| 4-5 |
Perseverance |
Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion (Houghton Mifflin Grade 5) |
Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion
Students will read “Michelle Kwan Heart of a Champion”, and identify the character trait of perseverance. Students discuss Michelle’s perseverance toward her goal of becoming a senior skater. Students identify the trait of perseverance in their own lives, create storyboards to illustrate the steps they took to achieve their goal, and use the storyboards to compose a personal narrative essay describing how they reached the goal. (Two 45-60 minute lessons) |
