Lesson 5: Culminating Activity

Objective: After completing the unit on heroes, 2nd grade students will choose one real life hero
to demonstrate understanding of character traits by independently writing a biopoem that
includes at least 4 character traits and 4 character emotions.

Objective: After completing the unit on heroes, 2nd grade students will choose one real life hero
to demonstrate their understanding of sequencing by independently creating a comic strip on
storyboard.com that includes at least 5 details from the story in sequential order.

Vocabulary Words:
Differences
Acceptance

Segregation

Separation

Discrimination
Inequality

Lesson Procedure:

1) The teacher and the students will work together to create sentences that contain the
vocabulary words. Students should try to relate the words back to the stories we have
read.

2) Teacher will display KWL chart from the beginning of the unit. The teacher and students
will write down some of the things we have learned about heroes. Students should
reference specific details from the stories. Also, teacher and students should discuss
character traits and how they relate to being a hero.

3) In order to demonstrate an understanding of character traits, students will complete a

Biopoem on one person we talked about during this unit. The Biopoem should include:
name, four traits to describe the character, two things the person loved, four feelings the
person experienced, three fears the person experienced, one accomplishment, and their
last name. Students will complete this assignment on Microsoft Word and should be
given time to complete it. (2-3 days)
 4) After students have completed their BioPoem, they will complete a sequencing activity
on storyboard.com. Students will create a comic strip for the same person they wrote a
BioPoem about on storyboard.com. Students will create at least 5 details from the story
and place them in sequential order. (Students should be given at least 2-3 days to work on
this activity.)

5) When students have finished the BioPoem and comic strip, they will present it to the
class.

Assessment Plan:
Lesson Exceeding Meeting the Approaching the Far Below the
Objective Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations
After completing Student Student provided Student provided Student provided
the unit on provided more at least 4 character less than 4 less than 2
heroes, 2nd grade than 4 traits and 4 character traits character traits
students will character traits character and 4 character and 2 character
choose one real and 4 character emotions. emotions. emotions.
life hero to emotions.
demonstrate
understanding of
character traits
by
independently
writing a
biopoem that
includes at least
4 character traits
and 4 character
emotions.

Lesson Exceeding Meeting the Approaching the Far Below the

Objective Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations
After completing Student Student provided Student provided Student provided
the unit on provided more at least 5 details less than 5 less than 2
heroes, 2nd grade than 5 details from the story in details from the details from the
students will from the story sequential order. story in story in
choose one real in sequential sequential order. sequential order.
life hero to order.
demonstrate
their
understanding of
sequencing by
independently
creating a comic
strip on
storyboard.com
that includes at
least 5 details
from the story in
sequential order.