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The Challenge of heroism: evaluating narratives to Define “hero”
Visual Prompt: What do you picture when you hear the word hero? What words and images immediately come to mind?
Unit Overview
This unit focuses on the challenges of heroism. Because this word is used every day—in television shows, movies, video games, books, the news, school, and conversations— we rarely take time to actually think about what it means. In this unit, you will read
and write to develop a more complex understanding of this important societal and cultural concept.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Short Story:
“The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” by Ray Bradbury ...........2 Epic Poem:
from the Odyssey by Homer, translation by Tony Kline...................16 Poem:
“O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman ....................29 Embedded Assessment ....................................................................................39
Unit 1 • Overview 1
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