The Musher's Trail

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The Musher's Trail

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Students learn about and follow the Iditarod race that begins in March. They research data and select a musher to trail in the race. Then they write daily in a journal about events that happen on the trail, including pictures from the Website.

Education Levels:

1, 2, Kindergarten

Subject:

Writing (composition), Process Skills

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Beacon Learning Center

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Keywords:

Dog sled races, Iditarod, Alaska, Dog mushers

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Beacon Learning Center

Contributor:

Sissy Gandy

Is Part Of:

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/lessons/LA.asp

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, English

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final simple documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
appropriate end punctuation;
correct capitalization of initial words, "I," and names of people;
correct sentence structure;
and correct usage of age-appropriate verb/subject and noun/pronoun agreement.

4. capitalizes initial words of sentences, the pronoun "I," and proper nouns

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 2: The student writes to communicate ideas and information effectively.

The student uses knowledge and experience to tell about experiences or to write for familiar occasions, audiences, and purposes.

1. writes informally (for example, journal entries, reading response, poetry)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final simple documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
appropriate end punctuation;
correct capitalization of initial words, "I," and names of people;
correct sentence structure;
and correct usage of age-appropriate verb/subject and noun/pronoun agreement.

6. uses strategies to "finish" a piece of writing (for example, incorporating illustrations, photos, charts, and graphs; preparing a final copy)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final simple documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
appropriate end punctuation;
correct capitalization of initial words, "I," and names of people;
correct sentence structure;
and correct usage of age-appropriate verb/subject and noun/pronoun agreement.

3. uses conventions of punctuation (including but not limited to periods, question marks, exclamation points; commas in dates, series of words, and in greetings and closings in letters)

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