(Close light in room as well as any shades by the windows) TTW say to class slowly: Everyone please close

your eyes and relax. Now, imagine that you are an animal running freely in your natural environment/habitat. The weather is just perfect for you. The beautiful blue sky is looking down at you. You meet up with your family and roam ever so calmly around, visiting with your family and enjoying the landscape. You dine on some of the grassy areas, rubbing your skin against the trees. The breezy air is just perfect for you. The scented blooms are a vast everywhere. AHHH! All of a sudden a loud crackling is heard all around! More popping sounds burst through the air! Everything, everyone goes wild! You and the rest of the animals dont know where to turn, what to do, where to go, total chaos! Animals are down, you try to guide your family away. Suddenly you see, peering through the bushes these bizarre looking creatures. They have these long things hanging around them. One comes out of the bushes and lugs this long thing around and points it at YOU! You run wild! You are now separated from your family! The teacher will turn on the lights

Guided Imagery Exercise

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Name: _______________________ Date: _____________

IMAGINE.. Close your eyes and listen as your teacher reads. Imagine that you are the animal going through this experience. How did you feel during this experience?

How did you feel after the experience?

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ENDANGERED ANIMALS
Endangered animals are those animals that are in danger of becoming extinct. Extinct means to no longer live in our world. There are many reasons for the extinction of animals. One of the reasons is that there not as many animals. The reason for that is that the land where animals roam, people are developing for many different reasons. The reasons why people are encroaching on the animal habitats, are: *for the development of new areas for homes *travel people are desiring to seek out new exotic (rarely traveled far-away lands for humans) *medicines people have discovered that extracts from certain plants in the rainforests are helpful in the development of medicines for the cure of disease of humans *certain types of animal skins, and horns are desired for human use for furniture, purses, shoes, and clothing. *ivory tusks from elephants are desired by humans for collections, furniture, and jewelry. *the desire for exotic pets *general hunting for pleasure Is this fair to animals and to us? Is it the right thing to do?

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Name: _______________________

Date: ________________

Creative Problem Solving Step 1: Fact Finding

List all of the facts that you were able to find in the mess.

List any opinions you found located in the mess.

List any questions that you have as a result of reading and working to understand the mess.

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Creative Problem Solving Step 2: Problem Finding

Brainstorm many, varied, and unusual problems that you see as a result of this mess. Follow the brainstorming rules: 1. 2. 3. 4. Do not pass judgment, either good or bad, on anyone elses ideas. Its okay to piggyback on other peoples ideas. (In other words, if someone elses idea gives you an idea, share that!) It is okay to share outlandish ideas. Anything goes during brainstorming. Put down as many ideas as possible in the time allowed.

Create a problem statement in the format of a problem that needs to be solved. How might we __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________?

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Creative Problem Solving Step 3: Idea Finding

Restate your problem statement here: How might we __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________? Brainstorm many, varied, and unusual solutions to this problem Follow the brainstorming rules: 1. Do not pass judgment, either good or bad, on anyone elses ideas. 2. Its okay to piggyback on other peoples ideas. (In other words, if someone elses idea gives you an idea, share that!) 3. It is okay to share outlandish ideas. Anything goes during brainstorming. 4. Put down as many ideas as possible in the time allowed.

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Creative Problem Solving Step 4: Solution Finding

Take the three best solutions from your brainstorming list in Step 3. Place them in the spaces numbered 1-3 below. Develop four criteria for determining if the solution is a good one. Rank the choices 1-5 (1 lowest, 5 highest) based on the criteria you selected. Total the points for each solution. The solution with the highest points is the one you will use to create a plan for implementation. If there is a tie, choose the most important criterion and multiply its points by 2. Total again. Criteria criterion: best: Solution: 1. worst: criterion: best: worst: criterion: best: worst: criterion: best: worst: total points here:

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Creative Problem Solving Step 5: Acceptance Finding

Develop an action plan to implement your solution by completing the charts below. List the people who would have to accept the plan and the concerns they might have. Person/Group concerns they might have

List the people you will need to help you with your plan, and what each person would need to do: Person/Group what they would need to do

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List what resources you will need (including money) and where you plan on getting those resources. Resource needed how you plan on getting that resource

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Create a timeline for your plan. How long will it take to put everything in place? How long do the things need to be in place for the plan to work? step # What needs to happen? How long it will take?

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Evaluate the effectiveness of your plan once it is implemented by answering the questions below. How will you know if your plan is working or not?

What data will you collect to help you see if your plan is working or not?

What will you do if the data show your plan is not working?

Additional thoughts, comments, ideas:

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Name________________________

Date_____________________

Endangered Animal Letter Self-Assessment Checklist Criteria Letter Plan *topic sentences noted *details noted Letter Format *address *date *greeting *body *closing Letter Content *introduction of self *purpose of letter *problem *solution *plan for implementing solution Persuasiveness *persuasive language included *persuasive examples included Letter Mechanics *capitalization is correct *punctuation is correct *spelling is correct *grammar is correct Sharing with the Class *voice projection *expression (no monotone) *eye contact If you placed a check in the not yet column, and the letter is not yet due, you still have time to fix the problem or add the item and move your check to the yes! column. Total points: ________ out of 21 (Have you earned as many points as possible?) Teacher Comments: ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Not Yet 0 Yes! 1

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Name_______________________________

Date______________________________

Endangered Animal Letter Rubric Objective: The students will compose a letter as a part of the acceptance finding portion of a creative problem solving lesson on endangered animals.
ACS 2.3 Compose written material with a beginning, middle, and end ACS 2.5 Adhere to assigned criteria ACS 2.7 Demonstrate originality

ACS 2.2 Share information in front of class ACS 2.4 Proofread written material ACS 2.6 Use main ideas to create a product

Criteria Letter Plan

topic sentences noted details noted

Journal Writer 1
-1 topic sentence noted -1 detail noted for that paragraph

Self-Published 2
-2-3 topic sentences noted -1-2 details noted for each indicated paragraph

Published by Random House 3

-4-5 topic sentences noted -3 details noted for each indicated paragraph

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author 4

-6 or more topic sentences noted -4 or more details noted for each indicated paragraph

Score

____ x4 =___

Letter Format
address date greeting body closing introduction of self purpose of letter problem facts to support problem solution plan for implementing solution

1-2 listed components included

3-4 listed components included

all components included with 1-2 errors in placing

all components included and in the correct places

____ x4 =___

Letter Content

1-2 listed content elements included

3-4 listed content elements included

5-6 listed content elements included

all content elements included and additional pertinent information has been shared

____ x7 =___

Persuasiveness

persuasive language persuasive examples

-1 example of persuasive language included -1 persuasive example included 5 or more errors present

-2 examples of persuasive language included -2 persuasive examples included 3-4 errors present

-3 examples of persuasive language included -3 persuasive examples included 1-2 errors present

-4 or more examples of persuasive language included -4 or more persuasive examples included letter is error-free

____ x4 =___ ____ x3 =___

Letter Mechanics
capitalization punctuation spelling grammar

Sharing with class

voice projection expression (no monotone) eye contact

1 element evident

2 elements evident

all three elements evident

-all elements evident -audiences attention captured -audience inspired to action

____ x3 =___

Teacher Comments:

Total points: _______

Scale: 94-100 exceeds expectations

80-93 Meets Expectations

_______ _______ _______

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70-79

In Progress

Rules of Brainstorming 1)Go for quantity. 2) Wild and crazy ideas are okay.

(handout 4)

3) Piggy-back on the ideas of others. 4) No judgmentpositive

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