Heroes & Villains Comic Books ‘Time to shine’ Rationale

By the end of this module participants should be able to:

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  Develop an awareness of literary/descriptive devices used in characterization through comparing and contrasting a familiar hero and villain.
  
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  Brainstorm real-world, societal problems as a class and address them in imaginative ways, individually and in small groups
  
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  Apply their knowledge of characterization by creating their own heroes or villains, gadgets, and settings by completing module 2 and module 3.
  
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  Collaborate in small groups to exchange constructive feedback.
  
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  Reflect in writing on the ways in which people (and super-characters) solve problems.
  
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  Create a comic book strip that has a logical sequence and progression of events
  
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  Verbally present their characters to the class in an organized way.
  

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  To identify the main characteristics of heroes and villains.
  
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  Organize the qualities and characteristics that define heroes and villains
  
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  Note how heroes and villians are drawn to indicate their role in the comic book genres
  

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  Hero/Villain Video/DVD
  
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  Downloaded examples of heroes/villains
  
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  Module handouts of hero/villain characteristics (enclosed in the file)
  
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  Prepare a PPT to point out key aspects objective of your lesson.
  

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  Teacher should prepare questions that will prepare the class to watch the video or have questions that need to be answered during and after watching.
  

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  Watch video and use the graphic organizer to determine heroes and villains characteristics.
  

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  To identify the main writing conventions of comic book genres.
  
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  Graphically organize heroes and villains powers, attributes, personality and create Hero or Villain.
  
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  Identify the leadership qualities of Heroes and Villains and discuss how I can apply these qualities in my life.
  

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  Comic books (6)
  
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  Butcher paper
  
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  Hand-outs (50)
  
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  Markers, coloured paper, glue sticks, scissors and materials for artistic creation
  

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  Form groups of 4
  
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  Select ONE comic book to go through together with the group
  
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  Read, scan the comic book story
  
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  In groups, discuss the following questions:
  

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   What purpose/role do heroes play in comic books? Why do you think so?
   

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   What purpose/role do villains play in comic books? Why do you think so?
   

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   How are the heroes and villains connected in the comic book story in your opinion?
   

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   From the comic book, list all the characteristics, personality types and leadership traits that Heroes and Villains have?
   

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  Discuss and Check answers together as a whole class.
  
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  Write down any new information that you may hear
  
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  Do NOT go to Part B yet, please wait!
  

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  Read the comic books story again.
  
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  Next with a partner, graphically DRAW the 6 main STORY moments from your comic book below:
  

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  In the box below write down and summarize the main ideas, plot (pictures above) from the comic book story:
  
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  Next, in groups SHARE your drawing an pictures with another group
  
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  Check answers together as a whole class.
  

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  Discuss as a class and add new information to your list.
  

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   With a partner, select ONE of the Heroes or Villains from the comic books OR select below.
   
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   Read the following heroes and villain biographies. Then fill in the appropriate information in the Heroes and Villains Profile Form.¹
   
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   Once complete, as a class DISCUSS your hero and villains.
   

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   Describe your character’s superpower(s), special knowledge, or special ability:
   

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   What is your character’s goal or purpose? Be creative and specific:
   

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   What does your character look like? Include as many details as you can think of:
   

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   What helpful gadget(s) does your character use? Does he or she drive a special vehicle? Describe it:
   

5. 
   What kind of landscape does your character live in? What kind of home or hideout does he or she live in?
   

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   Does your character have any weaknesses? Other important things to know about him/her:
   

The Green Lantern Emblem

Hero Name: The Green Lantern

Real Name: Alan Scott

Powers: The Green Lantern Ring manifests the user's imagination making it possible to have near limitless power. It is only limited through the barriers of the user's mind and will power. For example if one were to imagine a machine gun it would appear in whatever fashion imagined with whatever firepower imagined with it and the amount of firepower will be determined by the user's own will power. There has yet to be a limit to the Green Lantern rings and they are known as the most powerful weapons in the universe.

Magneto

Villain Name: Magneto

Real Name: Max Eisenhardt

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 190 lbs.

Eye Color: Greyish Blue

Hair Color: White

Powers: Magneto can manipulate magnetism and all forms of electromagnetic energy. Using his power he can move anything that has even the smallest amount of metal that has magnetic traits. He can also use his power to create forcefields and with the assistance of his metal armor fly. In his possesion he has a helmet that can block mutants with telepathic abilities.

Base of Operations: Mobile

Known Relatives: Unidentified parents (deceased), Magda (wife, presumed deceased), Anya (daughter, deceased), Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch, daughter), Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver, son), Lorna Dane (Polaris, daughter), Vision (son-in-law), Thomas (grandson), William (Wiccan, grandson), Crystalia Maximoff (Crystal, daughter-in-law), Luna Maximoff (granddaughter), Joseph (clone, deceased)

How and Why he became a super villain: As a child during World War II Max and his parents were placed in a Nazi controlled concentration camp. Witnessing his parents and many others die brutually at the hands of the nazis Max learned first hand the terrors humans were capable of. Max befriended a fellow prisoner Magda while serving his time in the camp and the two survived until World War II came to a close. After they regained their freedom Max and Magda got married and had a Daughter named Anya. One day Anya got trapped in a burning building, her faughter faught with the crowd and pleaded they let him through to save her. The crowd did not let him through and his daught died. Infuriated with the crowd and at his daughters death Max's dormant mutant powers surfaced and he used them to slaughter the crowd. Freightened of her husband Magda fled to Wundagore Mountain where she gave birth to twins that Max didnt even know existed. Max searched everywhere for his wife eventually hiring a forger who gave Max the identity Erik magnus Lehnsherr. Erik never found his wife and never learned of his twin children Wanda and Pietro. Erik settled eventually settled in Isreal where he met Charles Xavier where they spent much of their time debating on the co-exhistance between "their" kind and humans. A mutual friend Gabrielle Haller was abducted by Baron Von Strucker and his employed agents from the group known as Hydra. the pair of mutants rescued her and also came upon a cache of Nazi gold. Erik knowing Xavier and him viewed the correct political sides of mutants differently took the gold and fled.

SpiderMan



Super Hero Name: Spiderman

Real Name: Peter Parker

Other Alias and Nick Names: Spidey

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 167 lbs

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Color: Brown

Personality: Peter is neurotic, accident prone, and anti social. When he is Spiderman he is heroic, brave, and even funny with his tag lines.

Powers: Spidey can crawl on walls, has superhuman strength, and has spider senses that go off when something bad is going to happen. Peter created a compound to serve as spider web and has wrist bound launchers to use his web in a variety of ways.

City Base of Operations: Queens, New York City

Known Relatives: Richard Parker (father, deceased), Mary Parker (mother, deceased), Benjamin Parker (uncle, deceased), May Parker (aunt), Will Fitzpatrick (grandfather), Benjamin Reilly (Scarlet Spider, clone, deceased), Kaine (clone), other clones (deceased)

How and Why he became a superhero: Peter Parker's goal was to be a photographer, he was a normal unpopular high school student. then one day on a class trip to a science exhibit, Peter was bitten by a radioactive spider. Peter gained the power to adhere to walls as well as super human strength. At first Peter was thinking as many of us would in reality to monetize his new powers. He tried to use his powers as a novelty television star, and one day while not in the mind frame of superhero yet an armed robber stole money from the producer of the television show and Parker didnt stop him. The thief continued out of the building where Peter's uncle Benjamin was in the car, The thief shot Ben anf stole his car. When Peter found his uncle dying Ben had one last message to convey to young spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibilty." Enraged spidey went after the thief and after a personal struggle with himself left the criminal for the authorities to pick up. Thus Spiderman was born.



Part A: My HERO or VILLAIN

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  In groups (or pairs) create your own personal Hero or Villain
  
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  First create a symbol or emblem for your Hero or Villain
  
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  Next draw a picture of what your hero or villain looks like
  
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  Then complete the profile
  
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  Next write a short story, comic book for your Hero/Villain
  

Example emblem

Hero or Villain Emblem:

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  DRAW MY HERO or VILLAIN (remember to include special features, powers, gadgets, cars etc)
  

MY Hero/Villain Profile Form
Character Name:_____________________________
Super Hero  Super-Villain  Male  Female 

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   Describe your character’s superpower(s), special knowledge, or special ability:
   

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   What is your character’s goal or purpose? Be creative and specific:
   

3. 
   What does your character look like? Include as many details as you can think of:
   

4. 
   What helpful gadget(s) does your character use? Does he or she drive a special vehicle? Describe it:
   

5. 
   What kind of landscape does your character live in? What kind of home or hideout does he or she live in?
   

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   Does your character have any weaknesses? Other important things to know about him/her:
   

Part B: Graphic organization and story board

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  Next with a partner, graphically DRAW the 6 main STORY moments that your HERO or Villain will do in your original comic strip.
  

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  Next, write down and summarize the main ideas, plot (pictures above) from YOUR original comic book story.
  
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  Include details of what your Hero and Villain will do
  
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  SHOW ME.
  
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  Collect butcher paper to make a mini comic book or drama in class.
  
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  Share your story board and comic book writing with the class
  

Module 3: Comic Strips under development.

References

Saratha Sithamparam, (2011: 52). Dialogue to Learn through assessment in the English classroom ELTC-TED conference proceedings.
Website: http://www.the-heroes-guide.com/colossus.html
David Rapp (2012). Comic books’ latest plot twist: Enhancing literacy instruction. Published by Kappan.
Website: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/fantastic-characters-analyzing-creating-30637.html?tab=4#tabs

Carter, James Bucky, ed. Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2007. Print.

Several internet sites were also useful in the production of the module.

1^ Given time the class can conduct an internet search to find Heroes & Villains information

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