This picture gave our class a wonderful opportunity to look at concepts in Science (Structures and Forces), Social Studies (First Nations) and Language (Descriptive Writing). In Language, students were asked to brainstorm words to describe this scene. We focused on elements in the background/setting, the middle ground and the foreground. Here is a descriptive piece that the class wrote collaboratively to serve as a model for future writing:
Three Tepees
By Room 208
On a gloomy,overcast day, there are three tepees in a grassy field surrounded by a forest. The tepees are in a peaceful, wilderness area. The meadow is covered by fresh, luxurious grass. The clouds look stormy, like it is threatening to rain. The wall of trees in the background is massive and green. In front of the trees are two tepees. The first tepee is mostly yellow and has a thick red stripe. It is taller than the second tepee, which is white with a green stripe. Its flap is slightly open and the poles are on the outside. There is a large cone-shaped tepee in the foreground. It is white with two thin red stripes. There is also a tiny red stripe at the top. The ends of the poles are sticking out the top. There are wooden sticks that pin the hides together.
