1. “Courage and Perseverance” Thursday Aug. 10th 2017
Essential Question: How can reading about the courage and perseverance of real and fictional people help us understand interactions in literature and informational text?

2. Bell Ringer: Answer questions 1- 4 in your composition Notebook
Bell Ringer: Answer questions 1- 4 in your composition Notebook. Use full sentences when answering questions. Example: 1. Courage and perseverance is …
1. What is courage and perseverance?
2. Who is someone in your life that shows these qualities?
3. Who are some famous people with these qualities?
4. What are some qualities that you see in yourself which exhibit courage and perseverance?
Essential Question: How can reading about the courage and perseverance of real and fictional people help us understand interactions in literature and informational text?

3. Partner Talk 1. What is courage and perseverance?
2. Who is someone in your life that shows these qualities?
3. Who are some famous people with these qualities?
4. What are some qualities that you see in yourself which exhibit courage and perseverance?
Essential Question: How can reading about the courage and perseverance of real and fictional people help us understand interactions in literature and informational text?

4. People who display courage and perseverance in history
The Jewish girl who wrote all about her life of hiding from the Nazis
The woman who refused to stand up when a white person wanted her seat.
The 13 year old Pakistan girl who spoke out about women having a right to education.
The man who believed in equality for all and died fighting for it.
People who display courage and perseverance in history
Essential Question: How can reading about the courage and perseverance of real and fictional people help us understand interactions in literature and informational text?

5. Fictional Characters with Courage and Perseverance Stations Station 1: Create a well-written blurb that shows how superman feels he exhibits courage. Station 2: Fill in he character trait stick person for Luke Skywalker using traits that he displays. Station 3: Create a bio poem for Mr. Krabs explaining how he shows perseverance. Station 4: draw a picture of how Merida would look based on the description provided.

6. Summarizer Quick Write
How would you define courage and perseverance?
Create a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) to answer the question above. Then, explain how you came to this conclusion?
Essential Question: How can reading about the courage and perseverance of real and fictional people help us understand interactions in literature and informational text?