Get ready to learn by thinking about this:

One shared experience that we all have is having to be brave, and finding courage when it is most needed. Some people do this in different ways and to varying degrees of success.

So how does one act brave?

Overview of Lessons:

• 1. Read a variety of stories that are personal narratives that touch on the theme of bravery.
• 2. Complete the activities in the reading guide and submit.
• 3. Complete a reading project.
• 4. In the writer's workshop, you will go through the writing project to create your own narrative with the theme of bravery.

Learning Targets

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• describe the form, function and genre of narratives (stories).
• correctly punctuate and use dialogue.
• respond and analyze different texts.
• take part in the writing process to plan, draft, and revise a creative piece of writing.