Intel Corporation.
Reprinted with permission from The American
Film Institute Screen Education Program
Used with permission. This lesson was created by Joan Harrison as part of Project SmartART.
© 2005 Center for Media Literacy.
Reprinted with permission from Art and Remembrance.
This lesson was created by Anne Rosenthal of Hunter College Elementary School.
MY HERO Story Scramble
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: pre school 4
MY HERO Scavenger Hunt
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: 5 – 12
Reading MY HERO Stories
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: pre school – college
Find the Word That Doesn't Belong
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: K – 4
Comparing and Contrasting Heroes
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: pre school – college
How Should We Choose Our Heroes?
by Charles Harper
Grade level: K – college
Heroic Virtues: Anatomy of A Heroic Action
by Reverend Charles Harper
Grade level: 5 – college
Reprinted with permission from Intel Corporation.
Exploring Heroes
by Allyx Schiavone and Ann M. Hoffelder
Grade level: All
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Unit I: What is a Hero?
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Unit II: Who are Heroes?
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Unit III: Heroic Actions
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Curriculum Supplement:
MY HERO Living Museum and
MY HERO Museum
Prepared by Eric Gurna of Development Without Limits
An Approach to Using MY HERO in the 7th to 10th Grade Classroom
by Susanne Nobles
Grade level: 5 – 12
Teacher’s Guide to Using the MY HERO Create Program
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: pre school – college
Creating a MY HERO Web Page
by Marc Stern
Grade level: 5 – 12
A Philosophy of Teaching Writing
by Susanne Nobles
Grade level: pre school – college
Interviewing Our Heroes
by Kyra Kirkwood
Grade level: 5 – 8
Questions to Ask Yourself While Preparing a Profile
Reprinted and reformatted with permission from Susan Ager and
Detroit Free Press.
by Susan Ager
Grade level: 9 – college
Using the MY HERO Book in the Classroom
by Sara Armstrong, Ph.D.
Grade level: K – college
MY HERO Book Handout
Download PDF
Peacemaker Hero: Mohandas K. Gandhi
EFL Lesson
by Jon Lambert, SCUN , Sichuan University for Nationalities
Grade level: 9 – college
MY HERO Webquest for English as a Second Language Learners
by Kristan Taylor
Grade level: 5 – college
ARTIST HERO: GABRIELLE (COCO) CHANEL and PEACEMAKER HERO: LOUNG UNG
EFL Lesson
by Jon Lambert
Grade level: 9 – college
Teacher’s Guide to Using the MY HERO Virtual Art Gallery
by Victoria Murphy
Grade level: K – college
Creating Hero Art and Engaging Students to Select Role Models with Life Forming Values
“[Art] can be the change we need to see in the world.”
by Victoria Murphy
Grade level: K – college
ARISE: Art at the Heart of a Hero
by Susan Gabriel Bunn
Grade level: K – 12
Finding Heroes in Fine Art
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: 5 – college
Reprinted with permission from Art and Remembrance.
This lesson was created by Anne Rosenthal of Hunter College Elementary School.
Used with permission. This lesson was created by Joan Harrison as part of Project SmartART.
© 2005 Center for Media Literacy.
Media Arts Resources to get you started
Bring your heroes' stories alive through digital filmmaking
Reprinted with permission from The American
Film Institute Screen Education Program
How Should We Choose Our Heroes ~ an essay and lesson plan by Charles Harper
Creating a Film for the MY HERO Short Film Festival and Competition
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: K – college
Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Narrative Shorts
by Wendy Milette
Grade level: 5 – college
Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Experimental Shorts
by Wendy Milette
Grade level: 5 – college
Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Documentary Shorts
by Wendy Milette
Grade level: 5 – college
Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Animated Shorts
by Wendy Milette
Grade level: 5 – college
Directing the Hero Within:
A Hands-On Guide to Digital Storytelling
By, For and About Young People
by Jennifer Lyons-Reid & Carl Kuddell
Grade level: 5 – 12
Film Analysis Using the MY HERO Film Collection: Identifying Genre, Techniques, and Message
by Jerrilyn Jacobs
Grade level: 9 – 12
Hip Hop Your Hero Here -
Original Story Song Making Audio Rap Lesson Plan
by Susan drennan Gabriel bunn
Grade level: pre school – 12
Bringing Heroes to Life on Stage
by Kimberly Kenna
Grade level: 5 – 12
Wanted: A Few Good Heroes
(A Play in a Box)
by Kimberly Kenna
Grade level: K – 4
MY HERO Theater: Women’s Letters & Legacies
by Kimberly Kenna
Grade level: 9 – 12
MY HERO Learning Circle
by Wendy Jewell
Grade level: K – 12
Mr. Lincoln's Attic I: Do Objects Talk?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college
Mr. Lincoln's Attic II: What's in a Name?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college
Mr. Lincoln's Attic III: Can a Letter Change History?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college
Using MY HERO to Promote Peacemaking
by Andrew Greene
Grade level: 5 – college
What is God's Name?
by Charles Harper
Grade level: K – college
Homeschoolers
by Wendy Jewell
Grade level: All
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Letter to Homeschoolers
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Basic Lesson Plan for Homeschoolers
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