Lesson Objective

After reading Letters From Bear, students will choose a specific scene from the text where Bear does not

recognize his surroundings. A class discussion will be held Students will then write and Unsent Letter to

Bear explaining what is occurring in the scene. The letter must include a description of a geographic

landmark or a description of one of the other characters in the scene and a description of what is

occurring in the scene. The letter must be at least one full page (may not exceed two pages). Students

will then be asked to share their letter with the class.

Procedure

1. Students will read Letters From Bear.

2. An open class discussion will be held discussing some of the scenes from the text and why Bear

was so confused when he encountered the places or individuals from the scene.

3. Students will select a scene from the text that they wish to write about.

4. Students will individually write a 1-to-2-page letter to Bear explaining the geographic landmark

or character in the scene and what is occurring in the scene.

5. Students will then share their letters individually to the class.

6. Students must explain why they chose the scene, what they chose to explain to Bear, and what

is occurring in the scene.

7. Letters will be collected for assessment.

Assessment

Lesson Objective Exceeding Meet Approaching Far Below

Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations
After reading Letters The student The student The student fell The student fell
From Bear, Students will wrote a full- wrote at least short of the short of the
be asked to individually page letter or one full page. one-page one-page
write an Unsent Letter to more. The The student requirement for requirement
Bear. The Letter must be student described a the letter. The for the letter or
at least one full page, described either specific character student did not write
and not exceed two a specific or geographic described a the letter. No
pages in length. The character or landmark in specific details were
letter must describe geographic detail. The character or offered to
either a geographic landmark with student geographic explain a
landmark or character in great detail. The explained the landmark with character,
a specific scene to Bear. student occurrences in minimal detail. landmark, or
The letter must also explained the the scene with The student occurrences in
detail, to Bear, the occurrences in detail. The explained the the scene.
occurrences in the scene. the scene with student was able occurrences in Student was
Students must the great detail. The to explain to the the scene with unable to
explain to the class why student was class why they minimal detail. present their
they chose the scene and able to explain chose the scene The student was letter to the
how they described it. to the class why and how they able to explain class.
they chose the described it. to the class why
scene and how they chose the
they described scene and how
it. they described
it.