Well with only a few days left in school is is difficult to motivate my grade 8s to write with grad so close.

Since we are studying climate in Science class, we have been watching Survivorman, since he visits a different climate in each episode. For anyone who has never seen the show, Les Stroud attempts to survive 7 days in a remote location with only a few items. He builds fires with flashlights, batteries etc., drinks from streams and builds shelters with branches. Every time he builds a fire with a new unique method, we pause the show, break into groups and write a quick procedural ‘hotwo’. Now we have conquered our writing framework as well.

Next time I will have students report on the location he is in or write an explanation about water sustainability and why he boils it in many episodes. Survivorman is available on iTunes.

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