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Leadership and Fictional Characters Due Dates: EXTENDED DUE DATE
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Purpose: To identify leadership qualities found in fictional characters. Most of you have a favorite fictional character you like to read, watch or even create. This is the perfect opportunity for you to find the positive characteristics of these “guys” and share them with the class. Assignment: 1. Sign up for your character. I don’t want anyone repeating the same character. There are a lot of fictional characters have fun and think outside of the box. 2. You’ll be making a mini-poster so you’ll need a half sheet (or a quarter) of poster board. Feel free to share with a friend or two. You will also be graded on how visually pleasing this poster is, so take your time to make this nice. 3. Get a picture of your character 4. Find three saying from this character copy them down, finding “true” quotes may be difficult but do the best you can. For instance, what is said in a book vs. what is said on a movie will vary; pick one that you like the most. 5. In your own words write down what you think these quotes mean and place on your poster. 6. Write a one-page paper (attach to the back of your poster) answering the following questions: Why do we (meaning mankind, Hollywood, etc.) create fictional characters? (Is it for fun or do we seek something from them we cannot get from real people)? What kinds of values and morals do they teach us? Do you think any human could act the way they do? (Don’t look at their superpowers but rather their moral character). If you could do or be anything in the world what would it be and why? 7. Present it to the class. Sign-up for character by: Present to class, Day 1: 4/1 Day 2: 4/2. You’ll have some work time on 3/10 (D. 1) and 3/11 (D.2). Aragon The Lord of the Rings Sample “I do not fear death.” Aragon was willing to sacrifice everything including his own life to save the lives of his friends (the hobbits, the elves, etc.) and the people he was to lead. “A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth. I bid you stand, Men of the West!” Aragon knew that the character of men is often fickle and changeable, however, during this day, and this fight, he knew that they were fighting for a cause that was just and that the fighters needed all the courage they could muster. “My friends, you bow to no one.” This happens at the end of the story when Aragon was being crowned and the four hobbits come to bow to him. He in turns gives them honor by making this statement and bowing to them. He knew that their sacrifice and service could never be repaid. |