Each 30-minute program recreates the aura of each American or British author. Have students create a Hero Thesis. Using research from the web and the ITV programs, have students select one author they believe to be a hero of their time. Students should relate literary works and authors to major themes and issues of their eras and fully support why they believe the individual to be a hero. Here students can offer feedback, questions, and suggestions to one another.
Students can communicate throughout the school and around the world.
Return to top Speaking of Heroes Nominate your own young hero in WVPT's Eleventh Annual Young Heroes Award contest. One resource that is sometimes under-utilized is the parent volunteer pool at your school. Parents could record programs at home, help organize a list and schedule of the ITV programs to be recorded, or simply assist in cataloging or shelving the recorded programs. It's a great way to get parents involved while helping teachers get the resources they need. From there, three programs help students learn how a telescope works, what an astronomer studies during a night's work, and what an astronomer sees in the night sky.