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You should have two copies of the following—one for your notes and one for your final essay You can cut and paste this right onto your wiki page
 * Paragraph 1--Intro to your 19th Century Hero **


 * 1) Start with personal hero sentence
 * 2) Explain
 * 3) Name of your hero
 * 4) Summary of why they are a hero
 * 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


 * 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
 * 2) Where
 * 3) Who
 * 4) Why
 * 5) Why were actions important
 * SOURCES

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
 * 2) How does it meet your definition?
 * 3) Detail
 * 4) Detail
 * 5) Detail
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives?
 * 7) Quote
 * Secondary Source(s)
 * Primary Source(s)


 * 1) Second action/or type of activities you are going to focus on
 * 2) How does it meet your definition?
 * 3) Detail
 * 4) Detail
 * 5) Detail
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives?
 * 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?
 * 2) What did they do?
 * 3) How did they try to stop your hero?
 * 4) How did you hero avoid being squished?


 * Secondary Source (s)
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Paragraph 7-- **** What advice would they have for today’s youth for dealing with a current issue? **

As you are researching think of three creative commons copyrighted images you could use to represent your person and place them on your page

When you have enough research to prove that your person is a hero write your essay and submit it to the [|My Hero] website. Place it first on your wiki page, and then cut and paste it over to the My Hero website. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN REGISTERING THAT FOR "SCHOOL" YOU WRITE **MORAN MIDDLE SCHOOL**. Your proposal should follow the same format as your notes! Sign-up with the website and follow their directions! Example of Essay on Wiki [|Example of accepted essays] on //**My Hero**// website from Moran Students--keep in mind not all written for same purpose or format as yours