Sharing Opinion Pieces About Understanding
Grade
Grade 4
UNIT
8
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Understanding
In Unit 8, Lesson 4, “Sharing Opinion Pieces About Understanding,” students will practice their reading skills by reading their opinion pieces to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partners’ pieces. Then, students will participate in a class discussion about the different ways students demonstrated understanding. Finally, students will write two examples, on their worksheets, using complete sentences, about how other students expressed understanding 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 partner’s reading to develop active listening skills
- Participate in a class discussion to develop active listening and conversation skills
- Demonstrate comprehension of the word understanding
- Write complete sentences to practice correct English syntax and grammar
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Prohuman Grade 4 Unit 8 Worksheet 4: Sharing Opinion Pieces About Understanding
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
Today we will read our opinion pieces about understanding (from Lesson 3) with a partner.
- Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their opinion pieces 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 understanding and why it is important to show understanding?
- 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 8 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING OPINION PIECES ABOUT UNDERSTANDING
Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.
ACTIVITY: Write 2 complete sentences about how your classmates discussed how they can show understanding:
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