3 rd Grade Unit 5 Week 1, Day 2

1. 3rd GradeUnit 5Week 1, Day 2

2. Theme Title: Heroes Across Time

3. What about these pictures shows that these people are heroic? Try using the words tough, terrible, and challenge in our discussion.

4. A hero is a person of great courage or ability who is admired for his or her bravery and good qualities. Many stories involve heroes as main or supporting characters. • Share what you have read about heroes in other stories. • Share examples of heroes you have read about. Discuss how you could tell that the people you were reading about were heroes. • Can you identify the qualities that these heroes have in common?

5. Reinforce Theme Vocabulary • Tough = Strong • Terrible = Very Bad • Challenge = A difficult job or test

6. Let’s create a story map about a hero who encounters an obstacle. • We’ll complete the story map together by brainstorming the elements of our story. • Use the theme vocabulary words in the map and explain why you included each word. • How are the vocabulary words relevent to the story’s plot?

7. Example

8. Determine Important Information • Remember-It’s a good strategy to figure out what the most important ideas are in your reading. These are the ideas the author wants you to know.

9. Let’s look at pp. 264-65 and create a T-Chart.

11. The author compares Lincoln’s height to his important place in history. I know that being tall does not necessarily make a person heroic. Even so, I can find the things Lincoln did that make him well remembered. When he was a leader, enslaved people were freed. I know this is important information because what Lincoln did changed people’s lives. Important Not Important