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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Brave Irene

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Use Brave Irene by William Steig to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Meet Brave Irene. She is a young girl  who is determined to help her sick mother by delivering a beautiful gown to the Duchess during a terrible snowstorm. Irene pushes herself to find the strength and courage she needs to make it to the palace. Will Irene find her way through the wintry mix? Will the Duchess get her gown in time for the ball? Students will find themselves making predictions as they cheer for Irene while she bravely conquers the storm.
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Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Brave Irene

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Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Brave Irene

 
William Steig's story of Irene illustrates what it means to be brave and have courage in the face of a terrific storm. Use this identifying the author's purpose to help students understand what it means to be selfless and have the courage do things for the people you love.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • W.4.8L.4.6RL.4.2W.4.9RL.4.3RL.4.6RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4SL.4.1cSL.4.1dSL.4.2
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.13H4.7C4.7D4.7E4.1A4.7F4.1C4.7G4.6A4.8A4.6B4.10A4.6E4.10C4.6I4.13C4.7A4.13E4.7B
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Making Connections with Brave Irene

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Making Connections with Brave Irene

 
This making connections lesson plan and set of resources will support readers who need work drawing on prior knowledge to deepen comprehension. The page by page guide included in this resource encourages readers to draw upon their own experiences to better understand Irene's actions and to use what they know about other books in this genre to fully comprehend and enjoy the book.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • SL.4.2W.4.8L.4.6W.4.9RL.4.1RL.4.3RL.4.6RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4SL.4.1c
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.7B4.7C4.7D4.7E4.1A4.7F4.1C4.7G4.6A4.13C4.6B4.13E4.6E4.13H4.6I4.7A
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Making Inferences with Brave Irene

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Making Inferences with Brave Irene

 
Irene is determined and courageous even in the face of a life-threatening snow storm. Help your students better understand Irene by making inferences about the people who motivate her, Irene's unique characteristics, and the thoughts she experiences while braving the storm.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • W.4.8L.4.6RL.4.1W.4.9RL.4.3RL.4.4RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4SL.4.1cSL.4.1dSL.4.2
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.13H4.7B4.7C4.7D4.1A4.7E4.1C4.7F4.6A4.7G4.6B4.8A4.6E4.8B4.6F4.13C4.6I4.13E4.7A
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Making Predictions with Brave Irene

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Making Predictions with Brave Irene

 
Brave Irene follows a familiar fairy tale format, which makes it an ideal book for helping readers anticipate the plot to make logical predictions. Use this lesson plan and set of resources to guide students through a set of questions that support making logical predictions while reading.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • SL.4.1dSL.4.2W.4.8L.4.6RL.4.1W.4.9RL.4.3RL.4.4RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4SL.4.1c
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.8B4.6G4.8C4.6H4.13C4.6I4.13E4.7A4.13H4.7B4.1A4.7C4.1C4.7D4.6A4.7E4.6B4.7F4.6C4.7G4.6E
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Retelling & Summarizing with Brave Irene

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Retelling & Summarizing with Brave Irene

 
Determining which information to include in a summary or retelling of a text can be challenging for older readers. Use this lesson plan and set of resources to help your students retell key information and identify the reasons why specific information should be included in their summary of the text.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • RL.4.10RF.4.3RF.4.4SL.4.1cSL.4.1dSL.4.2W.4.8L.4.6RL.4.2W.4.9RL.4.3RL.4.6
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.7F4.6A4.7G4.6B4.8A4.6G4.8B4.6H4.8C4.6I4.13C4.7A4.13E4.7B4.13H4.7C4.7D4.1A4.7E4.1C
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Digraphs with Brave Irene

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Digraphs with Brave Irene

 

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Brave Irene by William Steig as a springboard for instruction focused on digraphs.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how vowel digraphs ou are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with words.

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  • RF.4.3RF.4.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Brave Irene

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Vocabulary Connections with Brave Irene

This set of vocabulary development resources for Brave Irene highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • L.4.4aL.4.5cL.4.6
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  • 4.7E4.7F4.3A4.3B
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Running Record with Brave Irene

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Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Brave Irene. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Cause and Effect Matching with Brave Irene

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Cause and Effect Matching with Brave Irene

Read Brave Irene then have some fun matching cause and effect sentences from the book. By using these cause and effect cards, students will demonstrate both their comprehension of the text and their understanding of cause and effect relationships in hands-on and interactive way.

This resource includes matching/sorting cards and a sorting mat for four cause and effect sentences in Brave Irene. Each cause card is marked with a square and each effect card is marked with a circle, making it easy to support students who struggle with matching cause and effect relationships.
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Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Brave Irene

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Cause and Effect Sentence Stems with Brave Irene

Understanding cause and effect is a key comprehension and language skill. The text structure of Brave Irene includes several examples of cause and effect relationships, making it easy to use as a springboard for modeling or independent practice.

This simple resource includes four sentence stems. Each sentence stem presents an effect. Students will use what they know about the book to fill in the cause of the effect.
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Story Elements with Brave Irene

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Story Elements with Brave Irene

 
The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Identifying the Author’s Purpose with Brave Irene (Spanish)

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Making Connections with Brave Irene (Spanish)

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Making Inferences with Brave Irene (Spanish)

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Making Predictions with Brave Irene (Spanish)

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Retelling & Summarizing with Brave Irene (Spanish)

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Story Elements with Brave Irene (Spanish)

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About the Book

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Title: Brave Irene
Author: William Steig
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Themes: Perseverance, Decision Making, Winter, Self Awareness, Self Management
ISBN: 9781466808485
Publisher's Summary:
Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so well and can't possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she's made for the duchess to wear that very evening. So plucky Irene volunteers to get the gown to the palace on time, in spite of the fierce snowstorm that's brewing-- quite an errand for a little girl. But where there's a will, there's a way, as Irene proves in the danger-fraught adventure that follows. She must defy the wiles of the wicked wind, her most formidable opponent, and overcome many obstacles before she completes her mission.
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