Day Four Lesson Plan: Recycling

Your Name: Autumn Cumbie Title of Lesson: Perry the Plastic Water Bottle! Grade: 5th Grade

Standards
The following standards come directly from the Common Core English Language Arts Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

Lesson Summary/Overview
Today we will be covering the topic of recycling. We are going to begin by going over the basic aspects of recycling by answering the following questions: What is recycling? What can I recycle? Once students feel comfortable with the idea of recycling, we will move into the larger concept answering the question: Why is it important to recycle? Students will watch a video about what can happen to a single water bottle when it is not recycled, but instead is littered. They will then watch a video about what can happen when a water bottle is recycled. We will then come up with an action plan, how can we make sure that all things recyclable are being recycled? Once they have watched both videos, students will be asked to write a narrative short story, from the perspective of the water bottle.

Objectives
Students will be able to define details, sequencing, language and vocabulary. Students will be able to identify the meaning of the word recycle. Students will be able to identify items that they can recycle and items they cannot. Students will be able to write a narrative short story, from the perspective of a water bottle.

Assessment/Evaluation
Students will be required to write a narrative short story, from the perspective of a water bottle using details, sequencing, precise language and specific vocabulary. Students will receive one of the following prompts. Give each child a water bottle with a prompt attached, please note several student will receive the same prompt. Prompt One: Your name is Donald and you are a plastic water bottle. You should have been recycled, but instead were thrown out a car window on the highway. Prompt Two: Your name is Sarah and you are a plastic water bottle. You were thrown down on a playground outside four days ago, but today some nice girl named Katie picked you up and threw you in the recycle bin. Prompt Three: Your name is Ashley and you are a plastic water bottle. You were going to be thrown in the trash, but they decided to recycle you instead. One students have received a prompt, they are to complete a narrative story for the perspective of the water bottle mentioned in the prompt. The narrative may be done as a short story or as a journal/diary kept by the water bottle. A simple example of the assignment is attached to the lesson plan. Students who exceed the standard will have a high amount of details, sequencing, language and vocabulary. Students who meet the standard will have moderate amount of details, sequencing, language and vocabulary. Students who fall below will have a low amount of details, sequencing, language and vocabulary.

Prerequisite Knowledge
Students will need to know what a narrative is, sequencing, details, precise language. They will learn the vocabulary necessary to complete the narrative today, during the lesson. In order to access students prior knowledge, we will review these concepts briefly during the lesson.

Materials
Lined paper Pencils Erasers A water bottle for each student A computer or smart board

Vocabulary
All defined by dictionary.com Recycle-to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse. Waste-garbage, rubbish, or trash. Litter/ing- small refuse or waste materials carelessly dropped, esp in public places.

Teaching Procedures
Good morning class, today we are going to be learning about recycling. Before we begin, has anyone ever heard about recycling before? [Gage by students hands in the air] Great! You are going to be experts by the end of this lesson! For those of you who do not know what recycling is, you are going to learn all about it today. Recycling refers to the treating or processing of used or waste materials to make the item suitable for reuse. I know that the definition may seem a bit complex, so lets break it down. When you recycle something, typically it goes to a plant where it is broken down, sorted and cleaned. Once that process has been completed, the material is sent to different places to be made into all kinds of items, including plastic bottles and even clothing. Does that make the definition more clear? [If, not re-explain]. Great. Just so everyone knows, waste is the stuff you throw away, such as your garbage. Now that we understand what recycling is, lets talk about the different items that we can recycle. Can anyone tell me something they believe can be recycled? [Ask several students for their answers]. Those are some great answers, great job! Lets look at the different items that can all be recycled. [Pull up the website listed below under Recycle Now, please note: states vary. This is an interactive website, allows students to choose an item and guess whether it can be recycled or not]. Does anyone have any questions about the items or things that can be recycled? [Answer questions appropriately]. Those were great questions. Today, we are going to specifically going to focus on plastic water bottles and what can happen if they are not recycled. We are going to be watching two videos, one video that shows what happened when a water bottle is littered. Who knows what littering is? [Call on students with their hands up]. Good job! Littering is when you throw garbage or recyclables on the street instead of the garbage or recycling bin. The other shows what can happen when the water bottle is recycled. Once we have finished each table will be instructed to write a narrative. Each table will have a different background story or basis for you story [Taped to the water bottle at each table]. After the videos, I will tell you more about the assignment. Does that sound like a plan? Great! [Play videos. Begin with Littering PSA video, then follow it with the How plastic bottles are recycled into polyester]. Now that we have watched both videos, does anyone have any questions? [Answer any questions]. Great. Alright, lets take a few minutes to review what is needed for this assignment. [Each element should be written on the board, with a simple definition next to it, for students to reference during the assessment]. To begin with, it has to be a narrative. We have previously learned that a narrative is a spoken or written account of connected events or more simply put a story. For this particular narrative, there are several things that you need. First, you need to have a lot of details, which means instead of saying the house, you should be saying the big red house on the corner. Second, your story needs to be sequenced, we learned that sequencing means putting things in a particular order. For this story, it will be in logical order. Third, you will need to use precise language, which simply means language that pertains to the story. Last, you need to make sure that you use the vocabulary that we have learned today, including recycling, littering, and waste. The instructions are on the board for you to refer to. Are

there any questions before we branch off into our groups to begin writing our narratives? [Answer questions]. Alright, please return to your tables. Each table has a water bottle on the table with your writing prompt or guide on it. [Once students have completed the assessment, begin to discuss ways that we can make sure that everything that can be recycled, is recycled.]

Ways of Thinking Connection

We will be incorporating Futures Thinking into this lesson plan. Students in groups of 4 will discuss with one another [Once the lesson is complete] what we can do to make sure that things are being recycled and most of all that people know about recycling. We will also incorporate Values Thinking, by having the students discuss whether they find recycling important and why or why not. Once students have finished discussing, we will re-engage in large group and discuss the groups results. Afterward, we are going to discuss ways we can implement recycling into our classroom.

Resources
Recycle Now. (n.d.). Can it be Recycled? Retrieved from: http://www.recyclenow.com/what_can_i_do_today/can_it_be_recycled/ How plastic bottles are recycled into polyester. (2009). [Video/DVD]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyF9MxlcItw&feature=related Littering PSA. . (2010).[Video/DVD] Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBUkIuBsN9A3 Dictionary.com. (2013). Retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/

SAMPLE ASSESSMENT (Diary)

Prompt Two: Your name is Sarah and you are a plastic water bottle. You were thrown down on a playground outside four days ago, but today some nice girl named Katie picked you up and threw you in the recycle bin. Hi, my name is Sarah and I am a Dasani water bottle. I really love my owner, she has been drinking out of me for about three log exhausting days, but I am nearing the end of my water supply. Today my owner and I are going to the park, but she is bringing my friend Rodger with us. I know that she is bringing Rodger in case she runs out of my water, but whats going to happen to me? Day One: Its been three hours since we last talked and I only have one drop of water left. My owner opened Rodger and instead of taking me home, left me here at the park right next to the big red swing set. I really hope she comes back for me It is really cold this winter and I dont know if I will make it without her. Day Two: I HAD TO SPEND THE ENTIRE NIGHT IN THE PARK!!! I am never going to trust my owner again She just left me here like I was nothing. If I had legs and a mouth I would definitely tell her how bad of an owner she is. With that said, I know she will come back for me today. Day Three: HEEEEEEEELP! I cant stand being out here anymore. I am going crazy. A little bratty red head kid stepped on me and kicked me into the sharp dangerous rocks! Doesnt he know I could get a hole in me? My owner better be coming back for me today. I am nearing the end of my life. Day Four: HI guys, its me Ashley. I am writing this to let you know I have died, well not yet but soon enough. If you see my owner, make sure you tell her I died a horrible tragic death, here on the playground. Today a dog licked me, LICKED ME! I am going to live out here forever, I am never going to go. WAIT! Who are you. Why are you picking me up? Day Five: HI GUYS! Youll never believe it. Some nice lady named Katie picked me up. Shes a lot older than my old owner and shes soooo much prettier. She threw me in the recycle bin and told me Id be made into something beautiful. I am being made into a neon pink jacket today, isnt that the coolest? Day Ten: I am sooo beautiful now. Here I hang in the store, waiting for m new owner. Its so nice here WAIT! NOT YOU AGAN! PUT ME BACK, PUT ME BACK! Day Eleven: HEEEEEEEEEELP!