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IV. THE AMERICAN HERO
A. Essential Question: Who is the American hero?
B. Research: Choose one of the following topics.
1. Research an American romantic hero.
2. Research a real American war hero from a 20th century war.
3. Research the life of an American, sports hero.
C. Whole Class Prose, Poetry, and Drama
1. “Narrative of Mary Rowlandson”
2. “Speech to the Virginia Convention”- Henry
3. “Old Ironsides” - Holmes
4. Moby Dick – Melville
5. “Resistance to Civil Government” - Thoreau
6. “A Sight of Camp in the Daylight” –Whitman
7. “Success is Counted Sweetest” - Dickinson
8. “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” – Bierce
9. “A Mystery of Heroism” – Crane
10. Red Badge of Courage - Crane
11. “Miniver Cheever” – Robinson
12. “Soldier’s Home” – Hemingway
13. “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” – Jarrell
14. “For the Union Dead” – Lowell
15. “Game”- Barthelme
16. “Speaking of Courage” – O’Brien
17. The Crucible – Miller
D. Literature on Film
1. Meville, Herman. Moby Dick. Franc Rodham, Dir. Henry Thomas, Patrick
Stewart, and Ted Levine, Actors. March 15, 1998. American Zoetrophe.
2. Merrick, Monte. Memphis Belle. Caton-Jones, Michael, Dir. Matthew
Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, Actors. October 12, 1990. BSB.
3. Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. Hytner, Nicholas, Dir. Daniel Day
Lewis, Wynonna Rider, and Joan Allen, Actors. November 27, 1996. Twentieth-
Century-Fox Film Corporation.
E. Individual Application: Pick one of the following choices to express
what you have learned about America’s heroism.
1. Draw a poster of an original American hero to show an evolution from
the romantic hero to the modern hero.
2. Write a short story or an epic poem that has a romantic, modern, or
war hero.
3. Compile a list of movies that star romantic or modern heroes. List
the movie, the actors, and the characters.
4. Collect a list of American heroes – past and present. Include a brief
description of the man or woman and an illustration.
F. Unit Essay
Write a persuasive essay about who really is an American hero. How does your
vision of a hero motivate your actions as an adult? In what ways do popular
media and literature affect the way we expect our heroes to act?
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