File 6: My Hero

As we were growing up, we surely looked to our parents as a strong role model to follow, always trying to imitate them in one way or another. Then, we grow older and our social circles expand so we start looking outward to other influences such as friends, teachers, even some acquaintances who leave a strong presence. Also, we look to musicians, actors and authors for inspiration and guidance.

If you stop to take notice on your beliefs and principles, you realize it is very difficult to separate what has been influenced by others and what has been a result of your own individual maturity as a person. This means that every time you defend your beliefs, you also honor those people in your life who have influenced you.

With this task we will honor only one of those person's who have left a positive mark on each and every one of us.

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1. TASK DESCRIPTION	Talk about how people one has known while growing up have made a positive impact in one's life through a visual presentation as well as share experiences with others.
2. WHAT I NEED	Aside from the list of items here, it is always best to let everyone personalize their presentation since it best reflects their personal style and influence. A hero or influential person (it can be a famous or non famous person; alive or dead) Photos of your hero A story to tell Examples of current things you do because of the positive influence Visuals for your presentation (digital or practical)
3. RECOMMENDED RESOURCES	Make Presentations and Collaborate with Google Docs [VIDEO] Discussions in Google Presentations [VIDEO] My Grandmother, My Influence [VIDEO] How Harry Potter has Influenced me [VIDEO] Aaliyah influenced me [VIDEO]
4. STEPS TO FOLLOW	Identify one person (alive or dead) who has influence you in your life Prepare a short bio of your influential person Identify what he or she is famous for if your hero is a family member or friend, he or she is famous within the family or friends circle for something; what is it? Take note of how you first met or came in contact with your influential person Take note, as best as you can, of the things in your life that have a direct link to the influence of your hero Using all the information you have gathered, prepare a presentation with text and visual as noted above, your presentation can be digital or practical.
5. HOW WILL I KNOW I HAVE FINISHED?	I have identified a person who has influenced me. I am able to talk about some of the most important events in the life of my influential person. I am able to mention how this person has influenced me. I am able to give examples which have been influenced by my influential person. I have prepared a presentation with all the information and visuals.
6. HOW WILL I PRESENT THIS?	This presentation will be made in front of the class
7. HOW WILL THIS TASK BE EVALUATED	This task is the third of three contained in Unit 6. The values presented here are partial to the 50% grade value the unit has in addition to the Learning Journal and Ongoing Evaluation. The task evaluation will be based on how well one speaks in public and can tell stories to share life experiences. public speaking and prepared stories [13%]