Writing a Narrative About Optimism
Grade
Grade 1
UNIT
1
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Optimism
Unit 1, Lesson 3, “Writing a Narrative About Optimism,” reinforces the vocabulary word optimism. Students will have the opportunity to practice their narrative writing skills by writing a story of three sentences, with a beginning, middle, and end, that shows how they demonstrated optimism.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Compose three sentences that demonstrate comprehension of the word optimism
- Create a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Prohuman Grade 1 Unit 1 Worksheet 3: Writing a Narrative About Optimism
VOCABULARY:
- Optimism: I have hope and believe that my actions will help things to turn out well.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will write a personal story about optimism, of three sentences, with a beginning, middle, and end.
- Write optimism on the board.
- Here is an example of a story about a time I showed optimism. Write on the board:
Beginning: My car didn’t start and I didn’t know why.
Middle: I thought that if I took action I would be able to solve the problem.
End: I took my car to the repair shop and the repair person fixed my car.
- Now you will think of a time when you showed optimism and write your own story.
NOTE: Collect and keep the worksheet on the following page for the next day’s lesson in which students will share their stories with a partner.
GRADE 1 UNIT 1 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING A NARRATIVE ABOUT OPTIMISM
Optimism: I have hope and believe that my actions will help things to turn out well.
ACTIVITY: Write 3 sentences that explain a time when you showed optimism.
Beginning:
Middle:
End:
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