The anti-hero

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – analyze the concept of anti-heroes in literature and popular media, exploring their narrative function and audience impact;

• – practice C2-level language skills with synonym generation, sentence transformation, phrase categorization, and error correction;

• – watch a video about “An Anti-Hero of One’s Own” and answer comprehension questions.

In this C2 ESL lesson plan, students will examine the concept of anti-heroes in literature and popular media. We will analyze how authors craft these complex characters and discuss the impact of anti-heroes on narrative and audience perception.

Warm-Up

Students will come up with synonyms for the words in the text.

Video

Students will watch a short video titled “An anti-hero of one’s own – Tim Adams.” After watching, students will answer questions to check for comprehension.

Exercises

Students will replace parts of sentences with given words. In the second exercise, they will sort phrases into correct categories. Lastly, they will cross out incorrect words in sentences.

Reading

Students will read a short text about anti-heroes and answer questions about the text.

Discussion

At the end of the lesson, students will answer questions to spark a discussion.