Sharing Narratives About Compassion
Grade
Grade 4
UNIT
6
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Compassion
In Unit 6, Lesson 4, “Sharing Narratives About Compassion,” students will practice their reading skills by reading their narratives 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 compassion. Finally, students will write two examples, on their worksheets, using complete sentences, about how other students expressed compassion in their narratives.
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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
- Demonstrate understanding of the word compassion
- 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 6 Worksheet 4: Sharing Narratives About Compassion
VOCABULARY:
- Compassion: I see when others are hurt or need help, and I try to help them.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will read our narratives about compassion with a partner.
- Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their narratives (from Lesson 3) to their partners. (10 min)
- Now we will discuss our narratives. Who would like to raise their hand and tell me how they or a character in their story showed compassion?
- 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 6 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING NARRATIVES ABOUT COMPASSION
Compassion: I see when others are hurt or need help, and I try to help them.
ACTIVITY: Write 2 complete sentences about how your classmates wrote about compassion in their narratives:
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