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Lesson Plan:

Jesse Brown

Summary of Unit:

Writing. Jesse Brown, a Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipient from Mississippi, was a brave soldier who became a war hero. Who is your hero and what characteristics does that person have to make them a hero? How can you be a hero to someone else? Write in paragraph form using 3–5 sentences.

Lesson Objectives:

  • Discuss Jesse Brown’s life as a soldier and hero
  • Discuss what it means to be a hero
  • Discuss examples of a hero
  • Discuss how you can be a hero to someone else
  • Write a paragraph about who your hero is and how you can be a hero to someone else

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