"A Sand County Almanac" Journal
(Individual Journal, Group Discussion)

Grade Levels: 11-12, advanced courses
*Note this lesson plan was designed for Junior and Senior Honors or AP courses.

Overview: Aldo Leopold's "A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from round River" is needed for this lesson plan. The Journal corresponds to the reading of A Sand County Almanac. This 3 week lesson plan provides a reading schedule and corresponding assignments for students along with instructions for individual journal entries. Each student will need their own journal. On the Friday of each week students will embark on an outdoor trek to discover the natural world. English and science courses may even be combined for this activity. Cards are provided with journal entry topics. Teachers will give each student their own card and allow them to explore the outdoors, whether in a soccer field, an empty desert lot, or a nature preserve or park! Students will write about their topic while outdoors. Small group discussions provide for students to discuss each other's topics or if the same, compare and contrast ideas.

Subjects:

  • Language Arts/English
  • American literature
  • Environmental literature
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ecology

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Sand County

Sand County Quotes

Resources for Sand County

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NEW LESSON PLAN
(Journal)

Grade Level: 9-12

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NEW LESSON PLAN

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