Good morning everyone,

Today we will start off by reading an excerpt from a book written by Gary Paulsen. As I am reading, I really want you to try to imagine what Paulsen is saying. Later today, you are going to begin brainstorming for your own piece of writing. This piece of writing will be about your personal experience with nature.

Nature Writing Assignment

Draft due 3/8/10

Final draft due 3/12/10

Before you begin writing, you need to determine what your main idea is going to be. In order to discover your main idea, answer some of the questions at the top of the writing assignment in your English Journal. This will get you thinking about the topic of nature. You don’t have to answer ALL of the questions, only the ones you need to, to help get you started.