Instructions Walk around the room silently and read the quotes/questions regarding Heroes. Write your name on the back of one sticky note. Write your response to the quote and the quote # on the front of the yellow sticky and stick it to/by the sheet the quote is on. Do not cover other stickies. On your second/third time around: Read the yellow stickies associated with quotes and with your off colored stickies respond to your classmates’ comments. This is a discussion. All comments must be school appropriate. This is graded. Be sure to take it seriously. NO NAME = NO CREDIT

Recap What did you find interesting about the ideas behind the questions and quote? Were there any that surprised you? Were there any with which you strongly agreed or disagreed? Did you and your classmates agree on everything? If no, why might that be?

1 A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. ~Plato

You cannot be a hero without being a coward. 2 You cannot be a hero without being a coward. ~ George Bernard Shaw

3 What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. ~Christopher Reeve

4 Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero. ~ Morgan Freeman

The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways. 5 The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways. ~Gene Hackman

6 What values are important in a hero?

7 Different cultures and value systems create different heroic types.

8 Are people sometimes reluctant to assume the role of hero? Why?

9 Society’s views of an individual’s flaws help determine whether or not he/she is considered a hero.

10 A hero to some is a villain to others.