Writing about Heroes for Memorial Day or September 11th

Included In this packet is the poem The Heroes We Never Name with questions to get students thinking about what it means to be a hero.

Also included is a writing activity to get students thinking about who their hero is.

First, they will make a web of traits of what it means to be a hero and then make a list of their possible heroes. Then, they will choose one hero to write about. There is a prewriting graphic organizer for students to plan their writing and then paper to write on. There is paper for older and younger students.

There is also five quotes on what it means to be a hero to get students thinking.

Created by April Walker @ The Idea Backpack
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