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Grade 5

Lesson

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Sharing Informative Texts About Optimism

Lesson
4
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Sharing Informative Texts About Optimism

Grade

Grade 5

UNIT

1

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Optimism

Last Updated:

June 10, 2025

In Unit 1, Lesson 3, “Writing an Informative Text about Optimism,” students will write an informative text about a historical figure of interest that demonstrated optimism. This informative text will examine the subject and convey information clearly.

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SUGGESTED TIME:

30 minutes

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RELATED SUBJECT:

English Language Arts

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Read aloud to a partner to support reading and oral presentation skills
  • Listen to a partner’s reading to develop active listening skills 
  • Engage in collaborative discussions with peers 
  • Demonstrate understanding of the word optimism
  • With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing 

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REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Prohuman Grade 5 Unit 1 Worksheet 4: Sharing Informative Texts About Optimism

VOCABULARY:.

  • Optimism: I have hope and believe that my actions will help things to turn out well

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ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1.B

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1.C

Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1.D

Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4

Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.3

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

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CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

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Intellectual Character B4

Demonstrate the ability to analyze data, facts, and information

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Self-Awareness A1

Understand and explain why different situations may set in motion or give rise to different emotions (e.g., learning something new or difficult, meeting someone new)

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Self-Awareness A4

Practice and apply “I feel” statements to express your emotions

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Social-Awareness A4

Explain a time when you put yourself in “someone else’s shoes” in order to understand their perspective and point of view

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Social-Awareness A4

Explain a time when you put yourself in “someone else’s shoes” in order to understand their perspective and point of view

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Social-Awareness A4

Explain a time when you put yourself in “someone else’s shoes” in order to understand their perspective and point of view

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Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills A7

Give and receive constructive feedback to classmates and peers

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LESSON PROCEDURE

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Today we will read our informative texts about optimism with a partner.

  1. Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their informative texts (written in Lesson 3) with their partners. (10 min) 
  2. Ask students to complete the worksheet questions.
  3. Ask the class if anyone would like to share the answers to their worksheet questions.
  4. Collect students’ worksheets from both Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 to provide feedback.

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GRADE 5 UNIT 1 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING INFORMATIVE TEXTS ABOUT OPTIMISM

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Optimism: I have hope and believe my actions will help things turn out well.

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ACTIVITY: 

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  1. What did you learn from writing your informative text about the writing process?

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  1. How was your classmate’s text about optimism supported by reasons and evidence?

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  1. What did you learn from your classmate’s informative text about optimism?

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  1. How can you apply what you learned about optimism from the subject of your informative text to your own life?

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Prohuman K-12 Curriculum © 2025 by Prohuman Foundation is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
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