Lesson Plan 1: The Writer’s Mindset

Objective: Students will understand the importance of a writer’s mindset in survival situations and how it can be applied to their own writing.

Materials: Whiteboard, markers, handouts on writer’s mindset, survival stories, and writing prompts.

Introduction (10 minutes): - Ask students if they have ever been in a survival situation or know someone who has. - Discuss the importance of a positive mindset in survival situations and how it can affect one’s chances of survival. - Introduce the concept of a writer’s mindset and how it can be applied to survival situations.

Activity 1 (20 minutes): - Hand out the handouts on writer’s mindset and survival stories. - Have students read the survival stories and identify the writer’s mindset in each story. - Discuss as a class and write down the common traits of a writer’s mindset.

Activity 2 (30 minutes): - Provide writing prompts that require a writer’s mindset, such as “Write a survival story from the perspective of a tree” or “Write a letter to your future self in a survival situation.” - Have students share their writing and discuss how they applied a writer’s mindset to their work.

Conclusion (10 minutes): - Recap the importance of a writer’s mindset in survival situations and how it can be applied to writing. - Encourage students to continue practicing a writer’s mindset in their writing.

Lesson Plan 2: Journaling vs. Keeping a Diary

Objective: Students will understand the differences between journaling and keeping a diary and how journaling can be a useful tool in survival situations.

Materials: Whiteboard, markers, handouts on journaling vs. keeping a diary, survival stories, and writing prompts.

Introduction (10 minutes): - Ask students if they have ever kept a diary or journal. - Discuss the differences between journaling and keeping a diary. - Introduce the concept of journaling as a useful tool in survival situations.

Activity 1 (20 minutes): - Hand out the handouts on journaling vs. keeping a diary and survival stories. - Have students read the survival stories and identify instances where journaling could have been useful. - Discuss as a class and write down the benefits of journaling in survival situations.

Activity 2 (30 minutes): - Provide writing prompts that require journaling, such as “Write a journal entry about your first day in a survival situation” or “Write a list of things you are grateful for in a survival situation.” - Have students share their writing and discuss how journaling can be a useful tool in survival situations.

Conclusion (10 minutes): - Recap the differences between journaling and keeping a diary and the benefits of journaling in survival situations. - Encourage students to start journaling and using it as a tool in their own lives.

Lesson Plan 3: Different Genres of Nature Writing

Objective: Students will understand the different genres of nature writing and how they can be applied to survival situations.

Materials: Whiteboard, markers, handouts on different genres of nature writing, survival stories, and writing prompts.

Introduction (10 minutes): - Ask students if they have ever read any nature writing. - Discuss the different genres of nature writing, such as poetry, essays, and memoirs. - Introduce the concept of using different genres of nature writing in survival situations.

Activity 1 (20 minutes): - Hand out the handouts on different genres of nature writing and survival stories. - Have students read the survival stories and identify instances where different genres of nature writing could have been useful. - Discuss as a class and write down the benefits of using different genres of nature writing in survival situations.

Activity 2 (30 minutes): - Provide writing prompts that require different genres of nature writing, such as “Write a poem about the beauty of nature in a survival situation” or “Write an essay about the importance of water in a survival situation.” - Have students share their writing and discuss how different genres of nature writing can be useful in survival situations.

Conclusion (10 minutes): - Recap the different genres of nature writing and the benefits of using them in survival situations. - Encourage students to explore different genres of nature writing and use them in their own writing.