HERO+ESSAY+Philg

HERO ESSAY-Philg09 A hero is a someone you look up to. Hero: Abraham Lincoln __**//Day 3/4/5//**__
 * // After picking your hero you will begin taking notes that will be used to write a story and use to make a movie. The story will be submitted to the [|My Hero] website. If it is accepted your are in an awesome place and can start your video. If it rejected, you will have to re-write. The information will also be used to make a movie that depending on your class, will be sent to various elementary classrooms across the country. //**
 * 1) Break your "Essay" page into the following sections that are listed below and start taking notes. You can simply cut and paste the information below on what has to be in each paragraph onto your page. (example of what your page should look like)


 * Paragraph 1--Intro to your 19th Century Hero **


 * 1) Start with personal hero sentence- I think a hero is someone who you look up to because someone can do something good and you might want to do what that person did.
 * 2) Explain--->
 * 3) Name of your hero- Abraham Lincoln
 * 4) Summary of why they are a hero-Abraham lincoln is my hero because he guided our country through the toughest war, the civil war. Lincoln also went through many more wars like the Black hawk war.
 * 5) Thesis "In this essay I will prove that X was a hero because s/he (fill in with your definition of a hero).
 * SOURCES-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln#Secession_winter_1860.E2.80.931861


 * Paragraph 2 -- **** Put hero's life into perspective--when did they live, where, who were they trying to help, why, how, why was this important? **
 * 1) When- Abe Lincoln was born on February 12th 1809 and was assinated on April 15, 1865.
 * 2) Where- He was born in Kentucky and then moved to Indiana in 1816. then the family moved to illinois because they feared milk sickness.
 * 3) Who- abrahem lincoln helped his country by leading them through tough wars and helping slaves.
 * 4) Why- he helped his country because he was the president and the leader of his country.
 * 5) Why were actions important- because he led the troops through a tough war between north and south united states.
 * SOURCES-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_lincoln

You must prove that your person meets the criteria of your own personal definition(this is the meat of your wiki page and your submission to the My Hero website-you’re looking at a good two to three paragraphs here--focus on that spark, that moment the person decided to be heroic or do heroic acts **
 * Paragraph 3 & 4-- **** What makes your person a hero?


 * 1) First action/or type of activities you are going to focus on- civil war
 * 2) How does it meet your definition?- i look up to him because he went through one of the toughest wars.
 * 3) Detail-he brought 75,000 troops to fight against the south.
 * 4) Detail- devoted all his time in to planning the war
 * 5) Detail-started using slaves to help him in the war
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives?-tried to end slavery in the south
 * 7) Quote-"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."
 * Secondary Source(s)-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_lincoln#Gettysburg_Address
 * Primary Source(s)-http://mr_sedivy.tripod.com/quotes17.html


 * 1) Second action/or type of activities you are going to focus on: Lincoln Douglas debate
 * 2) How does it meet your definition? he fought so there wuld be no slavery
 * 3) Detail-he followed douglas in seven debates all talking about no slavery
 * 4) Detail-douglas didnt care if the country was an all slavery country or not
 * 5) Detail-he became famous for winning the debates
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives?- slaves did not have to work so people had to pay people to work for them
 * 7) Quote
 * Secondary Source(s) []
 * Primary Source(s)


 * Paragraph 5-- ** **The other side of the story**


 * 1) Who would have not thought your person was not a hero?people that lived in the south and John wilkes booth
 * 2) What did they do? John Wilkes Booth ttried to kill Lincoln and the people in the south started a war with lincoln and the troops from the north.
 * 3) How did they try to stop your hero?the people from the south didnt stop Abraham Lincoln but John Wilkes Booth killed lincoln at a play on april 15th 1865
 * 4) How did you hero avoid being squished?he won the war against the south


 * Secondary Source (s)http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/alincoln.html
 * Primary Source (s)

A legacy is something you leave behind that will benefit others-perhaps those yet unborn. How did the person’s actions benefit all those who came after them.This is your conclusion based on your research. It needs to reflect your research and not be an "off the street" answer. he showed people that you should fight for what you want and not give up or you will never get what your reaching for.
 * Paragraph 6-- **** What is the person's legacy? **

Identify a 21st century problem. If your person was alive today what advice would they have for you on how to deal with the problem. This is your conclusion based on your research. It needs to reflect your research and not be an "off the street" answer. the war in iraq. if he was still alive he could tell the troops to fight through and end it so noone else will die.
 * Paragraph 7-- **** What advice would they have for today’s youth for dealing with a current issue? **