Heroes

Heroes

UNIT OVERVIEW:
This unit is designed to get you to think about the different personality traits or qualities of heroes. We all have heroes we admire because they have either accomplished something we'd like to accomplish or they have personality traits we would like to nurture within ourselves. Below is a brief list of personality traits or qualities of heroes. As you research Cobb and Clemente think about which traits or qualities are true for each of them.

**Personality Traits or Qualities of Heroes:**
 * = Sacrifice ||= **Determination or tenacity** ||= Loyalty ||= **Courage** ||= Dedication ||= **Intrepid** ||= Valor or Courage ||
 * = **Selfless** ||= Conviction or belief ||= **Focused** ||= Perseverance ||= **Fortitude or strength** ||= Bravery ||=  **Compassion or kindness** ||

In this unit, you will be comparing and contrasting two famous baseball players. You will research each player. Use the links to websites provided to locate information.Fill in the compare/contrast chart with as much detailed information that you can locate. If you need to add a category, just insert a row and type in the heading and then fill in the information.

After you complete the compare/contrast chart you will work with your partner to answer the critical thinking questions, but first you need to gather your information so you are fully informed. You can't answer questions unless you have done your research and have all the facts.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">UNIT LEARNING TARGETS:

 * Be able to explain personality traits or qualities heroes possess
 * Be able to use several websites to research and gather information
 * Be able to analyze information collected to answer critical thinking questions
 * Be able to compare and contrast information

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Unit Activities:

 * 1) Compare/Contrast Chart
 * 2) Critical Thinking Worksheet
 * 3) Challenge: Create a Glogster poster for Cobb and Clemente

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">WEBSITE RESEARCH:
<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">TASK: For this website research you will be working with a partner to complete each activity. You will be researching Ty Cobb and Roberto Clemente. You will be directed to several websites to locate the information to complete a chart comparing and contrasting these two baseball players. After you have completed the chart you will need to answer some critical thinking questions. Often when you do research you are gathering information but then you will need to analyze the information to answer questions this involves critical thinking. Read each question twice before you attempt to answer it so that you make sure you understand what the question is asking.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">LEARNING TARGETS: > <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 25px;">ACTIVITiES:
 * Be able to explain personality traits or qualities heroes possess
 * Be able to use several websites to research and gather information
 * Be able to analyze information collected to answer critical thinking questions
 * Be able to compare and contrast information

> > <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Use the website links below to complete your research:**
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 27px;">Research Ty Cobb and Roberto Clemente to fill in the C**ompare Contrast Chart**: **website_evaluation_activity2.docx.** Consider taking notes in timeline format noting <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 27px;">__**major**__ achievements.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;"> Biographical Dictionary : very basic biographical information
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;"> My Hero : many articles about one player only, why is this?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Roberto Clemente: []: brief article
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Ty Cobb: [] : from Baseball Almanac, many links
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Roberto Clemente: [] : from Baseball Almanac, many links
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Critical Thinking Questions: Are All Heroes Created Equal?: are_all_heroes_equal6.doc**

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Challenge: Create a Glogster Poser for Cobb and Clemente
<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Task: For this task, you may work with a partner on your own to create a digital interactive poster about Cobb and/or Clemente. You will use Glogster to create your poster. Check out the example of a Glogster poster before you decide whether or not to take on this challenge. Glogster allows you to combine text, pictures, graphics, video and audio to create your poster about Cobb and/or Clemente. Move your cursor over the Glogster poster about Freak the Mighty to check out all of the interactive aspects of this poster! By the way, you will be reading this book you later this year. If you are up to the challenge head on over to Glogster.

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