"To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice."

(Confucius)

Unlikely Heroes: The Real Deal

New York City Firemen, World Trade Centre, Sept. 11/01	Todd Beamer, Passenger on Flight 93, Sept. 11/01	People can choose occupations where heroic actions may be a part of the job. Sometimes however, ordinary people find themselves in extraordinary situations where they are called to be heroic. Terry Fox, Mother Theresa, or the firemen and doomed passengers of flight 93 on September 11/01 are real life unlikely heroes. You may know of other examples, perhaps even among your friends or family.
Terry Fox	Mother Teresa

The Task Research some examples of ordinary people in extraordinary situations and explain how they behaved heroically. Present your findings either as a class presentation or a web page(s). How will this task be marked? View the Assessment Rubric. (Printer friendly) Click here to see Web Links for research

Technology tools you can use for this task: A word processor to paste and organize textual information (tables) A web browser to search for information Presentation and/or web page authoring tools to communicate your understanding through text, images, sound and hyperlinks Discussion forums in an online community/chat room (i.e. The Manhattan Virtual Classroom) to promote the exchange of perspectives on this topic, and to create, present and defend your own understandings