Heroes Webquest

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Introduction Congratulations! You have been chosen as a new reporter for the “Reidy Bugle”. Your new boss, the famous editor Maxwell Ironpen, has looked at you and started to shout: “Young reporter eh? Well listen up youngster! All cultures respect and celebrate their heroes! You hear me! Sure you might think heroes just live in the past. But heroes can also be as close as the person who lives next door to YOU!” You nod and look a little nervous, as your new boss appears to be a little crazy. Ironpen continues, “Listen up. All heroes share something in common: They demonstrate the high ideals that inspire us to go beyond the expected, to exceed the norm. Australia needs its heroes. Australia needs people that mold and shape us by their example, people who make this world a better place.” You nod like you understand what the editor’s talking about. You start to think about that Ironman movie you watched recently. He was a hero - nice cars aswell … “Hey - are you awake?” You snap back to attention. “You’re going to find out all about heroes. You’ll identify them; you’ll find out about their characteristics, you’ll conduct a survey about who are the heroes of primary aged kids … and you’ll write a report about a great Australian Hero.” Heroes: A WebQuest for Rooms 2 & 4 The Reidy Bugle SPRING 2008 IS BEING A HERO JUST A QUESTION OF GUTS AND GLORY? ISSUE ONE “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Right word, wrong meaning! Hero; a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and other salads) Hero: A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life. HERO? FANCY A

Transcript of Heroes Webquest

Page 1: Heroes Webquest

Introduction

Congratulations! You have been chosen as a new reporter for the “Reidy Bugle”. Your new boss, the famous editor Maxwell Ironpen, has looked at you and started to shout:

“Young reporter eh? Well listen up youngster! All cultures respect and celebrate their heroes! You hear me! Sure you might think heroes just live in the past. But heroes can also be as close as the person who lives next door to YOU!” You nod and look a little nervous, as your new boss appears to be a little crazy.

Ironpen continues, “Listen up. All heroes share something i n c o m m o n : T h e y demonstrate the high ideals that inspire us to go beyond the expected, to exceed the norm. Australia needs its heroes. Australia needs people that mold and shape us by their example, people who make this world a better place.”

You nod like you understand what the editor’s talking about. You start to think about that Ironman movie you watched recently. He was a hero - nice cars aswell …

“Hey - are you awake?” You snap back to attention. “You’re

going to find out all about heroes. You’ll identify them; you’ll find out about their characteristics, you’ll conduct a survey about who are the heroes of primary aged kids … and you’ll write a report about a great Australian Hero.”

Heroes: A WebQuest for Rooms 2 & 4

The Reidy BugleSPRING 2008 IS BEING A HERO JUST A QUESTION OF GUTS AND GLORY? ISSUE ONE

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”

Right word, wrong meaning! Hero; a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and other salads)

Hero: A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of

purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or

her life.

HERO?FANCY A

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What makes a hero? As a class brainstorm the characteristics of a hero using this online mindmapping tool(username and password are both “reidyheroes”)

Share an invitation to all students at Reidy Park Primary School to complete an online survey about who their heroes are

Create your own list of 10 Australian Heroes and e-mail it to: [email protected]

Using this PowerPoint template create a chart outlining what you think are the 6 key qualities that all heroes share in common

Using Word, create a biography of an Australian hero. Keep in mind the characteristics you have brainstormed. Be creative! To get started use the list“Australian Heroes” (below) and choose an individual from the list that you would like to know more about

Use this plan and create a comic super hero scenario and use it the inspiration for your imaginary Mt. Gambier super hero

Areas of your brain that you will be working out ...

BRAIN INTELLIGENCE

AREATASK

Knowledge

ComprehensionExplain what qualities your ten heroes hold in common

ApplicationCreate a PowerPoint slideshow about an Australian Hero

Analysis Write a biography of an Australian Hero

SynthesisCreate an imaginary superhero for Mt. Gambier

Evaluation

Engage in a debate: People with great sporting prowess or achievements are heroes (Yay or Nay)

•List 10 Australian Heroes•Survey Students about their heroes•Create a Heroes Mind Map

Web Based Activities:

“Mum” Shirl and Weary Dunlop. As heroes what do

they have in common?

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Australian Heroes

Heroes take journeys, confront

dragons, and discover the

treasure of their true selves.

Carol Lynn Pearson

Fred Hollows Medicine & Humanitarian

Banjo Patterson Poet: ‘Once a Jolly Swagman …’

Dr John Flynn Founder of the RFDS

Sir Edward Dunlop Medicine & War Hero

Mary MacKillop Humanitarian & Educator

Evonne Goolagong International Tennis Champion

Victor Chang Heart Surgeon

John Simpson War hero

Sir Donald Bradman Cricketer

Elizabeth MacArthur Founder of the Australian wool

industry

Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) Indigenous poet,

educator & political activist

Dr Helen Caldicott Anti-nuclear activist

Sir Henry Parkes Politician and the ‘Father of

Federation’

Albert Namatjira Australian artist

Henry Lawson First poet to capture the Australian

way of life

Edith Cowan Pioneer activist for women's and

children's rights

Lois O'Donoghue Nurse and Community worker

Colleen Shirley (MumShirl) Activist committed to

justice and welfare of aboriginal Australians

Paul Jennings Children’s Author

Nancy Bird Australian aviation pioneer

Nancy Wake Resistance fighter and War hero

Ian Kiernan Environmentalist

Kath Walker, Ian Kiernan., Nancy Wake and

Henry Lawon. As heroes what do they have in

common?