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The Super Hero Project target
language: can, have, introductions, 3rd person singular
The Supers are back! This
project allows students the chance to guess at the powers of certain
superheroes, report on a superhero from their country and then
create a superhero of their choice. They will describe the
superhero (his or her powers and characteristics,) where they live,
what they like, don't like, weaknesses, secret identities, etc.
The target language for this
activity is:
can - for ability
have - for description
language for introduction
3rd
person singular
advanced - comparative, superlative and past tense
narratives
Time: The
project can be done quickly in a single lesson or spread out as
small parts over 3 or 4 lessons. It also depends on how far
you wish to go with the project. I choose to spread it out and
give students time to process the information and make changes.
The Project Downloads: the Supers
Project file the
word .doc for reporting back heroic
information
If you need them I have superpower
flash cards and a handout
pictures and info taken with
permission from HeroicImages.net
Projects
Completed and Submitted:
Here is the activity as
described in the project file:
Materials
to prepare:
- 4 large pictures of Spiderman, Superman, the Flash, and the
Green Lantern from this file
- one printout of the 6 character comparison sheet for each
group from this file
- enough of the "choose your superhero sheets" as required
from this file
- final draft sheet for each group from this file
Steps:
- Show the 4 large pictures as introduction.
Start with Superman and Spiderman as the students are likely
to know about them.
- Ask questions as to who they are and what they can do.
Talk about their characteristics.
- Show the pictures of the Green Lantern and the Flash.
Ask the same questions but dig for some speculation.
Offer some possible suggestions of super powers.
- Use the flash cards from MES-English to describe various
superpowers if necessary
- Ask about the students favorite superheroes or superheroes
from their country and what they can do
- Give out the 6 character comparison sheet to each group, ask
them to choose 2 superheroes, guess what their super powers might
be, and write them in. Have
the groups present their ideas to the class.
(For
more advanced students have them compare the 2 they chose.)
- Tell them the true information for each character.
See heroic
information
- Write-up a sheet as a class or in groups about a famous
superhero or several superheroes from your country. This
is the most interesting to
others and the
most important
to the project.
- Give out the "choose your superhero sheets" as needed and
have the students choose one of the characters and decide upon the
name, decide upon the superpowers, choose whether their superhero is
a good guy or bad guy, and describe the characteristics of their
superhero.
- Have the students write up their reports on the sheet
provided pasting their superherofs picture in the square provided.
Once finished they can present their superhero to the class.
Display their write-ups in the classroom.
(For
more advanced students have them compare the 2 they originally chose
with their superhero.)
Follow
ups:
- describe the last battle or episode of their superhero and
create a story.
- try to find out the true information for their character and
write up a report. You
can also have them write up a report comparing their fantasy
character with the original. The characters came from the Justice
League Unlimited and Teen Titans cartoons. Here is
web site where you can get plenty of information
HeroicImages.net
Finally:
- Use the word
doc. file to write up their reports and send them into
MES-English.com v_keypals@
mes-english.com for
everyone to use and share. If
you can attach pictures of the students that would be great as well.
I will post completed projects from around the world on the
web site but first names only.
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