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. 

K-2:  Students go on a sensory walk recording nouns, verbs, and adjectives. They draw their own picture of their walk and create simple sentences.

3-5: Students explore trees and gardens, read samples of descriptive nature poems and compose original poetry.

6-8:  Students sample excerpts from a variety of texts set in nature focusing on descriptive language. A garden exploration serves as inspiration for an original writing.

Pre/Post Idea Generator for NatureVoice

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 

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