Create Your Own Superhero

Student Name: Hour: Date: Create Your Own Superhero

1. You will illustrate your own superhero character, using a template of your choice. If you feel that you are a skilled comic artist, you may draw your character freehand. The character drawing should include color as a final touch.

2. You will write a bio (biography) for a superhero (a being who possesses special abilities (powers) and uses those abilities for good), beginning with a handwritten rough draft in class and finishing with a typed/polished version in ELA Lab this week.

3. Below are three examples from DC Comic’s website or you to imitate style and format, and I have written one myself for you to use as a model. To help you, recall characteristics of Superman and Hercules from an earlier reading, in addition to the characteristics of the three superheroes on the DC website. http://www.dccomics.com/characters/krypto http://www.dccomics.com/characters/amethyst http://www.dccomics.com/characters/beast-boy

Brainstorm: List some characteristics/attributes that you think a superhero should have.

Personality (the way the character acts):

Super Powers:

Things to include in the bio:

Introduction Paragraph: Who is this superhero? Make sure to tell his/her everyday human name and the superhero name. What is the legend behind your superhero’s existence (What happened in his/her past to turn him/her into this superhero?) Somewhere in this paragraph, show me that you can use 3 appositives to add non-essential/non-restrictive information about a noun or pronoun. Underline 3 to identify them.

Middle/Body Paragraph: Does your superhero transform from human to something else, or does he/she wear a disguise? Somewhere in this paragraph, use imagery to add at least 3 descriptive details. Highlight 3 examples in light grey. What is superhero’s personality (ways of behaving)? What powers or special abilities does your superhero character possess?

Conclusion Paragraph: How does he/she use his/her powers or special abilities to help mankind, animals, or the planet? Assessment: See the other side of this assignment sheet for the assessment/evaluation rubric.

Student Name:

Create Your Own Superhero Teacher and Student Assessment/Evaluation Tool

Score from Teacher: /15 pts. I can/ability statements with proof (S) = Student (T) = Teacher 3 Meets Standard 2 Approaching Standard 1 Needs Improvement

(S) 3 2 1 I can mimic an author’s style and format. (T) 3 2 1 Proof: Include the everyday and superhero names and one sentence summary of the legend. Everyday Name: Superhero Name: One sentence legend summary:

Proof: Include bulleted list of examples from your writing of these requirements.

Proof: Include one sentence to show how powers are helping others.

(S) 3 2 1 I can use appositives, setting off non-essential/non-restrictive information enclosing it with commas. (T) 3 2 1 Proof: Include sentences with appositives.

1. 2. 3.

(S) 3 2 1 I can use narrative techniques, such as imagery to develop events and/or characters. (T) 3 2 1 Proof: Include sentences with imagery.

1. 2. 3. (S) 3 2 1 I can demonstrate good command of the conventions of standard written English. (T) 3 2 1 Proof: (Show me one example of your best writing by providing a golden, gravy sentence with no errors.) (S) 3 2 1 I can include a detailed, color illustration of my superhero, integrating content presented in diverse (T) 3 2 1 media and formats.

Greyhound Girl

As a teen, Susie Smith, also known as Greyhound Girl, spent most of her summers cleaning the stables and watching beautiful Greyhounds race at the racetrack in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. It was here that she fell in love with the breed and befriended one special Greyhound, named Willow. When Willow fell lame during a race, her owner decided she had to be put down, even after Susie pleaded for Willow’s life. It was at this tragic moment, trying to cope with her overwhelming grief, that the other Greyhounds formed a circle around her. A light, from somewhere unknown, encompassed her body, and she felt a surge of spectacular energy charge her legs, feet, and eyes.

Greyhound Girl, as she calls herself, has a caring heart, feeling the pain of animals. By day, she works as a veterinary assistant at the Greyhound racetrack. In order to blend in to her surroundings at the track, by night, she wears a disguise, which looks considerably like a

Greyhound dog. Special powers have mysteriously been bestowed upon her, allowing her the running prowess of a Greyhound, but multiplied, reaching lightning speed. Keen eyesight allows her to see through buildings and in the dark.

A girl by day and a super dog of sorts by night, Greyhound girl has vowed that after the tragic, senseless death of her dog friend Willow, she will save from destruction as many

Greyhounds as she can, who are on the verge of being disposed of. She knows that placing them in the care of The Greyhound Rescue Foundation of Tennessee, they will be adopted by dog-loving people and welcomed into loving homes.