Mr. Wolfgang Allen: A Superhero Who Does What’s [Write]
Written by Don Allen as an exemplar for 7th grade English and the unit: The Marvel and DC Universe through the Lens of Postmodernism. Students took the following steps to complete their superhero origin stories. Beginning (Describe how your character started as a normal person.) Before he ever picked up a pen, Wolfgang Allen was a quiet boy growing up in a small flat above a bookstore in London. He loved words but didn’t realize they could be powerful. He read everything, from comics to cookbooks, because reading made the world feel less confusing. Teachers noticed he was a thinker, but his writing was always rushed and full of errors. He often asked himself, “Why does writing matter?” Then one day, something changed. Middle (Describe the event that changed them.) On a rainy afternoon, while cleaning out the bookstore’s attic, Wolfgang found an old journal that belonged to his grandfather, a teacher and writer during World War II. Inside was a message scribbled in ink: “If you can writ...