September+20,+2016+(Activity+1.13)


 * Resource:**

Define heroism... List 3-5 items that would fit in each category:
 * Bellringer:**

Adjectives (words that describe what a hero is ... like "brave")

Nouns (Words that define what a hero could show ... like "integrity")

Verbs (Words that describe what heroes do ... like "save others")

-- Identify definition strategies of function, example, and negation -- Form an initial definition of heroism
 * Learning Targets:**

Who can be a hero? What do heroes look like?
 * Discussion:**

[|Could a homeless person be a hero]? (Click link to read the story)

Could a person sharing an unpopular message be heroic? media type="youtube" key="dRl8EIhrQjQ" width="560" height="315"

Look at the bottom of page 61 in the textbook. These are the strategies of definition. We need to memorize them so that we can utilize them.


 * Function:** It is a definition based on what something or someone does.


 * Example:** Give real-life or literary examples that fit your definition.


 * Negation:** In negation, you destroy pre-conceived notions of what heroism is.

On pages 62-63, we read the five samples and classified each one as definition by function, example, or negation. (HINT: Some of these are more than one).

We read and discussed "Where I Find My Heroes" by Oliver Stone on pages 63-64.

We drew and filled in the chart on page 66. This will be the foundation for our EQT essay in about a week and a half.

Read your AR book for twenty minutes and complete your journal entry for the night.
 * Homework:**