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Brave Irene

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• Communication Arts
• 3rd Grade

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Teacher Page

• Content Communication Arts
• Grade Level 3rd Grade
• Creator Marcy Simon
• Curriculum objective make predictions about a
  character in a story and explain a characters
  actions.
• MAP Standard Speaking/Writing Standard English
• Benchmark
• Predict what might happen because of a
  characters problem
• Explain characters actions

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Teacher Page

• Materials needed
• Paper and Pencil
• Brave Irene by William Steig
• The students should
• not read the story
• before beginning
• this lesson.

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What Does It Mean To Be Brave?

• Brave means having courage, willing to risk harm
  out of a sense of duty.

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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?

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• 3. Was there ever a time you werent brave but
  wished you were?
• 4. Was there ever a time you admired someone for
  being brave?

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

• You are a reporter for the Grandview Times.
  Your job is to write a newspaper article about
  Irenes amazing adventure through the snow.

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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?

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But Wait, Theres 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.