Third Grade Lesson:

Background knowledge

I will ask students if they know what a pact is? They will think pair share with their shoulder partner and come up with ideas or times they have seen or came up with a pact. They will share out loud.

I will then give them the appropriate definition and introduce the topic.

KWL Chart:

We will proceed by working on an KWL (know, want to know, learned) chart. I will ask students if they have heard of the pact of Umar and write it down on their chart. Then, together we will come up with questions that we want to know.

Reading:

We will read a grade level text on the Pact of Umar. (this might mean I have to create a student friendly version if I can't find any). I will remind students that as we are reading we have to think about the questions we asked and highlight the answers on the text as we read. When we finish we will go back to the KWL chart and fill out the learned section of it. 

Writing (independent work):

For the independent work, students will write a narrative of a time they had to make a pact and compare it to the Pact of Umar. They will start off with a Venn Diagram to brainstorm their work. 

Then write a three paragraph essay.