A book to teach third graders about Courage. 

Julissa Garza Courage

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PERSONAL DIARY

Hello 3rd graders! My name is Julissa Garza. I am an eighth grader at EastSide Middle School. The character trait courage is meaningful for me because it helps me overcome my fears. No matter how scared I am, I always  have the courage to keep doing what I love most. Overcoming your fears is a good thing. The character trait courage has helped me in life a lot because it has made me be brave. It has helped me overcome my fears. Many people around me have encouraged me to do many things that I would've never thought I would do. My parents have encouraged me a lot. They have helped me get through school. Moving to a different school was very hard for me. But having the courage from my parents and them telling me that everything will be okay has helped me a lot. I hope you have learned a lesson about courage from my book. Hopefully you all have enjoyed reading my book as well! 

Let's learn about "courage"

Courage - having the courage to do something even if it scares you or having the strength of doing something even if it makes you scared or feel scared

Courage could mean many things, but an easy simple meaning of courage could be you being brave over something that frightens you.

Let's practice "courage" now

Examples - Let's say you're trying to ride a bike but are scared that you'll fall. But your older sibling already knows how to ride a bike. So you ask them if they can help you practice how to ride a bike. But the thing is they notice that you're scared, so they start to encourage you and say "you got this, be brave and be confident." 

An example from a movie - courage is used in the movie "The Lion King" I say this because in the movie Simba has to be brave enough to be able to fight with his uncle, Scar. Simba needs strength and courage so that he won't be scared to fight his uncle and get revenge back. 

Howdy y'all! In my story we will be talking about "Toy Story." In my book I'll be sure to make sure that you will learn about courage and how to show it. In the movie "Toy Story" there's a cowboy doll whose name is "Woody." The owner of the doll Woody is named "Andy" a little boy who got past down the cowboy doll by his father. Andy has many toys to play with. But his favorite toy to have with him would always be Woody the cowboy. 

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LEARNING ABOUT "COURAGE" WITH MOVIES

2023

By: Julissa Garza

Time and time Andy was getting older and wouldn't play as much as he used to play with his toys especially with Woody. Andy was growing up and didn't have the time to play as much as he used to. Although he didn't wanna grow up and forget about his childhood toys he had too. It was very hard for Andy when he would have to see his old toys just laying around his room. That's when all the memories would get to him and where he would remember the good times he had with them. Andy is much older now and although he is still hurt from having to let go of his childhood. He understood that he had to let go and move on. 

Andy started going to school and would have homework and chores to do after school. That meant he didn't really have time to play with his toys. Andy would still play with the toys, especially Woody. When he could, but most times he couldn't because he would be busy. This made Andy very sad. But he needed to understand to let go of something that he was very attached too. His parents would encourage him to let go. They would say "Andy it's time that you let go, you're much older now and have to give them away. You don't even play with them anymore." This shows Andy's parents saying that he is old enough to move on already. 

Who's Another Famous History Person That Practiced Courage?

How does Rosa Parks show courage? Rosa Parks was a lady who was getting told to get up from her seat so that a white man could sit, on the bus. Rosa Parks refused to get up because she knew it was unfair for her. She refused to give up her seat and was getting threatened that they would call the police on her. They ended up putting her in jail and they fined her as well. The whole lesson from Rosa Parks is that you show courage and be brave. Rosa kept her seat and didn't move, that took a lot of strength for Rosa. But she knew her rights and she knew that they needed to respect them. A famous quote from Rosa Parks that shows courage is "you must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right." This quote from Rosa shows that you shouldn't be scared if you know you are doing the right thing. That you shouldn't be afraid to stand up for your rights. 

Poem Showing Courage

What's Minnie without Mickey What's a brave heart without courage When one's scared and frightened think about being fearless the things you're capable of doing When Peter Pan can't fly he attempts and gets courage by seeing others be brave like Simba, he roars as loud as he can showing that he isn't afraid so what is there to be scared of encourage other people, make them feel brave!

Who's a Person who Practiced Courage?

How does Martin Luther King Jr show courage? Well Martin showed courage because he showed and proved us that we are capable of doing what's right. Martin showed us to not give up and to keep going. To fight for what you feel is wrong. He taught us to show it in a nonviolent way. A famous quote from Martin Luther King Jr is "we must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." This quote from Martin shows that no matter how hard things get or how scared it makes you. You should always have courage and believe that things will get better. 

Those toys that Andy had were his safe spot, they were his childhood toys that he has always loved. Andy will never forget the memories he had with those toys. Especially, with his favorite one, Woody the cowboy. The whole lesson of my story is that you shouldn't be afraid of growing up. We all eventually will have to grow up and let go of things. As much as it hurt Andy he still got through it, and so can you! Well that's a wrap up of my story! I really hope you y'all liked it. I also hope you guys learned a lesson by reading my story. Hopefully everyone gets a better understanding of what the word "courage" means just by reading my story.