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=National heroes. Students will discover characteristics of national heroes and examples of various people. (political heroes, military heroes, civil rights heroes, women's rights heroes, sports heroes…)=
 * =Develop a character trait list of national heroes=
 * =How can/have national heroes influenced you?=
 * =Integrate map skills when discussing heroes from around the nation.=

__Teacher Resources__
Maps and Globes


 * Possible Project: Hero Hall of Fame** (to be ongoing throughout the rest of the unit)

Have students bring in pictures of various types of heroes with a caption explaining why their person is a hero. Display on a bulletin board.

Tech Integration Ideas from Dianne
 * Continue using Kidspiration for character traits. Compare/contrast with previous lists created, and/or add on.
 * Use Google Earth and/or Google Maps to show where the national heros are from.
 * If using Google Earth, a picture and a short description of the National Hero can be placed in the "bubble" for each location... Mini Google Earth tour.
 * Hero Hall of Fame online - Use a wiki, blog, Glogster (any online place) to create the Hero Hall of Fame online. Could also be done in VoiceThread.

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