Writing a Narrative About Grit
Grade
Grade 1
UNIT
2
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Grit
Unit 2, Lesson 3, “Writing a Narrative About Grit,” reinforces the vocabulary word grit. 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 grit.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Compose three sentences that demonstrate comprehension of the word grit
- Create a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Video: Emmanuel’s Gift - Film Trailer by Rotten Tomatoes (~2 min)
- Book: Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson or
- Video: Read aloud of Emmanuel’s Dream (~7 min)
- Prohuman Grade 1 Unit 2 Worksheet 2: Learning Grit from a Nonfiction Text
VOCABULARY:
- Prohuman Grade 1 Unit 2 Worksheet 3: Writing a Narrative About Grit
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will write a personal story about grit, of three sentences, with a beginning, middle, and end.
- Write grit on the board.
- Here is an example of a story about a time I showed grit. Write on the board:
Beginning: I was having a hard time finishing my lesson for today’s class. My brother kept asking me to play.
Middle: I thought that if I told my brother that I needed to focus on my lesson, then I would finish it.
End: I focused on my lesson and finished it.
- Think of a time when you showed grit 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 2 WORKSHEET 2: LEARNING GRIT FROM A NONFICTION TEXT
Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.
Write the word grit:
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ACTIVITY: Write a story of 3 sentences that explain a time when you showed grit.
Beginning:
Middle:
End:
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