Writing Lesson Plan: My Hero - or not!

The word hero means different things to different people. To a child it could mean saving a pet rabbit from an awkward situation, to teenagers, it's often someone who rescues them from an awkward social situation.

And then there are the firefighters, the lifeboatmen, the doctors in war zones...

Who's your hero... and why?

Five minutes free writing on the topic. No readback.

Exercise 1 - 20 minutes

Prompt

Write the origin/back story of a notorious hero or villain.

Readback and discuss

Exercise 2 - longer exercise

Prompt - choose one of the following options:

1.  Write a story from the antagonist’s point of view.

2.  Start or end with a hero losing their powers.

3 Centre your piece around someone the world calls a hero facing their

biggest fear.

Readback and discuss