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The hero connection: From Beowulf to Batman: After reading Beowulf,students will identify Beowulf's heroic traits, generalize from these traits a list of typical traits for heroes, and then use these traits to compare Beowulf with contemporary heroes. As a culminating activity, students will define their concept of hero and then create a booklet of personal heroes from various areas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Hilda Caldwell.

Saving a piano from floodwaters: Teenage heroes in chest-deep water remove a piano from a flooded house in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Quiet leadership: Tips for leading effectively behind the scenes.; By Chris Hitch.

Countryside surrounding Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico: A green rolling hillside is dotted with trees and patches of brown. Jagged mountains rise in the background. This photo was taken outside of the town of Dolores Hidalgo. The town was made famous because of the efforts of Miguel Hidalgo, one of the heroes of...; Format: image/photograph

Stone Mountain: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 12; Quartzite is not the only erosion-resistant rock that has formed monadnocks on North Carolina's Piedmont. Another major rock type — granite — has also been responsible for monadnock formation. Granite is a granular rock made primarily of feldspar...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Statue of Miguel Hidalgo in Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico: A bronze statue of a man holding a flag stands atop a tall stone pedestal. Eagles adorn the middle section of the pedestal, while a large square plaque fills the lower section. This statue is of Miguel Hidalgo in the town of Dolores Hidalgo. Miguel Hidalgo...; Format: image/photograph

Dancing deities: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 11; The asparas in mirror image stances balance on one bent leg in active positions typical of classical Southeast Asian dances. One hand is held above the head and the other in front of the chest with their wrists and fingers stretched...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station: Located on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks, the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station is the most complete site of remaining life-saving stations in North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Man lays wreath at stone memorial on Independence Day, August 17, 1986: A Balinese man formally dressed in white pants and a red jacket and hat bends over to lay a flower wreath at a stone memorial during a ceremony for Indonesia's Independence Day, August 17, 1986. The man's outfit is coordinated to match the Indonesian flag:...; Format: image/photograph

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Provides information about the conservation of coastal birds in this area as well as background information about the Cape Hatteras, Bodie Island, and Ocracoke Island lighthouses.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Statue of El Pipila in Guanajuato, Mexico: A large stone statue is seen from the bottom looking up. The statue depicts a man moving forward holding a torch. This statue celebrates the actions of one of the earliest heroes of Mexico's movement for independence, Juan José de los Reyes Martínez, or...; Format: image/photograph

The mythology connection: Mythology is fascinating and students enjoy the research and learning more about different characters. By allowing them to choose some of the activities for the booklet, they take more ownership in learning. They also enjoy dressing up and pretending to become a mythological character. This unit incorporates many goals in a fun and stimulating way.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Cindy Bowman.

The Lowry War: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.12; Many Lumbee Indians in Robeson County resented the demands of the Confederate army. In 1864, members of the Lowry family raided the homes of wealthy slaveholders. The Home Guard executed Allen Lowry and his son William, but another son, Henry Berry Lowry, hid in the woods for years as outlaws, becoming folk heroes.; Format: article

Adjectives: Hero versus Villain: Students will compare and contrast a hero and a villain through a variety of oral and written activities.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages); By Rebecca Watkins.

Remembering Nat Turner: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.10; A poem published in an African American newspaper, 1884, remembering Nat Turner as a hero. Includes historical commentary.; Format: poetry

Orozco mural of Miguel Hidalgo: A brightly-colored stylized mural of Miguel Hidalgo adorns a stone wall. Miguel Hidalgo is one of the heroes of Mexico's War of Independence. Hidalgo was a parish priest who called his Indian parishioners to revolt on September 16, 1810 (currently Mexico's...; Format: image/photograph

Women in flight: Using music to study American women pioneers in flight: As North Carolina's 97-98 Christa McAuliffe Teaching Fellow, I designed this plan to musically enhance the 5th grade social studies of American heroes, focusing on women pioneers in flight. It is intended to utilize singing and rhythmic activities to compare and contrast the lives of Amelia Earhart and Christa McAuliffe. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to successfully complete a solo trans-Atlantic flight and tragically disappeared while attempting to fly around the world in 1937. Christa McAuliffe was selected for NASA's Teacher-in-Space program and tragically died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. I traditionally use this plan close to the January 28 anniversary of the shuttle disaster.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Music Education and Social Studies); By Robin Smathers.

Stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Rama walking with monkey allies: A stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Rama walking with monkey allies. Realistically portrayed, the monkeys and people in this carved bas relief walk together in line to the right of the image. Wearing tall Javanese-style crowns and waistcloths, the monkey...; Format: image/photograph

Memorial Day: Memorial Day was established after the Civil War as "Decoration Day," so called because of the custom of decorating soldiers' graves with flowers.; Format: article

An American hero: Harriet Tubman: In this lesson, the school librarian and classroom teacher should work together to teach students about the life of Harriet Tubman in recognition of African-American History and Cultural Heritage Month.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills and Social Studies); By Floanna Long.

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