April 15, 2014

This was the task. Presentations will be given today. Time guidelines: 3-8 minutes. Everybody must have a speaking part.

You need to complete the following tasks:

1. Locate visuals of your hero / ancient and modern
2. Find out about any super powers the hero might possess.
3. Who are the relatives and friends of the hero? Identify them. What did these relatives add to the development of the hero?
4. What challenges does the hero face? How did he or she overcome those challenges?
5. Pick one major episode in the life of your character and be ready to tell the story to the class.
6. Look for any movies that are based on the life of your hero. How faithful to the original story is the movie?

Create a PowerPoint ( 10-12 slides) or other visual presentation to use as you share the information with the class. Post in CANVAS.   Everybody in your group needs to speak. 50 PTS - 30 for the visual/20 for the presentation. Show time = Tuesday!

1. Get with your group. You have 10 minutes to finalize last minute items.

• Be sure that everybody has a speaking part.
• Check to see that your presentation is posted to CANVAS .
• All group members' names must be on the first slide.
• Look back at the guidelines and be sure that you included all of the required information.
• Add a Works Cited slide. What were your sources?

2. Take a look at the rubric. All members need to sign the paper.
3. Volunteer to go first! This must move along.

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Do we have heroes today? How would you define the term? We will discuss in class.

Your homework is to define the term "hero." Provide a "story" example from the life of the hero.  (One page - quick-write.) This is to get you to think. It will link to a longer writing activity. Post in CANVAS for Thursday.

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The space for the War Art posting is now available. I accidently placed it in my 101 class list. You have until Thursday to post.

Homework

Find a piece of art that was created to commemorate something related to war. Post the picture and the answers to the question in CANVAS. This is due Thursday. (50 pts.)

Looking at War Art

• What is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the message? What is the message?
• What is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?
• Look at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the colors were different? Explain.
• Study the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall message?
• Who is the artist? When was the work created?
• Is the artist's message about a specific event in history? Name that event. What was going on in the world when the work was created?
• Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in all places, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created.
• How does the work relate to us in 21st century America?