Superhero

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today

• Present your superhero in class (1-2 minutes)
• You might say something about superpowers, origin, enemy, something they did in your news story.
• You have 10 minutes to prepare.

Today

• Present your superhero in class (1-2 minutes).
• You might say something about their superpower, origin, enemy, and something they did in your news story.
• You have 15 minutes to prepare this presentation.

Do you have a favourite superhero?

Why are they your favourite?

Superhero

In the next weeks you are going to create a completely new superhero.

• What is their name? 
• What do they look like? 
• What are their special powers? 
• Where do they come from? 
• What is their history?

Today

1. Review test results
2. Superhero poster

Superhero planner

• Biography: 2 classes
• Write a biography for your superhero in which you say something about their powers, history, enemy, etc. (in class, alone or in pairs)
• Poster: 2 classes
• Create a superhero with special powers and make a poster of your superhero. (in class, alone or in pairs)
• Graded assignment
• Wednesday 18 December: Write a newspaper article about your superhero (in class, work alone, for a grade (2))

Superhero biography

1. Special powers—such as superhuman abilities, mutations, or scientific knowledge.
2. Appearance—are they colorful, funny, serious, drab, dark, or menacing?
3. Background—where did they come from, and did they go through a shocking experience that made them who they are?
4. Public or “secret” identity—what is their social life like, do they have regular jobs, family, friends?
5. Special equipment—such as tools, weapons, or vehicles.
6. Place of residence—rural or urban, apartment or house, secret lair or in plain sight.
7. 
   

Superhero poster

Make a poster of your superhero.

Also explain their:

• special powers
• background
• public or “secret” identity
• special equipment

Superhero

• Write a newspaper article about your superhero.
  
• Include a headline.
• Write about 150 words.
• You should mention their powers, history, and/or enemy.
• No talking and no computer! 
• Use a dictionary to look up words.

Print: https://www.readwritethink.org/sites/default/files/resources/lesson-docs/SuperheroProfile.pdf

Display: https://www.readwritethink.org/sites/default/files/resources/lesson-docs/SuperheroCharacteristics.pdf