Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Communication Arts 3 rd Grade

MAP TAP Brave Irene2 Teacher Page Content: Communication Arts Grade Level: 3 rd Grade Creator: Marcy Simon Curriculum objective: make predictions about a character in a story and explain a character’s actions. MAP Standard: Speaking/Writing Standard English Benchmark: Predict what might happen because of a character’s problem Explain character’s actions

MAP TAP Brave Irene3 Teacher Page Materials needed: Paper and Pencil Brave Irene by William Steig The students should not read the story before beginning this lesson.

MAP TAP Brave Irene4 What Does It Mean To Be Brave? Brave means having courage, willing to risk harm out of a sense of duty.

MAP TAP Brave Irene5 Have You Ever Been Brave? As a class discuss the following questions: 1. Was there ever a time when you were brave? 2. Have you felt brave during a situation or did you not feel brave until you completed what you started?

MAP TAP Brave Irene6 3. Was there ever a time you weren’t brave but wished you were? 4.Was there ever a time you admired someone for being brave?

MAP TAP Brave Irene7 Before You Read About Irene- Look at the first page of Brave Irene What do you think this story is going to be about? Do you think the girl in the picture is Irene? Does she look brave to you? Why or why not?

MAP TAP Brave Irene8 Read the Story Brave Irene While you are reading the story, think about why the character does what she does. What would you do if you were in the same situations as Irene.

MAP TAP Brave Irene9 Now that you have read the story, what do you think about Irene? Do you feel differently about the girl in the story now that you did at the beginning of the story? Do you think Irene was brave? Why or why not? Use specific examples from the story.

MAP TAP Brave Irene10 What Would You Have Done? What would you have done if you were in the same situation as Irene? Would you have completed what you started? Why? Use specific examples from the story to explain your decision.

MAP TAP Brave Irene11 Extra! Extra! Read All About It! You are a reporter for the Grandview Times. Your job is to write a newspaper article about Irene’s amazing adventure through the snow.

MAP TAP Brave Irene12 Make Sure To Include The Following In Your Article! What happened? Where did it happen? When did it happen? How did it happen? Who are you writing about?

MAP TAP Brave Irene13 But Wait, There’s More Tell the readers why the character was brave. Use specific examples from the story to support your answers. Write your news article in complete sentences. Also, come up with a headline for your story.