Sharing Opinion Pieces About Courage
Grade
Grade 4
UNIT
5
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Courage
In Unit 5, Lesson 4, “Sharing Opinion Pieces About Courage,” students will practice their reading skills by reading their opinion pieces to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partner’s stories. Then, students will participate in a class discussion about the different ways students demonstrated courage. Finally, students will write two examples, on their worksheets, using complete sentences, about how other students expressed courage in their opinion pieces.
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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 partners’ 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 4 Unit 5 Worksheet 4: Sharing Opinion Pieces About Courage
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
Today we will read our opinion pieces about courage with a partner.
- Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their opinion pieces (from Lesson 3) to their partners. (10 min)
- Now we will discuss our opinion pieces. Who would like to raise their hand and tell me the most important way you can show courage and why it is important to show courage?
- Write 2-3 examples on the board, with the student’s name and a brief description of what they said. (5 min)
- Finally, we will write on our worksheet two sentences about what we’ve heard.
GRADE 4 UNIT 5 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING OPINION PIECES ABOUT COURAGE
Courage: I do what I think is right even when I am afraid.
ACTIVITY: Write 2 complete sentences about how your classmates discussed how they can show courage:
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