English 12 · Week 19 · Modern Worlds and Real World Writing
The Modern Hero
Antiheroes and complicated heroes in modern literature.
- Students will
- Students analyze how a complicated hero is developed through choices, flaws, and interactions with other characters.
- SEL skill
- Recognize flaws and strengths in a character and notice similar patterns without judgment
- What it looks like
- Students find hope and motivation in imperfect people who still try.
- Content focus
- The modern hero and the antihero
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is knowing what you feel, think, value, and do well, and seeing how those things shape your actions. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.11-12.3: Reading: Literature, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 3
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any fiction
- Popular books named: The Great Gatsby, Frankenstein, Macbeth
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 3: An Exchange of Ideas
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 1: Forging a Hero
- HMH Collections Grade 12, Collection 5: Taking Risks
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 8: Into the Wild
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 9: Working Class Hero: Hawkeye
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More self-awareness activities for English 12
- Senior Year Intentions Self-awarenessNarrative reflection on intentions for the final year.
- Epic Heroes and Everyday Courage Self-awarenessEpic heroes and the courage of ordinary life.
- Guilt and Conscience Self-awarenessHow guilt shapes characters and how we handle our own mistakes.
- Identity and Belonging Self-awarenessCharacters caught between cultures.
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