Critical+Thinking

Term 2 INQUIRY: Heroes
==This year's inquiry will be based on heroes. We will begin by focusing on comic book heroes and examining what characteristics they posses that deme them heroic. We will then look at how these comic book heroes are attempting to brand a culture of children by inundated them through a variety of forms of media. This will help our students to become critical thinkers by creating awareness of what "big business" is attempting to do to create consumers for life for their specific product. Finally, we will examine real life heroes and determine what they have in common with our comic book heroes. ==

= Report Writing Using International Superheroes: = = Students will be writing a report on an international superhero of their choice. They have seen the following websites in class but here they are as they prepare to choose an internations superhero. = = 1. [|www.internationalhero.co.uk] = = 2. [] of Middle Eastern superheroes = = 3. [|www.asylum.com/gallery/10-weird-foreign-superheroes/885124] =

=Report Writing:= __Learning Goal:__ __Success Criteria:I can include...__
 * We are writing this report to organize and record facts on a specific topic without using our own opinions.**
 * an impersonal and objective tone
 * summary of the topic
 * documentation of sources
 * evidence to support ideas
 * a series of facts
 * beginning and ending
 * diagrams or photos
 * text features of non-fiction