Learning Understanding from a Nonfiction Text
Grade
Grade 3
UNIT
8
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Understanding
In Unit 8, Lesson 2, “Learning Understanding from a Nonfiction Text,” students will learn an example of understanding from the life of a real person. By hearing a reading of 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:
- Hear a reading of a nonfiction text to develop reading comprehension skills
- Demonstrate understanding of the main idea of a nonfiction text
- Compose sentences that demonstrate comprehension of the word understanding
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
- Practice reading and conversation skills by sharing sentences with classmates
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Book: Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal by Karyn Parsons or
- Video: Read aloud of Saving the Day by Early Learning Adventures with Mrs. T (~ 8 min)
- Prohuman Grade 3 Unit 8 Worksheet 2: Learning Understanding from a Nonfiction Text
VOCABULARY:
- Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
- Tell students that we will continue to learn about understanding. Today we will learn about someone who developed his understanding.
- Read the book Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal by Karyn Parsons or
- Play the video: Read aloud of Saving the Day by Early Learning Adventures with Mrs. T (~ 8 min)
- Have students write the answers to the worksheet questions.
- Have students share their answers with a partner.
GRADE 3 UNIT 8 WORKSHEET 2: LEARNING UNDERSTANDING FROM A NONFICTION TEXT
Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.
ACTIVITY:
- What was Garrett Morgan’s talent?
- How did Garrett Morgan show understanding?
- How did Garrett use his understanding to help others?
- What did you learn about understanding from Garrett, and how can this help yourself and others?
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