Category: Elementary School Course Title: Character of Heroes Tutor: Cindy Westhoff Tutor's Email:
[email protected] Class Description: The Animated Hero Classic Series consists of inspiring and educational stories of heroic men and women, with the emphasis placed on their accomplishments in world history and social sciences. The series focuses on the role in which they contributed to developing social, economic and political structures as well as in establishing and spreading ideas that helped to transform the world forever. The Animated Hero Classics Series collection teaches concepts such as courage, self-control, justice, heroism, leadership and patriotism and honesty and positive character traits as they relate to the following heroes: 1)Christopher Columbus (Courage, Humility, Persistence, Faith, Leadership, Optimism) 2)Pocahontas (Peacemaking, Love, Sharing, Kindness, Loyalty, Unselfishness) 3)William Bradford (Sharing, Gratitude, Faith, Leadership) 4)George Washington (Integrity, Commitment, Love, Peacemaking, Faith, Humility, Courage) 5)Benjamin Franklin (Curiosity, Duty, Frugality, Patience, Industry, Discipline, Humility) 6)Abraham Lincoln 7)Marco Polo (Trust, Faithfulness, Obedience, Courage, Honesty) 8)Galileo (Integrity, Confidence, Education, Patience, Humility, Endurance, Wisdom) 9)Thomas Edison (Persistence, Industry, Inventiveness, Leadership, Hope, Faith, Patience, Enthusiasm, Work, Optimism) 10)Florence Nightingale (Sacrifice, Compassion, Charity, Goodness, Courage, Kindness, Persistence, Empathy, Justice) 11)Alexander