HERO Week 3

Hello all Heroes!

Class yesterday was AWESOME, because Gen. Schmieder does amazing things when she prepares a lecture!

We learned quite a bit of American History during the 30's, and listened to some most excellent big band music. So much fun to dance to that genre!

General Schmieder also walked us through a brief history leading up to the beginning of WWII, and we learned that the SS stood for the Schutzstaffel...Hitler's paramilitary organization which provided intelligence and protection for Hitler and his goons. Yeah, I said goons.  😉

We had an excellent discussion on "Flags of our Fathers" and we were so happy that 3 of you fininshed the book.

For the other 3 heroes, we would LOVE for you to finish ASAP and call us to set up a time to discuss in person. Group book discussions (colloquiua) are an excellent component of the class, and if you miss out on the group discussion, we all miss out on an enhanced learning opportunity!

Homework for this week:

1 - Continue or finish reading The Hiding Place

2 - Finish your hero journal homework assignments

     Two weeks ago - Write your own definition of a hero

     This week - Make a list of kinds of oppression/repression and their causes

3 - Finish Flags of our Fathers if you haven't already.

Below is the list of all requirements for hero certification this semester:

1 - Create your own individual hero project (see binder)

2 - Read and discuss Flags of our Fathers, The Hiding Place, and Hiroshima

3 - Watch Tora Tora Tora, The Longest Day, Life is Beautiful

4 - Identify 3 people (from WWII era) you will interview about that time period

5 - Conduct and record the interviews (see binder for help)

6 - Complete ALL writing assignments -homework and hero journal entries in class

7 - Participate in a simulation (this will be done in class)

Questions/Comments/Suggestions?

Feel free to email or call us anytime!

Have a great week, heroes!