Objective:Express ideas clearly about the forest based on memory.
Activity: Recollection of your observation point and journal writing.
Take a five minute silent " Mental Field" trip to your observation point. Close your eyes and imagine sitting at your destination. Have a look around and imagine the forest. Note large, medium and small plants. Look for signs of life. What animals do you see? What plants? What are the animals doing? What does the soil look like? Is there any evidence of water? Wind? What is the temperature? Now use your imaginary ears. What do they hear?
Assignment: Write at least half a journal entry page about the "Mental Field" trip to your obervation point. Share with the class your mental field trip.
Grading: Full credit (10 points) will be earned for at least half of a page and that writing is easily legable.