TASK 1: Who are these superheroes? Label each one in the space provided.

TASK 2: List at least 5 other superheroes.

TASK 3: Who is your favourite and why? What is their superhero costume

like?

TASK 4: Add a picture or a drawing here.

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My favourite superhero is ……………………………… . This is because ……………

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He / she wears …………………………………………………………………………………………

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TASK 5: Here are some powers a superhero might have. Which

do you think are the most useful? Rank them in order from 1 to 10.

TASK 6: Look at the powers, you

ranked 1 to 5.

On a separate piece of paper,

write a short paragraph

(about 5 sentences) on how you

would use them.

Unbelievable speed Superhuman strength Invisibility Agility

Shape shifting Ability to read people’s thoughts Ability to fly

Ability to climb buildings X-ray vision Ability control the weather

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2

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4

5

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10

TASK 7: No superhero is complete without an arch enemy. These are the

supervillains!! But which superheroes and villains go together. Match the

pairs below. (If you’re not sure, you can research on line). To help you, the

heroes are in green and the villains are in red.

Green Lantern

Sinestro

Wolverine Batman

The Joker

X Men

Magneto

Lex Luther Superman

Green Goblin

Spiderman

Dare Devil

King Pin

Captain America

Red Skull

TASK 8: Look up these words in a dictionary. (You can use an online one if

you like). Write a definition for each one.

a) Heartless.

b) Compassionate

c) Self-sacrificing

d) Reckless

e) Brutal

TASK 9: Do the following words relate to heroes or villains? Fill out the chart

below. If you think they could relate to both, put them into the both column.

Hero

Villain Both

Fast Heartless Strong Secretive Violent Dangerous Intelligent Evil

Self-sacrificing Kind Brave Hated Caring Cruel Feared Moral

Good looking Determined Organised Reckless Brutal Compassionate

Law-abiding

TASK 10: Write as many adjectives as you can in each box to describe the

characters. Remember an adjective is a describing word. You can use some

words from TASK 9 if you wish. Colour the pictures if you want.

TASK 11: Read the following description of Superman. Match the highlighted

words to the definitions.

Superman is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds. His hair is jet black,

with a natural curl in front, and he has blue eyes. He has a rugged

bodybuilder’s physique and a square “hero’s jaw.” His costume is essentially

a pair of bright blue long johns, red trunks and boots, a red cape and a yellow

belt. The famous Superman logo -- the seal of his Kryptonian family --

appears on his chest. Superman is gentle, kind-hearted and selfless. He is also

resolute, with a firm knowledge of right and wrong and an ability to act

decisively in a crisis.

His perennial love interest is fellow "Daily Planet" reporter Lois Lane.

Superman has superhuman strength and is invulnerable. He can fly. He

possesses X-ray vision, allowing him to see through walls, and he has heat

vision, allowing him to shoot red-hot beams out of his eye. He can exhale

with hurricane force if he chooses, as well as supercool his breath to freeze

objects. His only weakness is kryptonite: radioactive meteorites from his

home planet that render him powerless and poison him.

a) Breathe out = -----------------------------------------------

b) The form and size of a person’s body = -------------------------

c) Lasting or existing for a long time = ---------------------------------------------

d) Purposeful, determined = ----------------------------------------

e) In a manner that produces a definite result = -----------------------------

f) Impossible to harm or damage = --------------------------------------------------

TASK 12: Read the description again and complete the table below with

details from the text.

Height

Weight

Eyes

Hair

Costume

Personality

Love interest

Super powers

TASK 13: TRUE OR FALSE?

a) Superman is quite short and fat.

b) The logo on his chest is his family’s seal.

c) The only thing that can harm him is Kryptonite.

d) Superman can’t make decisions easily when he needs to.

e) Lois Lane is a journalist.

f) Superman can see through walls.

g) When he breathes in, he can cause hurricanes.

TASK 14: You are going to create your own superhero. You are going to get

some ideas by interviewing some of the people in your family and asking

them what they think a superhero should be like. Make some notes to help

with your ideas. Here are some questions you could ask.

If you were a

superhero, would you

be male or female?

How old would you be?

Where would you live?

What would your superhero

name be? And what would

your alter ego name be?

What would your

costume be like? What

colour?

What super powers

would you have? What vehicle would

you have?

How did you

get your

powers?

What logo would

you have on your

costume? What weaknesses

do you have?

What is the name

of your arch

enemy? What do

they look like?

In your opinion,

what is the best

part of being a

super hero?

And finally, what is the worst

part of being a super hero?

TASK 15: Now you should have lots of ideas of your own. You could ask

someone to ‘hot seat’ you and ask you the same questions, if they have time.

Then fill out the ideas grid below.

My Superhero

Name of superhero

Name of alter ego

Age

Appearance

Height

Weight

Eyes and hair

Personality and character traits

Weaknesses

Super powers

Costume and logo

Arch enemy

Best and worst things about being a superhero

TASK 16: You are now going to write about your superhero.

• Write on a separate piece of paper.

• Write in the first person as if you are the character – using I.

• Start with the name and follow the arrows from box to box.

• Write in full sentences.

• Each box should be a new paragraph.

• Add a drawing of your character if you choose.

TASK 17: Design a logo for your superhero.

TASK 18: Write 3 reasons why you chose this design.

I chose this design because --------------------------------------------------------------------

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TASK 19: If you can, go to the internet and watch the following clip. Don’t

worry if you can’t find it, just leave out tasks 19 and 20.

You could also try googling you tube Penguin! Plan!

TASK 20: Write a short paragraph, about 5 – 7 sentences, about what you

think will happen next.

TASK 21: Read the following account by one of Batman’s arch enemies, The

Penguin.

I hate Batman! I mean, I really hate Batman! He has absolutely no sense of

humour. We’ve known each other for a long time now and he is seriously boring.

Take yesterday for example. I was working downtown as usual, just trying to

execute my evil plan of taking over the world, when who should show up? Yes.

You’ve got it in one. Batman.

My cunning plan was to destroy Gotham City by using a forcefield to crash an

asteroid into it. I hate Gotham City just as much as I hate Batman. I was then going

to use cyber animals, (which I’d stolen obviously), to pick through the rubble and

find anything valuable. The cyber animals were magnificent! They had been

invented by a brilliant scientist, who met rather a nasty end. How sad!

It was all going so well. The forcefield was working. Police were crashing into it.

The city was in chaos. There was a spectacular light show in the sky! And then,

Batman showed up ……

The Penguin’s Story

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=penguin%27s+plan+to+take+over+the+world+batman&docid=60803

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TASK 22: Read The Penguin’s Story again. You are going to look for nouns,

adjectives and verbs. Highlight or underline all the nouns in one colour, the

adjectives in another colour and the verbs in another. If you’re not sure

which are which, the following poem might help.

TASK 23: Now on a separate piece of paper, rewrite the story from Batman’s

point of view. Use as many details from the video and The Penguin’s Story as

you can. Remember to use the first person (I) as this is Batman’s account.

Also use the past tense as the events are over.

TASK 24: Imagine you are a reporter for The Gotham City News. Write 7

questions you would like to ask an eye witness.

TASK 25: Imagine the headlines on the following day. Create the front page

of The Gotham City News. You’ll need to include a date, headlines and

subheadings, some details of what happened, an eyewitness report and

some pictures. Use the examples below to help you.

TASK 26: Read the facts about Superman and fill in the gaps

in the sentences with a word from the box.

Superman’s _________ were called Siegel and Shuster and

they first thought of him as a ______________. ____________

for them, they sold the rights to Superman for $130. If they

hadn’t, they would have made a ______. Superman was first

__________ in a comic in 1939 and preceded Batman by a few

____________.

The U.S. ____________ censored Superman during World War

II, because of references made to ______ bombs. At the time

all work on atomic bombs was top ___________.

Most Superman love interests have the ________ L.L. Over

the years, he has been in love with Lyra Lerrol, Lori Lemarris,

Lana Lang and most ___________ of all Lois Lane.

Finally, an Illinois town, called Metropolis, embraced

Superman ____________ to be his home town. They found

this brought in a lot of _____________ and was good for

trade.

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creators published tourists famously

government unfortunately atomic

claiming

TASK 27: Watch a superhero film of your choice. Complete a film review. See

attached sheet.

TASK 28: Research Marvel Comics. Create a poster or PowerPoint to show

what you have found out. You should include at least 8 facts and 3 pictures.

TASK 29: Create your own comic strip. It can include a superhero of your

choice or it could be the one you invented earlier. Use the attached sheet to

help you if you need it.

TASK 30: Over the last few weeks, we have been talking about some of our

key workers being ‘Superheroes’. Design a card or poster to say ‘Thank you’

to them. Remember not every superhero wears a cape.

Superhero Movie Review

The movie I watched is

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I think it was a great movie, because

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The main stars are

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They play the roles of

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The film is about

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I thought the film was

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I would recommend it to

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I thought the film was

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I would recommend it to

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I would give the film ……… stars.

(Draw them on).

Picture of the star or stars.