Community Blog Post 1

I chose to read Into the Wild, I chose this because of the adventurous aspect of the story. I am currently in the travel bug mood and with many big trips coming up this summer I wanted to read something that related to it. I think that a great way for students to connect to the community through this would be to search around their town and find the materials and information that they would need to pull this off. The class then throughout the unit track the moves of the main character by doing it as a class. This will allow a fun and hands on activity but also allow them to be in the story also. An activity that they could do in groups in their community is volunteering in nature. I know around here there are many nature walks that need to be cleaned and also activities at the local beaches that need to be run. This would be a great way for students to give back to the community while being in nature. At the end of the novel I might have them create a presentation (depending on the age) about what they did. Also as a piece of the project I would have them take pictures to show their work as a class working in the community to the whole school. Then other teachers might be able to encourage the idea!