Sharing Informative Texts About Grit
Grade
Grade 2
UNIT
2
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Grit
Unit 2, Lesson 4, “Sharing Informative Texts About Grit,” reinforces the vocabulary word grit. Students will practice their reading skills by reading their informative texts to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partner’s informative texts. Then, students will write two sentences that name two ways they have shown grit. Finally, students will participate in a class discussion about how they have shown grit.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Read aloud to a partner to support the development of English pronunciation, syntax, and grammar
- Listen to a partner’s reading to develop active listening skills
- Participate in a class discussion to develop active listening and conversation skills
- Write complete sentences to practice correct English syntax and gramma
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Prohuman Grade 2 Unit 2 Worksheet 4: Sharing Informative Texts About Grit
VOCABULARY:
- Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will read our informative texts about grit (from the previous lesson’s worksheet) with a partner.
- Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their informative texts (written in Lesson 3) with their partners. (10 min)
- Now we will write one sentence on our worksheet that explains how we showed grit in the past. Finally, we will write one sentence on our worksheet that explains how we will show grit in the future.
- Ask students who would like to raise their hands and share how they have shown grit.
GRADE 2 UNIT 2 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING INFORMATIVE TEXTS ABOUT GRIT
Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.
ACTIVITY:
Write a sentence about a time in the past when you showed grit.
Write a sentence about how you can show grit in the future.
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