Writing an Informative Text About Courage
Grade
Grade 2
UNIT
5
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Courage
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.
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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
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
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.
- Write on the board: Writing an Informative Text about Courage
- 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.
- 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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