1. Directions: Answer each of the questions below:
Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet. Place your homework on your desk.
Directions: Answer each of the questions below:
If you had to fight a pack of wolves, a flock of crows and a hive of bees, who would you rather have with you? The Tin Woodman, the Lion, the Scarecrow, or Dorothy and Toto? Why?
Based on what we have read so far, who is the “hero?”

2. Agenda
Chapter 12
Heroes Activity Sheet
Achieve 3000

4. Closing
Did the Tin Woodman feel like he was obliged to do what he did in chapter 12?

5. Additional Activity if Time Permits (Following Slides)

6. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet. Place your homework on your desk.
Directions: Make a copy of the following table on your ¼ sheet.
Objects
Actions
Descriptive words
Sky
Running
Cloudy

7. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet. Place your homework on your desk.
Now, write words in each column using the picture below. (For example: the SKY is an object. The lion RUNNING is an action. A descriptive word would be CLOUDY.

8. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet. Place your homework on your desk.
Now, use only those words to write a poetic description of the picture. Don’t use more than three words in each line. The final poem must make some kind of sense, overall. Your poem should be four to five lines long.

9. Essential Question
The Tin Woodman fought bravely for the group and sacrificed himself for them all. What was his motivation to fight and work so hard? Why did he give it his all? Which do you think you would fight harder for: a) something you want for yourself or b) the safety of others?