My Personal Hero
Name:
Date:
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In this Internet Workshop, you will be exploring information on the web about heroes.
1. Click on http://myhero.com/ . Click on Heroes in the left hand column of the page. Using the
Directory of Heroes, pick a topic::
2. Click on your selected topic and identify two people you consider as heroes. Write their
names here: Hero #1
Hero #2
3. Skim the articles about each hero by clicking on their pictures. List three facts that interest
you about each hero’s life or accomplishments.
Hero #1
Hero #2
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4. Click on http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/index.html. Choose one of the 5
categories along the top bar:
5. Click on a hero name that interests you.
6. List two qualities that make this person a hero:
Quality #1
Quality #2
7. Click on http://www.rolemodel.net/. Name the featured role model:
8. Write one thing the person did to make the world a better place:
9. Heroes sometime overcome hardships or adversity to become successful such as a handicap,
poverty, or discrimination.
Click on http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/robinson01.html and explain one
hardship Jackie Robinson overcame:
10. Go back to the websites above and select a favorite or most interesting hero for your speech.
11. Most heroes have qualities that make them stand out from ordinary people like giving
charity, volunteering time, acting bravely, or standing up for rights. Identify three qualities that
make your person heroic. (These ideas become the three main points (RDFs) in your speech).
RDF #1
RDF #2:
RDF #3
12. Which website(s) did you use to find this information?
13. Use the space below to create a power outline for your hero speech:
Hero Power Outline
Hero’s Name: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Introductory PARAGRAPH: Many things make a person a hero such as great courage,
perseverance, or overcoming adversity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today I would like to introduce you to my hero,
He was born on January 15, 1929, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.
As the son of a minister, he followed in his father’s footsteps and became a minister at the age
of 19.
In his life, he went on to become a voracious learner, a loved leader, and a very
determined civil rights activist, and those three things that make him a hero to me.
Check that you included the following parts in your introductory paragraph above:
 Personal definition of a hero
 Name of your hero
 At least two pieces of background information
 Projected plan naming the 3 RDF points you will make in your speech
 Use the Introductory Paragraph model in the drop box as a guide
Continue below
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Transition word First of all, with R-D-F (reason/detail/fact) Martin Luther King, Jr. became a
lifelong learner. He learned many things about equality that blacks at that time did not know
were available to them..
E (explain) He went to college at ____ university and graduated with a _____
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Incidentally, he also met his wife there.
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He skipped grades 1-3 and graduated from high school early.
Transition word He also with R-D-F (reason/detail/fact) was the nation’s most influential leader
of black men, women, and children and was loved and looked up to by them..
E (explain) He led by example, making sure that if he didn’t believe in something, he
would not do it himself.
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Transition word Lastly, with R-D-F (reason/detail/fact) MLK Jr. was determined to become a
civil rights activist that people of all color could admire..
E (explain) He was only 35 when he was stepped into the role of civil rights activist.
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He helped make it possible for people of all color to have the same rights.
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Conclusion:
In conclusion, if it were not for MLK Jr., we would not be able to live the life of
freedom we enjoy today. We would still be segregated and people would be treated unfairly
based on the color of their skin. Would you want to live in a world like that? I know I wouldn’t
and I am proud to say he is my hero.
Check to make sure you included the following parts in your conclusion:
 A concluding word or phrase
 Words that leaves your listener with a lasting impression of your hero