Summarising Courage in The Last Bear

Summarising Courage in The Last Bear

Year 3 English Chapter 27 Focus We Are Learning To summarise key ideas about courage

WALT - We Are Learning To

Use summarising as a reading strategy Understand key ideas about courage in Chapter 27 Explain how characters show bravery Support our ideas with evidence from the text

What Does Courage Mean to You?

Think about a time when you were brave What did it feel like? How did you show courage?

What is Summarising?

Finding the MAIN idea Picking out the most IMPORTANT details Telling the story in a SHORT way Using YOUR OWN words

Chapter 27 Reading Journey

Group Work: Courage Summary Chains

Work in groups of 4-5 Use colorful graphic organisers Find key events showing courage Write ideas on bright sticky notes Decorate with courage symbols

Success Criteria Check

{"left":"I can identify key events showing courage\nI can write a clear summary in my own words","right":"I can support my ideas with text evidence\nI can listen and discuss respectfully"}

Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it

How did characters in Chapter 27 show this kind of courage? What brave actions did you notice? How can we show courage in our own lives?