Superheroes make great topics for stories. They have impressive powers, unique enemies, and interesting things always seem to happen to them. But how did they get those powers? Where do their enemies come from?
You have the chance in today's class to think about a superhero's origin story. Remember that a superhero's Origin Story is different from a regular story because it explains how they got their powers, and it usually shows some kind of obstacle or extreme hardship which inspires them to use their powers – this should be the moral of the Origin Story. Use the answers to the following questions to help guide your story:
- Who is your superhero, and what does he or she look like? You
can use an existing superhero, or make one of your own.
- What are his or her powers?
- How did they get their powers? Did they discover them? Pay
for them?
- What does his or her costume look like?
- Where were they born and where did they come from?
- Who are their sidekicks/friends/butlers (etc) and how did
they meet them (if they have any of those)?
- What kinds of obstacles do they face? How do their hardships
inspire them to use their superpowers to help other people?
Here are some ideas for superheroes that you could use:
- Batman
- Wonderwoman
- Superman
- Batgirl
- any of the Xmen (Wolverine, Jean Grey, Professor X
How about other fictional characters with heightened human abilities, or famous people?:
- James Bond
- Nancy Drew
- Sherlock Holmes
- Cleopatra
Or, make up your own superhero:
- The Princess Ninja
- The Homework Assassin
- Nerdgirl
- Lightningboy
Once you have written your story, try turning it into a poem!
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