Mechanimals
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This document discusses using a story about a male farmer to start a new unit of inquiry. It will help engage boys in literacy while also allowing students to discuss feelings and expand their vocabularies. The story models persistence, one of the school's values, and shows the farmer planning creatively, just as students will need to plan and organize to complete their own tasks on time. The story also demonstrates the process of a plan coming to life and being realized, which can then tie into a later lesson about figures of speech.
Mechanimals
- 1. Why will this text start our unit of inquiry?
- 2. The main character is male and we are aiming to engage boys in literacy. Feelings can also be discussed to expand vocabulary knowledge of students when writing. Students may connect the start of this story to The Wizard of Oz or recycling.
- 3. The story embodies persistence, one of the schools values
- 4. This page demonstrates the farmer putting his creative thoughts on paper; planning. An essential component of our unit plan; this models to the students our expectations.
- 5. Just like the story, students need to be organized to put their plans into action and complete their task within a set time frame.
- 6. Students see the farmers plan come to life and a finished product. As a link to a following literacy lesson, students can look at figures of speech, especially for NESB students.