One day in China
poets were writing about
mountains.
All of a sudden
there was a mist.
They could not see
anything.
It ended
in five minutes.
That is the past.
Hannah Knoff
1st place k-2
LA Writes! 2008
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, LA
LESSON PLANS
For a Science Classroom
Lesson Plan for Hannah Knoff’s “China”
by Sarah Ocmand
I would ask my students what geographical formations are unique to our area?
Would we be able to find similar formations in other parts of the world?
We could then talk about how weather changes from place to place and what weather situations are unique to our area.
Mountains are such massive structures that are clearly rooted to the ground, how can a mist magically make them disappear?
What causes such mist?
As a follow up, I could have students choose a natural landscape such as a mountain or a river and then discuss the weather associated with those landscapes and what effects changes in size and temperature of those landscapes.
For a Geography Classroom
Lesson Plan for Hannah Knoff’s “China”
by Sarah Ocmand
This could be incorporated in a Geography lesson, as a way of understanding different geological structures and functions.
I would ask my students what geographical formations are unique to our area?
Would we be able to find similar formations in other parts of the world?
We could then talk about how weather changes from place to place and what weather situations are unique to our area.
Mountains are such massive structures that are clearly rooted to the ground, how can a mist magically make them disappear?
What causes such mist?
As a follow up, I could have students choose a geographical location and discuss the geological formations that would be found at that location.
For an English Classroom
Lesson Plan for Hannah Knoff’s “China”
by Sarah Ocmand
Mountains are such massive structures that are clearly rooted to the ground, how can a mist magically make them disappear?
What causes such mist?
How would we as a writer go from writing of mountains to writing of nothingness?
I think a great activity could be to have the students close their eyes and envision a mountain view and then begin to describe what they see in full detail.
Have them again close their eyes and envision a hazy mist and describe that in full detail, and then conclude the writing with an explanation of natural phenomenon.