This lesson contains 32 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.
Lesson duration is: 60 min
Items in this lesson
Fictional superheroes and their deeper meaning
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Program
Warmer: Superhero vs. Villain
Clip time: What makes a hero?
Group discussion: Superhero movies and their deeper meanings
Writing: Your superhero/villain story
Evaluation
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Today's goals
At the end of this lesson......
you understand what makes a hero.
you understand a short message that is given in a video.
you can understand the deeper meaning of certain movies.
you can discuss the deeper meanings of those movies.
you have revised (herhaald) comparisons and the past simple.
you can write a superhero/villain story by using the past simple.
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Warmer
Looking back at your work.
Missed a lot of comparisons ;(
What were comparisons again?
Comparative - Superlative adjectives?
quicker than --> quickest
as quick as
How about beautiful?
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Superhero vs. Villain
Let's look back at your heroes and villains.
Who would win?
Mister invisible (invisible, can read thoughts, can fly can teleport) VS The 7 armed Pholcidae (fast, strong, big, has 7 arms) Why?
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Superhero vs. Superhero
Who would win?
Flying superwoman (can fly, super smart) vs. The Haagse Hope (runs really fast, jumps really high, friendly & selfish)
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Villain vs Villain
Who would win?
The Dark Soulstealer (can resurrect the dead, can create an army, can steal the souls of his opponents, can gain superpowers through eating souls) vs. Hayley Quinn (can control people's minds through the eyes)
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Slide 8 - Video
00:57
What is the hero's journey?
Slide 9 - Mind map
03:21
What do you have in common with heroes?
Slide 10 - Mind map
What do you think about the video?
Slide 11 - Mind map
The hero's journey
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Slide 13 - Video
01:28
Why do superheroes spark the imagination from people around the world?
Slide 14 - Mind map
02:40
Why does Stan Lee like superhero stories so much?
Slide 15 - Open question
05:22
What do you think he means? What is his message?
Slide 16 - Open question
“America is made of different races and different religions, but we’re all co-travellers on the spaceship Earth and must respect and help each other along the way.” - Stan Lee
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What do you think Stan Lee means with this quote? (Antwoord mag in NL)
Slide 18 - Mind map
Superhero
But what does a superhero symbolize?
= ''The superhero images represent the hope that someone can and will stand up to do the right thing, and that the human being has the potential to amaze. We can all share a sense of marvel.''
What exactly is the meaning of marvel?
= to show or experience great surprise or admiration
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Superhero movies and their deeper meanings
''Not every hero wears a mask, some heroes save the day in the simplest ways, by just being there for us, or letting us know we are believed in.'' - Barry Allen (Flash)
What do you think I mean with deeper meanings?
Representation is important. We want to look up to certain people. Everyone looks and is different. So to see different kinds of people in superhero movies is important. Because we see people that look like us, people we can look up to and have as role models.
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Past simple
What was the past simple again?
= verleden tijd
How do you make the past simple?
hele ww + -ed
examples: I worked till 8 pm yesterday.
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Dus The Past Simple
Bij regelmatige ww
altijd het hele WW + ed
Je gebruikt de Past Simple als je zeker
weet dat iets in het verleden gebeurd is
en nu afgelopen is.
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& Bij vragen en ontkenningen
Bij alle werkwoorden hetzelfde:
Vragen: Did + onderwerp + hele werkwoord
Ontkenningen: Onderwerp + didn't + hele werkwoord
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My hero/villain and their story
Creative writing assignment
You have created a new hero/villain for your assignment of this week.
Now you are going to write a story about them.
Come up with a thrilling and intriguing story that involves your superhero and try to give the story a deeper meaning. (use emotions, etc.) --> what happened to them for them to become a hero/villain?
BUT: USE THE PAST SIMPLE as much as you can!
Google Classroom
Homework: Wednesday 02-06-2021 (next wednesday)
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But first... a preparation exercise
In Google Classroom I prepared 2 different preparation exercises before you're going to write your hero/villain's story.
Choose ONE that suits you the most.
Do the preparation exercise and have fun writing!
Be creative ~
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Today's goals
You understand what makes a hero.
You understand a short video
You can understand the deeper meaning of certain movies.
You can discuss the deeper meanings of those movies.
You have revised (herhaald) comparisons and the past simple.
You can write a superhero/villain story by using the past simple.
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Evaluation
Do you think you understand how important representation is? How important are superhero movies or movies in general?
Past simple is????
What did you think of this lesson?
Fill in the questionnaire: Google Classroom : Les 2 Fictional Superheroes and their deeper meanings
Homework 02-06-2021: Writing assignment: My hero/villain and their story