Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.

Using the comics given to them in class, students will find the similarities between the characters that are identifies as “heroes”.

Objective: Students will be able to find common characteristics in comic book “heroes” and compare how these relate to their own “ideal heroes”.

Activity: Using the comics given to them in class, students will find the similarities between the characters that are identifies as “heroes”. The characters will be Superman, He-Man, She-Ra and Spiderman. Students will then get into groups and compare how these comic book heroes are similar and different from their own ideal heroes.

Assessment:Students can make connections between familiar heroes and their own image of a hero.