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11th November 2005, 12:00am

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KS3

Groups research and present brief biographies - eg Nightingale, Gandhi, Churchill, Mother Teresa, Mandela - then debate who is the most heroic, and why. What is a convincing argument?

KS4

Read Kipling’s poem, “If”, noting his use of rhythm, rhyme and antithesis.

Would students admire such a person in real life, or do these techniques sweep us along despite ourselves?

KS5

Discuss: In what sense(s) can Hamlet be said to be the hero of Shakespeare’s play? Is he “heroic”?

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