Saturday

Taking a little break from student projects this week - I thought I could post some pics of my day today with my dear students!

Preparing lots of surprises!

My superhero (by Alex)

If I were a superhero, I would like to be Spiderman. And this is because he is the most powerful and the cleverest of all.
Generally, this was the one I loved since I was young and he has always helped everyone.
Spiderman is resilient, mentally efficient and intelligent. He always helps people and gets them out of trouble. And the most important: He always considers the sake of the world.
His impressive tricks make all people love him. He does not hesitate in any situation. He helps everyone.The reasons above are why I would like to be Spiderman, as well as because he is adored by everyone

Superpowers (by Christina)

If I had the chance to choose what super powers I'd like to have, I would like to have the power of playing with the time, the possibilty of changing my outfit and my identity and to stretch and make my arms and legs smaller.

I would like to have the power of watching the future and go back in time and change things that I believe could be better to be changed.

I would like to have the power of changing my outfit and my identity at any time I want.

So if I have these two powers I coul;d go back in time and change my identity and be in the body of Adolf Hitler so I could stop the war. Or I could be in the body of Albert Einstein and because of this reason I know how the life and the physics is nowadays, I as Albert Einstein I could bring out the discovery faster and so life would be easierand much more developed in the year of 2008.

If I could stretch and make my legs and smaller, it would be very practical for my. I could lay on my bed in front of the tv and take everything I need from the kitchen with my stretched arm! I could get everything I want without standing up!! But the negative side is that I will get fatter! When I am so fat that I don't like myself I would change identity so I won't have any problem!!!

Ma favourite superhero (by Giannis)

My favourite suprhero is Superman. He was born on planet Krypton and he came mysteriously to Earth. Mr and Mrs Kent found him and took care of him. They named him Clark. They weren't very rich but they were good people. They were farmers. Clark grew up and understood his special powers. He was very strong, fast and he could fly. He saved and helped many people.

My superhero (by Angela)

My favourite superhero is Batman. I like him very much because he is a very handsome and mysterious guy!!! I also like his style and the way he fights with his enemies ans especially with joker.

He has many skills which he uses against his enemies! He has a beautiful, big, black car with many doors and many mechanical things! His uniform is very complicated. It has a long cloak, black boots and dull mask! He really doesn't want anyone to discover his identity! I truly love Batman and his state of life!

Captain America

Captain America is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941), from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics.[1] Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books have been sold in a total of 75 countries.[2]
While the term "Captain America" technically applies to whomever is chosen to wear the costume and given the Shield (the U.S. Government sees itself as "owning" the persona), for nearly all of the character's publication history Captain America was the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[3] a sickly young man who was given enhanced strength and reflexes by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort. Captain America wears a costume that utilizes an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as a weapon.
An intentionally patriotic creation who was often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II, Captain America was Timely's most popular character during World War II. After the war ended, the character's popularity waned and he disappeared by the 1950s aside from an ill-fated revival in 1953. Captain America was reintroduced during the Silver Age of comics when he was revived from suspended animation by the superhero team the Avengers in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). Since then, Captain America has often led the team, as well as starring in his own series. Steve Rogers was killed in Captain America vol. 5, #25 (March 2007), although the Captain America series continues publication.[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America

http://captain-america.us/

The Powerpuff Girls

The Powerpuff Girls is an Emmy-winning American animated television series which premiered in 1998 about three little girls in kindergarten who have superpowers. Created by animator Craig McCracken, the program was produced by Hanna-Barbera until 2001 when Cartoon Network Studios took over production for Cartoon Network. The series is a spoof on American superheroes as well as Japanese Tokusatsu heroes like Super Sentai. As is typical in McCracken's work, the show also makes heavy use of references to older pop culture, particularly the famous English musical group The Beatles.
The animation director is Genndy Tartakovsky, of Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack fame, who also directed many of the show's episodes himself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Powerpuff_Girls

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ppg/

http://www.coloring.ws/ppg1.htm

Superhero high

Looking for materials about super powers and heroes to work with your studentts? What if they are just beginners? A wonderful idea is to use the British Council's page - really funny story! Kids will love it!

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-superhero-high.htm

(thanks Craig for the tip)

Aquaman

Aquaman is a fictional comic book superhero who appears in DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in More Fun Comics #73 (Nov. 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles, Aquaman later featured in his own title multiple times. Nearly two decades later, during the superhero-revival period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books, he was a founding member of the Justice League of America. Later still, in the 1990s-present Modern Age of Comic Books, Aquaman's character became more serious, with storylines depicting the weight of his title.
Aquaman has also appeared in animated and live-action television programs. In pop culture, Aquaman has been the subject of satire and mockery for his powers, which are often portrayed as useless, including the "worst video game award" from X-Play

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaman

http://www.aquamantv.com/

power rangers

Power Rangers is a long-running American children's television series adapted from the Japanese tokusatsu Super Sentai Series, though it is not simply an English dub of the original. Rather, it is a 'new' production with English-speaking actors spliced in with the original Japanese footage in varying ratios. Due to the very Japanese nature of many of the Super Sentai Series' stories and design, the American shows are altered to fit a Western audience. However, many of the action sequences featuring the characters in costume and the mecha (referred to as "Zords" in the English series) are typically dubbed.
The series that began the franchise was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which began broadcasting as part of the Fox Kids group of programs that aired on the Fox network. It lasted for three seasons (from 1993 to 1996). The franchise has continued, and as of 2007 has consisted of 15 television seasons, 14 different series, and two theatrical films. The fifteenth season and thirteenth series, Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive, debuted on February 26, 2007,[1] and completed on November 12, 2007. The new series, Power Rangers: Jungle Fury debuted on February 18, 2008.
The Power Rangers series was distributed by Saban Entertainment from 1993 until the end of 2001 and was broadcast on Fox until the fall of 2002. The franchise was purchased by the Walt Disney Company as a part of the buyout that took place between 2001 and 2002.[2] This resulted in Fox Family Worldwide becoming ABC Family Worldwide.[2] This buyout also included Saban Entertainment becoming BVS Entertainment, from News Corporation, Fox's parent company, and Haim Saban.[2] The show continued to air on Fox until its Fox Kids package was dismantled in the United States. Since September 2002, all Power Rangers shows have aired on various Disney-owned networks (ABC Kids, Toon Disney and Jetix channels worldwide). ABC Family, another Disney-owned network, also used to air Power Rangers until it did away with its Jetix timeslot after August 31, 2006. As of 2007, Disney Channel remains the only Disney-owned network that has never aired Power Rangers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers

Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four (also known as the Fantastic 4) is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961), which helped to usher in a new naturalism in the medium. They were the first superhero team created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby.
There are four core individuals traditionally associated with the Fantastic Four, who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space. Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a scientific genius and the leader of the group who can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes. The Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm) is Reed's wife; she can render herself invisible and project powerful force fields. The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) is Sue's younger brother, who can generate flames, surround himself with them and fly. The final member is the monstrous Thing (Ben Grimm), their grumpy but benevolent friend, who possesses superhuman strength and endurance. Since the original four's 1961 introduction, the Fantastic Four have been portrayed as a somewhat dysfunctional yet loving family. Breaking convention with other comic-book archetypes of the time, they would squabble and hold grudges both deep and petty, and eschew anonymity or secret identities in favor of celebrity status.
The Fantastic Four have been adapted into other media, including four animated television series, an aborted 1990s low-budget film, the major motion picture Fantastic Four (2005), and its sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120667/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_4

Super gadgets of the future

I was browsing around to find some new superhero ideas and I came across this blog.

According to it you can aquire super powers through technology and gadgets inspired by comics and superhero movies!

Follow this link for the actual article!

So are you ready to be strong like superman, fast as spiderman and invisible like the fantastic Four?

X-Men

The X-Men is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they debuted in The X-Men #1, published in September 1963. The X-Men are fictitious mutants who, as a result of a sudden leap in evolution, are born with latent superhuman abilities, which generally manifest themselves at puberty. In the stories, many ordinary humans harbor an intense fear and/or distrust of mutants (often referred to as Homo sapiens superior), who are regarded by a number of scientists as the next step in human evolution and are thus widely viewed as a threat to human civilizations; mutants who use their powers for criminal ends exacerbate the tensions. The X-Men were formed by the benevolent Professor Charles Xavier, (a.k.a. Professor X), a wealthy mutant who founded an academy to train young mutants to protect themselves and the world from Magneto, the Brotherhood of Mutants and other mutant threats.
The X-Men comic book series was one of comicdom’s earliest and most influential trendsetters in adopting a multicultural central cast; during the 1970s, the roster was diversified, adding characters from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, and the Soviet Union. Characters representing many other ethnicities and cultural backgrounds have subsequently been added. The stories themselves have often included themes relating to the status of minorities, including assimilation, tolerance, and beliefs regarding a "superior race".
The X-Men have been adapated into films and television shows. The television shows have included one of the most successful Saturday morning programs, X-Men: The Animated Series and the hit Kids WB! animated series X-Men: Evolution. In 2000, the X-Men movie directed by Bryan Singer was released and featured Patrick Stewart (as Professor Charles Xavier), James Marsden (as Scott Summers / Cyclops), Halle Berry (as Storm), Hugh Jackman (as Wolverine), and Anna Paquin (as Rogue). Its sequel X2: X-Men United was released in 2003, again directed by Singer. A third X-Men movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, directed by Brett Ratner, was released May 26, 2006. By 2008, two more films were in development, one featuring the origin of Wolverine and the other featuring the origins of Magneto

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120903/

http://www.x-menthelaststand.com/