Pepperwood Preserve



3rd – 5th Grade, Lesson – Pepperwood Stories (Based on lessons from )SCENIQ: 2015-2016 School YearCommon?Core?Standards:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3/.4.3/5.3 - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event SS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.5/4.5 - With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and SS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5 - With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new SS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.6/5.6 - With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills (up to one page for 4th graders and 2 pages for 5th graders).Overview Students will reflect upon their visits to Pepperwood to write a narrative about their memorable experience. Their narrative can describe an “a-ha” moment that helps readers to understand the value of this experience. The best stories will be published on . This writing project will satisfy Common Core standards for narrative writing that includes details, event sequences, writing and editing processes, and publishing stories with others.What’s?Needed?Your inspirational Pepperwood experienceWriting promptsJournals Writing paperInternet access Pre-Trip: Writing and Sharing Discussion and Pair Share:1. Have each student turn to another and share a small moment story about a time in nature or a school experience in which they learned about helping out the environment.2. Ask students to activate their prediction skills. Use the writing prompts provided or discuss as a class their predictions about their trip to Pepperwood.3. Discuss the upcoming Pepperwood field trip with the class. During and afterwards students will write a story about their experience --what they learned and what it meant to them. Remind students to be aware of their five senses and emotions during the field trip. Tell them that their stories may be published online for others to learn about their experiences and stress to them how exciting this is! You can also read them a sample story from and discuss what are the core elements of a good story.Writing prompts:- How are you feeling about this field trip? (Interested, nervous, excited...?) - Why do you think you are going on this field trip?- What sorts of things do you think you will be seeing or learning about during this field trip?- What do you want to learn about on this trip?During?the?Trip: JournalingDuring the Pepperwood visit, students will have an opportunity to take notes and make a sketch about what they feel, think, do, and observe in the moment. Encourage your students to write thorough notes to help them remember their experience and write their stories in the future.Post‐Trip:?The?Writing?Process1. Give students 15-30 minutes to brainstorm about what they will be writing about. Have the students refer to their Pepperwood Journals to help them remember their trip. Model using a drawing or web to record what they experienced and add in details. Show the students how to do this by first drawing a picture and then asking what details you could add by considering emotions and the five senses. Remind students that their story should have a beginning, a climax, and an end.2. Have students share their brainstorm ideas out loud with a partner or small group and ask each other questions to expand, deepen, or narrow each classmate’s topic as needed. Have each student take notes on what his/her classmates suggest. They could focus first on the detailed narrative or “small moment” and then reflect on the meaning of that experience and how it inspired or changed them. 3. Students go through the writing process to write their stories. Review their stories, suggest changes, and give them a chance to re-write as needed. Writing prompts:Now tell your story about your experience! Look back on your notes before the trip... Tell your story to someone who does not know anything about your project or trip. Use the graphic organizer to help make sure your story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Here are some ideas to help you write your story:THE BEGINNING OR HOOK: ? Who are you? Try to start with something interesting (“the hook”)? Why are you doing this field trip?THE STORY: ? What was it like during your trip to Pepperwood? What did you smell? See? Touch? Hear?? Use words and phrases that show the sequence like “at first,” “then,” “after that,” “eventually,” and finally.” ? What were you thinking about before, during, and after your experience?THE CLIMAX AND SUSPENSE: ? Try to describe a really exciting moment, something that a reader would laugh or even cry about. Was here something that surprised you? Scared you? Did you have a new idea?THE WRAP-UPAND END: ? How was this trip to Pepperwood important? What did you learn about yourself, your community or nature? ? How did this experience change you or what you think?Post Trip/Project: Share your stories with Pepperwood!1. Choose your favorite 2-4 student stories. 2. Upload the stories to this link: . You or your students can type the story into the text boxes.4. Upload a photo or art from the Pepperwood field trip.Post?Trip/Project: Citizen?Journalism ‐ Share?It?with?Your?Community!Share stories with different audiences in the community. Think about whom you want to influence! Some examples:Your Principal's or Teacher’s or PTA Newsletter - Parents and teachers can read about how inspired your students are and what they learned from their Pepperwood experience.Your community newspaper - Do you want your community to know about your experience or opinion? Submit your stories to a local newspaper. Social Media - Shorten the stories and Tweet or share a Facebook post about them. ................
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