Lesson
1
:
Learning Grit from Literature
Grade
Grade 3
UNIT
2
•
Grit
In Unit 2, Lesson 1, “Learning Grit from Literature,” students will learn examples of grit from a classic work of children’s literature. Students will also create their own sentences demonstrating their comprehension of the word grit. Finally, students will practice reading and conversation skills by sharing sentences with classmates.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Listen to a read aloud to improve understanding of English sentence structure and comprehension
- Ask and answer questions to understand the meaning of a text
- Determine the central message, lesson, or moral of a story and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Tug of war rope (optional)
- Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4), by Deborah Hautzig (Adapter), L. Frank Baum
- Video: The Wizard of Oz in under 5 min by Debi Profeta
- Prohuman Grade 3 Unit 2 Worksheet 1: Learning Grit from Literature
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
- Write grit on the board.
- Ask students what grit means.
- Give students the definition: grit means we keep trying to reach our goals even when it is hard. We don’t give up.
- Let’s do an activity where you have to show grit for your team to win. Take kids outside to have a tug of war.
- Ask students how many of them have seen the movie The Wizard of Oz.
- For those who haven’t seen it, let’s watch a version of it cut down to 5 minutes. Play the video: The Wizard of Oz in under 5 min by Debi Profeta
- Read the book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4), by Deborah Hautzig (Adapter), L. Frank Baum
- Ask students to complete the questions on their worksheet.
- Have students read their sentences to a partner.
GRADE 3 UNIT 2 WORKSHEET 1: LEARNING GRIT FROM LITERATURE
Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.
ACTIVITY:
- Who are this story's 4 main characters, and what did they use their grit to seek?
- What is the story’s main message about grit?
- What in this story could be an ethical principle that everyone in the world could follow all the time?
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