Get ready to learn by thinking about this:

How have your views about nature been shaped by your cultural traditions and upbringing? 

What experiences have shaped who you are and how you interact with nature?

Overview of Lessons:

• 1. Read/view a variety of texts about nature.
• 2. Complete the activities in the reading guide and submit.
• 3. Complete a reading project.
• 4. Take a short test to show your understanding.
• 5. In the writer's workshop, you will go through the writing project to create your own persuasive essay.

    Learning Targets

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• describe how understanding multiple perspectives shape our thinking.
• recognize the validity of First Peoples' oral tradition for a range of purposes.
• correctly punctuate and use conventions.
• respond and analyze different texts.
• take part in the writing process to plan, draft, and revise a persuasive piece of writing.