Lesson
3
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Writing an Informative Text About Courage

Grade

Grade 2

UNIT

5

Courage

Last Updated:

June 5, 2025

Unit 5, Lesson 3, “Writing an Informative Text About Courage,” reinforces the vocabulary word courage. Students will have the opportunity to practice writing an informative text in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

SUGGESTED TIME:

20 minutes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Demonstrate comprehension of the word courage.
  • Write an informative text about courage that introduces the topic, uses facts and definitions to develop points, and provides a concluding statement or section
  • Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Prohuman Grade 2 Unit 5 Worksheet 3: Writing an Informative Text About Courage

VOCABULARY:

  • Courage: I do what I think is right even when I am afraid.

ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.2

Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.3

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

Moral Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of honesty and integrity, caring and compassion, gratitude, and the courage to take initiative

Moral Character B

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of honesty and integrity, caring and compassion, gratitude, and the courage to take initiative

Civic Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of fairness, respect, volunteering and contributing to the common good

Civic Character B

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of fairness, respect, volunteering and contributing to the common good

Civic Character B2

Demonstrate the ability to be respectful, courteous and polite

Self-Awareness A2

Identify personal strengths (e.g., honesty, curiosity, listening)

Social-Awareness A3

Demonstrate the ability to listen carefully and intentionally to others

Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 1

Initiate and engage in conversation and social interactions with classmates, peers, and adults

Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 7

Play games and appropriately participate in small group classroom activities

Responsible and Ethical Decision-Making 1

Describe a rule or principle that everyone should strive to live by (e.g., be kind, be honest, try your best)

LESSON PROCEDURE

Today we will write an informative text about how Ruby Bridges showed courage. An informative text introduces a topic, uses facts and definitions to develop points, and provides a concluding statement or section.

  1. Write on the board: Writing an Informative Text about Courage 
  2. Let’s work together by filling out our worksheet.

    Topic: Courage is when people do what they think is right even when they are afraid.

    Fact 1: 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in the case, Brown v. Board of Education, that separate public schools for white children, which black children were not able to attend, was unconstitutional, meaning not allowed.

    Fact 2: Many people did not want schools to be integrated and, though it was a federal ruling, state governments were not doing their part in enforcing the new laws.
  3. Now each student will finish this informative text, on their worksheet, by writing two facts about how the role Ruby Bridges played in this situation, and a conclusion about how Ruby showed courage.

NOTE: Collect and keep the worksheet on the following page for the next day’s lesson in which students will share their informative texts with a partner.

GRADE 2 UNIT 5 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING AN INFORMATIVE TEXT ABOUT COURAGE

Courage: I do what I think is right even when I am afraid.  

ACTIVITY: Write an informative text about how Ruby Bridges showed courage.

Topic:

Fact 1: 

Fact 2: 

Fact 3: 

Fact 4: 

 Conclusion: 

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