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\nWriting About Literature: Nature in the Writings of John Muir and Emily Dickinson\n

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\nAs an assessment of their skill in crafting a compare and contrast essay, class members read and compare the portrayals of nature in excerpts from naturalist John Muir's My First Summer in the Sierra and from poet Emily Dickinson's...\n
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\n\"John\n\n
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\nJohn Muir in California\n

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\nFourth graders listen to key events in John Muir's life and plot locations on a California map. They discover that John Muir was an immigrant to California who encountered environmental problems and found solutions.\n
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\n\"John\n\n
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\nJohn Muir Nature Journal\n

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\nStudents explain how John Muir carefully and quietly observed nature and record his observations in his journal with writings and drawings. Students create their own nature observation journal.\n
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\n\"Rattlesnakes\n\n
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\nRattlesnakes\n

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\nJohn Muir may be a friend to the natural world, but as a short reading passage confirms, he is no friend to rattlesnakes. As young readers learn about Muir's encounters with the dangerous creatures, they answer four comprehension...\n
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\nStewardship of Yosemite National Park\n

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\nMiddle schoolers devise a plan that would be true to John Muir's spirit of stewardship toward Yosemite. They analyze a core map to determine the original plan and usage of the park and compare the original plan to a current park map.\n
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\nGrade 4 Literacy: John Muir Unit\n

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\nLearn how to correctly analyze and score a written performance task. Example work shows annotated think alouds for grading. Teachers also have access to graphic organizers for helping writers succeed,\n
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\nJohn Muir - Around the World in 76 Years\n

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\nSixth graders create timelines of John Muir's life while playing a game based on John Muir's travels. They discover that John Muir traveled around the world to compare and contrast natural phenomena and to speak out about preserving...\n
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\nJohn Muir: Long Ago and Now\n

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\nPupils explore nature objects brought indoors such as rocks, seeds, leaves and shells to identify where the objects came from. They hear stories about John Muir's life and make booklets about nature areas they enjoy.\n
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\nOh, California: Understanding Primary Sources: What Did John Muir See?\n

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\nStudents read a selection from the writings of John Muir. They discover his view on California and its natural resources. They create a display of images that show what California has to offer.\n
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\nNatural Beauty\n

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\nStudents read and investigate the accomplishments of John Muir. They gather information about one of the United States National Parks founded by John Muir. They create a tri-fold brochure about John Muir and a National Park he founded.\n
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\nOn This Day: Yosemite National Park\n

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\nYosemite National Park: Preserving nature's beauty for future generations. An engaging resource provides a series of video clips that shows the importance of creating national parks and the role of the government and US Forest Service....\n
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\nJohn Muir in Yosemite\n

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\nYoung scholars explore different ways to value the environment and participate in a simulation of a historical debate to protect Yosemite as a National Park. They are assigned various roles in the debate in which they must research and...\n
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\nJohn Muir's Vision Lives On\n

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\nStudents identify perspectives on land management issues. They research and debate Yosemite's General Management Plan and develop personal responsibility on a local issue through citizen action.\n
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\nSOIL\n

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\nSecond graders name the various materials that comprise soil, including weathered rock and other organic matter; and explain that soils differ in their color, texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of many...\n
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\n\"Habitat'\n

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\nFirst graders explore and explain that different plants and animals live in different kinds of environments. They illustrate various plants and animals and how they survive in the places where they live. A nature journal for enrichment...\n
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\nQuarter Conservation\n

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\nStudents participate in a demonstration of what it means to \"conserve\" using a snack provided to them. They examine the California state quarter, John Muir, and the \"conservation\". They identify other things they can conserve.\n
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\nConservation: California Quarter Reverse\n

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\nStudents examine the California quarter reverse and discuss conservation measures. They discover the concept of conservation by a snack-eating experimen and relate it to John Muir's conservation interests. After evaluating the design...\n
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\nEnvironment: John Muir Day\n

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\nYoung scholars observe John Muir Day by visiting Websites containing fact sheets, excepted writings, as well as songs, pictures, and educational sources. They use April 21 as a day to reflect on Muir's accomplishment and environmental...\n
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\nEcology - Ecosystem\n

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\nThird graders research ecosystems, the work of ecologists, John Muir's contribution to the environment and an endangered species of their choice. They read books, participate in discussions, and write reports.\n
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\nThe Conservation Movement at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy\n

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\nShould wilderness areas be preserved or managed? Class members examine primary source documents, including lecture notes, articles, essays and congressional records to better understand the Hetch Hetchy controversy that created a split...\n
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\nWho are Immigrants?\n

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\nWhat do Jerry Yang, Patrick Ewing, John Muir, Charlize Theron, Peter Jennings, and Saint Frances X Cabrini all have in common? They are all immigrants to the United States. Famous and not-so-famous immigrants are the focus of a resource...\n
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\nSEVERE WEATHER\n

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\nFifth graders identify the causes and effects of several different kinds of severe weather phenomenon.\n
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\nDIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS\n

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\nThird graders list examples of the diverse life forms that live in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands and wetlands.\n
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\nWhat Can Your Class Do?\n

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\nInspire scholars to do their part for planet Earth with a read-aloud of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, and variety of activities designed to boost the environmental activist in us all. Activities include writing poems about the Earth,...\n
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