Language Arts

WRITING & LITERATURE IN THE GARDEN

Inspire creative writing and appreciation of literature through exposure to nature in this imaginative, process-centered program for students.

NatureVoice

Listen to readings of authors who have been inspired by nature in this literary program that gives voice to student writing. Students will be introduced to a variety of literary genre and will analyze the author’s voice and setting in sample writings. Through garden exploration, students record thoughts, feelings and words that capture the NatureVoice emerging from within. 

National Standards

• Standard 1: Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
• Standard 2: Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
• Standard 5: Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
• Standard 6: Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
• Standard 7: Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts