Hero Project
The purpose of this WWII-themed semester project class is to help our students see that every person has a unique mission, that each individual has the capacity to impact, and that the combination of all these individual missions add up to make history -- our stories.
Students have the opportunity to grow through the interviewing process, family history research, and reading, in order to gather heroes' stories. As students study and ponder each story, search their scriptures for understanding and wisdom, and focus more deeply on the Lord, they can gain insight into human nature, and what characteristics and traits make a true hero.
Time | Ages 13 - 16 | Cell |
Mentors Co-Mentor Julie Ward | Level Depth or Breadth? | Tuition $40 |
Prerequisites
Sword of Freedom 2020
Materials Required
Homework
3-6 homework hours per week including the following: weekly free-write opinion papers (content, not length, matters here); read approximately 70-100 pages per week (includes two books and several speeches); Watch at least two movies and assigned videos; a 10-hero project to present at the end of the semester; and finding a WWII veteran to interview (or use family search).
Notes
Books Students Provide
Title: The Hiding Place
Required: Yes
Own or share with sibling? Can share
Notes: Available here from Amazon (If you already own a copy of this book, then an older version is acceptable. If not, the version I linked is preferable.)
Title: Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive (Adapted for Young Adults)
Required: Yes
Own or share with sibling? Can share
Notes: Available here from Amazon The copy in the link provided is preferable, but an older version is acceptable (highly recommend the Young Adult adaptation).