Describe people who they feel embody many admirable qualities.
Students then share their responses.
Jot down the admirable qualities listed by students on the board. Discuss why many students in the class view some of the same qualities as admirable. Ask students to each select a person, either whom they know or don't know, who is alive right now and whom they greatly admire. Tell students to write this person's name at the top of a blank piece of paper. Then, ask students to brainstorm, for approximately ten minutes, what they know about their subjects.