Charlie is like me in a lot of ways including his love for movies. Which is why in our Homeschool Class we use Movies as a learning tool along with magazines. Come check out our Homeschool Resource: Entertainment Weekly The Ultimate Guide to Spider-Man: The Comics, The Movies, The Multiverse.
Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man. Have you heard of the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home comes the ultimate guide to the teen superhero with radioactive blood, presented by the editors of Entertainment Weekly and featuring every actor who’s worn the mask.
The DVD includes an exclusive interview with the current Peter Parker, Marvel’s Tom Holland; a definitive timeline of every Spider-event, including that Broadway show; a ranking of all Parker’s foes on the big screen; an update on the animated Into the Spider-Verse sequel; and much more.
Please note that this product is an authorized edition published by the Meredith Corporation and sold by Amazon. This edition is printed using a high quality matte interior paper and printed on demand for immediate fulfillment.
About Spiderman
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. He has since been featured in films, television shows, novels, video games, and plays. Spider-Man is the alias of Peter Parker, an orphan raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City after his parents Richard and Mary Parker died in a plane crash. Lee and Ditko had the character deal with the struggles of adolescence and financial issues and gave him many supporting characters, such as Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson, and Harry Osborn; romantic interests Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, and the Black Cat; and foes such as Doctor Octopus, the Green Goblin, and Venom. In his origin story, Spider-Man gets superhuman spider-powers and abilities from a bite from a radioactive spider; these include clinging to surfaces and ceilings, superhuman strength, speed, and agility, and detecting danger with his precognition ability called “spider-sense.” He also builds wrist-mounted “web-shooter” devices that shoot artificial spider-webs of his own design that were meant to be used for fighting his enemies and web-swinging across the city. After his personal tragedy of his late Uncle Ben, Peter began using his spider-powers to fight against crime as Spider-Man.
When Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the protagonist. The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Parker, a high school student from Queens, New York, as Spider-Man’s secret identity, whose “self-obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness” were issues to which young readers could relate.
While Spider-Man had all the makings of a sidekick, unlike previous teen heroes such as Bucky and Robin, Spider-Man had no superhero mentor like Captain America and Batman; he thus had to learn for himself that “with great power comes great responsibility” — a line included in a text box in the final panel of the first Spider-Man story but later retroactively attributed to his guardian, his late Uncle Ben Parker.
Spelling Class:
Spider- Man Protagonist, Retroactively, Batman, Captain America, Teenagers, Comic Books, Sidekick, Peter Parker, Queens New York, Responsibility, Rejection, Inadequacy, Loneliness, Superhero Mentor, Tragedy, American Comic Books, Stan Lee, Amazing Fantasia, Video Games, Spider, Orphan, Entertainment Weekly The Ultimate Guide to Spider-Man: The Comics, The Movies, The Multiverse
Monday: Write your Spelling Words 5 times in ABC order
Tuesday: Use your Spelling Words in a Story or in sentences.
Wednesday: Write your spelling words in your Spelling Journal and include a definition for each word.
Thursday: Take a Pare- Spelling Test and write the words you miss 5 times.
Friday: Re-take your Spelling Test and if you made a hundred on Thursday then spend today reading and playing Games based on Spider-Man.
Reading Class:
Charlie will be reading Entertainment Weekly The Ultimate Guide to Spider-Man: The Comics, The Movies, The Multiverse and Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: With Great Power… (Mighty Marvel Masterworks: the Amazing Spider-man, 1) Book 1 of 61
Then Charlie will be writing a report on what he learned from the books in his Reading Journal.
Literature: Discussion Questions:
- How many Spider-Man movies is there?
- How many different actors played Spiderman?
- When and were did Spiderman get his Start from
Pick two of these questions to answer in your Reading Journal.
Math Class:
Look up facts on the Spiderman Movies and Books and turn them into Math facts for your family to work out.
Then let them create Math problems for you to work.
Write both sets of Math problems inside your Math Journal.
Drama Class:
Ask your parents to take you on a Field Trip to choose one Spider- Man move to watch and act out your favorite scene for your parents. Visit a Retro Clothing Store or your Thrift Stores and pick out a Outfit to wear during your performance.
Music Class:
Listen to the Soundtrack from some of the Spider-Man Movies and pick out a song to perform for your parents.
Write the Song inside your Music Journal.
Art Class:
Gather different Art Supplies and create a piece of Art showcasing all you learned about Spider-Man. Write a description of your Art piece inside your Art Journal.
Cooking Class:
Create Cookies showcasing different things to do with Spider-Man including cookies in the Shape of Spiders and Spider Webs.
Write the Cookie Recipe inside your Cooking Journal which get turned into a Cookbook at the end of the year.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
