Sharing Stories About Grit
Grade
Grade 3
UNIT
2
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Grit
In Unit 2, Lesson 4, “Sharing Stories About Grit,” students will practice their reading skills by reading their stories to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partners’ stories. Then, students will participate in a class discussion about the different ways the stories showed grit. Finally, students will write two examples, on their worksheets, using complete sentences, of how other students’ stories showed grit.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Read aloud to a partner to support 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 grammar
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Prohuman Grade 3 Unit 2 Worksheet 4: Sharing Stories 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 stories about grit (from Lesson 3) with a partner.
- Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their stories to their partners. (10 min)
- Now we will discuss our stories about grit. Who would like to raise their hand and tell me how they, or the character in their story, showed grit? Write 2-3 examples on the board, with the student’s name and briefly describe what they said. (5 min)
- Finally, we will write on our worksheet two sentences about what we’ve heard.
GRADE 3 UNIT 2 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING STORIES ABOUT GRIT
Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.
ACTIVITY: Write 2 complete sentences about how your classmates’ stories showed grit.
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