Hero Sites:

My Hero
http://myhero.com/home.asp
My Hero illuminates the "unsung" heroes in the cities, towns, and countries where we live. The Guestbook contains descriptions submitted of hero. The site is also searchable.

Meet Amazing Americans
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa
Library of Congress's site on amazing Americans.

Giraffe Country
http://www.giraffe.org/
The Giraffe Heroes Project highlights "real heroes, people who stick their necks our for the common good," and tells their story.

Academy of Achievement
http://www.achievement.org/
Academy of Achievement brings together a group of "extraordinary individuals who have shaped our time." The Gallery of Achievement contains halls for the arts, business, public service, science and exploration, sports and the American Dream. There are also halls with people know for their integrity, perseverance, courage, preparation, vision, and passion. All the halls may be search and for teachers there is a Curriculum Center containing lessons and more information.

Yahooligans Great Kids
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc3/yahooligans/great_kids
List of sites with information on kids who are heroes.
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Biographies Sites:      [top]

Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/
This dictionary contains 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world. The dictionary can be searched by several ways: achievements, professions, names etc.

Biography
http://www.biography.com/
...a new site from A&E; search a database of over 15,000 famous people

Biographies
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/biohc.html
...links to common biographies students often need for reports: includes African Americans, Hispanics, artists and women.

Lives, the Biography Resource
http://amillionlives.com/

Spotlight Biography
http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/
This is the Smithsonian's site for famous and not-so-famous American artists, athletes, soldiers, scientists, inventors, social reformers, and other interesting people.

Time's 100 Poll
http://www.pathfinder.com/time/time100/time100poll.html
Users will find biographies and background information on the "most important people of the 20th century." The site comes from TIME magazine.

The Past Men of the Year
http://www.time.com/time/special/moy/moypast.html

Women of NASA
http://questdb.arc.nasa.gov/content_search_women.htm

The National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/

Women Who Changed History Honor Roll
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/women/

Nobel Prize Women in Science
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309072700/html/

Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/

Lesson Plan     [top]

EDSITEment-What Makes a Hero?
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=251
Introduction: "A common lament one hears today is that young people lack heroes to emulate. Is that true? Do your students have heroes? Who are they? What qualities of a hero do they represent? Which historical figures would students recognize to be heroes? Are there contemporary or even local figures with similar qualities?"

Career Information on Your Hero:      [top]

Overview of BLS Career Information
http://www.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm
Do you need to know more about the career of your hero? Take a look here.

Questions to Ask of Your Hero:      [top]

Oral History Questions
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/oralhist.htm
A list of questions to ask someone you are interviewing.

Writing a Biography:             [top]

Biography Maker
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
Students will appreciate this site when it's writing time. These online lessons explain what a biography should be and walk writers through questioning, learning, synthesis, and story-telling. The site also includes embedded links to relevant Internet resources and tips for effective writing.

Writing Argumentative Essays
http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writingcenter/OWL/Argument.html
Six steps to writing an argumentative essays.

How to Present the Information Orally:      [top]

The Virtual Presentation Assistant
http://www.ku.edu/~coms/virtual_assistant/vpa/vpa.htm
-- is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills. Topics include selecting and researching your topic, analyzing your audience, supporting your points, using visual aids, public speaking Web links, and more.

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