Learning Fairness from a Nonfiction Text
Grade
Grade 3
UNIT
7
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Fairness
In Unit 7, Lesson 2, “Learning Fairness from a Nonfiction Text,” students will learn an example of fairness 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 fairness
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
- Practice reading and conversation skills by sharing sentences with classmates
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Video: Black History for Students | Carter G Woodson Biography | Father of Black History Month by Educational Videos for Students (~3 min)
- Prohuman Grade 3 Unit 7 Worksheet 2: Learning Fairness from a Nonfiction Text
VOCABULARY:
Fairness: I treat everyone the same. If someone has been left out, I bring them in.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
- Play the video Black History for Students | Carter G Woodson Biography | Father of Black History Month by Educational Videos for Students (~3 min)
- Have students read the nonfiction text on the worksheet, quietly to themselves. Circle the room to support the students.
- Have students write the answers to the worksheet questions.
- Have students share their answers with a partner.
GRADE 3 UNIT 7 WORKSHEET 2: LEARNING FAIRNESS FROM A NONFICTION TEXT
Fairness: I treat everyone the same. If someone has been left out, I bring them in.
NONFICTION TEXT: CARTER G. WOODSON’S FAIRNESS
Born in 1875 in Virginia, Carter G. Woodson worked many jobs, including sharecropping and mining, during his childhood to help support his large family. He graduated from high school in only two years. Carter became the second African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He worked hard and published many books. He also became a professor at Howard University.
Carter saw that the history of African Americans had been left out of the history books. He wanted American history to be fair and include African American history. In February 1926, Woodson sent out a press release about the first Negro History Week. Woodson never viewed the study of Black History as something that could be taught in only one week. In 1976, on the 50th anniversary of the first Negro History Week, there was an official shift to a month-long celebration of Black History that continues today.
Source: Pruitt, Sarah. “Carter G. Woodson: The Man Behind Black History Month.” Updated January 22, 2024. Originally published February 2, 2017. https://www.history.com/news/the-man-behind-black-history-month
ACTIVITY:
- What did Carter G. Woodson do that was special for his time?
- How did Carter G. Woodson show fairness?
- Look at the National Archives website, People in Black History. Choose one person who interests you. Explain one thing they did and explain why you find the person interesting.
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