Lesson
2
:
Learning Courage from a Nonfiction Text
Grade
Grade 3
UNIT
5
•
Courage
In Unit 5, Lesson 2, “Learning Courage from a Nonfiction Text,” students will learn an example of courage from the life of a real person. By independently reading a nonfiction text, students will develop their reading comprehension skills. Finally, students will create sentences that demonstrate their reading comprehension and share their sentences with a partner.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Read a nonfiction text independently to develop reading comprehension skills
- Demonstrate understanding of the main idea of a nonfiction text
- Compose sentences that demonstrate comprehension of the word courage
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
- Practice reading and conversation skills by sharing sentences with classmates
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Video: Bessie Coleman by Biography (~2 min)
- Book: Fly High: The Story of Bessie Coleman by Louise Borden or
- Video: Read aloud of Fly High: The Story of Bessie Coleman by Miss Alivia Reads (~17 min)
- Prohuman Grade 3 Unit 5 Worksheet 2: Learning Courage from a Nonfiction Text
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
- Without giving any information, show students this image from a Biography article about Bessie Coleman.
- Ask students what they notice about this image.
- Ask students what they wonder about this image.
- Ask students if anyone knows who this is.
- Play the video: Bessie Coleman by Biography (~2 min)
- Read the book Fly High: The Story of Bessie Coleman by Louise Borden or
- Play the video: Read aloud of Fly High: The Story of Bessie Coleman by Miss Alivia Reads (~17 min)
- Have students write the answers to the worksheet questions.
- Have students share their answers with a partner.
GRADE 3 UNIT 5 WORKSHEET 2: LEARNING COURAGE FROM A NONFICTION TEXT
Courage: I do what I think is right even when I am afraid.
ACTIVITY:
- How was Bessie Coleman treated unfairly because of her gender and race?
- How did Bessie show courage?
- How did Bessie help others?
- What did you learn about courage from Bessie and how can you apply it to your life to help yourself and others?
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