Standard: Writing
Expectation: W 7.3 Uses a variety of sentence types to construct a paragraph; applies organizational patterns to construct a descriptive paragraph.
Academic Purpose: After observing the video "The Giving Tree", the students will write an 8 to 10 sentence descriptive paragraph about the boy and the tree, applying correct grammar.
Skills: descriptive writing, grammar
Depth Of Knowledge: Create, Meta-Cognitive
Observe the video "The Giving Tree" and write an 8 to 10 sentence descriptive paragraph about it, using the following questions as guide in the comment section. Remember to use as reference the previous paragraph structure applied in class.
Guiding Questions
- How was the little boy's behavior with the tree?
- How did it change as he got older?
- How was the Tree's behavior towards the little boy?
- How did it change as the boy got older?
- Is there anything or anyone the Giving Tree remind you of and why?
RUBRIC
4 = the student constructs a descriptive paragraph that exceeds 10 sentences without grammatical errors, uses correct paragraph structure
3 = the student constructs an 8-10 sentence descriptive paragraph, with a maximum of 3-5 grammatical errors, uses correct paragraph structure.
2 = the student constructs a 5-7 sentence descriptive paragraph, with 6-8 grammatical errors, does not use correct paragraph structure.
1 = the student constructs a 1-4 sentence descriptive paragraph, with over 8 grammatical errors, does not use correct paragraph structure.
I really think that this video is beautiful. It shows many feelings. I compare this video with the love of a mother. Mothers are meant to always be there for us no matter how bad things are, or the bad things we do.
ReplyDeleteI can say that while the boy was young he showed how much he loved and cared for the tree. It was like he could not live a minute without seen it and even play with it. As he kept growing, he changed. He became more demanding of getting material things, forgetting of how he was with the tree as a child. I guess it was because of all the responsibilities he had. I see it this way because I see my mom going through a hassle with everything she has to do. The giving tree was always there for the boy. It gave everything for him until the end just to make the boy happy. It advised him to do certain things so he could accomplish what he wanted. This part I did not like it that much because my mom has always taught me that we can not have everything we place our eyes on. Yet, the giving tree behaved like a loving, caring, and devoted mother. The Giving Tree never changed her way of being with the boy. Even at the end, it kept serving the boy humbly and happily.
I love this video because it shows many things like feelings. I think it was beatiful.The Giving Tree was a really great story.
ReplyDeleteThe boy when he was little he love the tree very much. He do not failed a day without seen the tree. He get older and he want that the tree gave him what he want. The tree behavior was very compasive and the tree gave him everything. When the boy gets older things got a little more complicated but the tree gave him also what he want. The giving tree remind me about my mom because she give anything she can and becase she care about me.
DeleteThis story is very beautiful and its message is very important. At first the little boy loved the tree. They spent much time together and the tree also loved the little boy. As the child was growing up, he spent less time with the tree, and only was interested in what he could get from the tree. But the tree always received the little boy with great joy and gave him everything he asked for. So passed the years and love of the tree to the little boy never change. The tree gave the child everything and when there was nothing more to give, the tree gave him support and comfort. In this beautiful story this kind of love can only be compared to the one of a mother for her child. It is an unconditional love that delivers everything without asking anything in return.
ReplyDeleteI like the story "The Giving Tree" because the little boy's behavior was good with the tree. The boy love to play with the tree. As the boy got older he didn't play with the tree, but he visit it. The boy asked the tree for things that he needed. The tree was very respectful with the boy. The tree offered everything he had to the boy the branches, the apple and the trunk. This story reminded me of Jesus, because he gave everything for us. We should share things we have, with the people who need them.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very special story that compare with the love of a mother with her child. In the story the boy behavior with the tree was very sweet, lovely and playful. But when the boy stared growing up he start needing some different things like money, a house and other things. When the boys come to visit, the tree he always receives the boy with love and happiness. The tree always invited hem to swim in her branches and climb up her trunk. When the boy stared growing up the tree start changing. We see the change of the tree in the way he lose her apples, branches, and trunk. However, the tree always give hes love to the boy even wen the boy don’t have strength the tree provide hem a place to rest like wen he was little. The given tree remembers me a mother. The story remembers me the love that a mother always gives to there child’s. Giving them all they need.
ReplyDeleteI like the story because the little boy's behavior with the tree was playful and loving. When the boy got older the tree was often alone. The tree's behavior towards the little boy was loving and helpfu. The interests changed now he wants money and not play. I remind our parents because the give us all the love and always are there for you.
ReplyDeleteThis story reminds me of a friend that I have. We were always friends but we hardly see. The behavior of the child and the tree was friendly. The tree felt happy with the child. Their friendship was lost while the child was growing. The more the child was growing more separated from the tree. When the child get big not visited the tree as before. He stopped loving the tree as it wanted before. De:Luis 8-1
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ReplyDeleteThis video shows many feelings.Mothers are always there for us.Well most of them.its message is very important.The giving tree was always there for the boy.I liked the story "Giving tree' because the little boy's behavior was good with the tree.
This story is very beautiful and its message is very important.As the child was growing up he spend less time time with the tree.So the years passed and the trees love never changed.I liked this story very much.It shows alot of feelings.
ReplyDeleteIt'a video real nice. When the boy was small he always was with the tree.He showed the tree how much he loved him and how important he was to him. When the boy became to crow he started to forget about the tree. Then he only visit the tree only when he needed something.The tree always helped him in every thing he can,to make him happy. That also made the tree happy. The tree was always their at all moment's. Compared this with all the child that left their parent's and only goes to them only when they need something. And the parent's are always helping in all moment's and they never change their feelings.
ReplyDeleteThis story has a great message. Because this video show the love of a mother.The tree help the boy for whatever he need.Also he give to the boy his aple for money,a house and more things.I like this story because it compare the love of a mother.
ReplyDeleteI like the story 'The Givin tree' because i learn the litle boy was helpful and playful with the tree. The boy like to play with the tree.When the boy visit the tree and the tree makes happy. The tree was friendly whith the boy. As the child was growing up he spend less time the tree.
ReplyDeleteThe boy was happy with the three when he climb swing,eat apple and sleep on the three.The boy dont go to visit the three anymore. The three gave the boy evry thing he had just to see the boy happy.The three dont change with the boy.Its remind me the value at the family always want to give you everything just to see us happy, just like the three he give everything he had just to see the boy happy.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this story. This story is very special because is about the love os one mother give to her child. In this story the child lovely and he like to play with the tree. In the same time the kid was growing he star to for get the tree. The kid only visit the tree when he need something. In the story the tree show us he love the kid. the tree give everything he have because he one to make the kid happy. The story reminds me of the love that a mother always gives your child you need.
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ReplyDeleteThis story reminds me of some parents that gave everything to their kids and as time passes they ask for more and eventually they leave and sometimes never returned back home.In the other hand parents give everything to their children asking but nothing in return just the thought of that persons happiness gives them satisfaction.I hope i'll become someday a tree and not a selfish boy.At first the boy was happy just being with the tree nurturing the boy.Then as time passed by the boy became worried on how he was going to take care of himself and others.Finally the boy came back to see the tree after he took everything from the tree and just their company was enough.In this story there are various themes such as parenting, love for nature and many others.Mother Earth loves us and gives us everything, but as more civilized we become, the less we care of our planet.
ReplyDeleteThe little boy behave nice.
ReplyDeleteWhen he got older he needed things.
The tree behave very nice to the boy.
The boy got older and the boy needed things.
Yes my parents remind me of the givind tree.
This video reminds me of Jesus when he came to earth. He helped all who needed it, no matter what his condition and gave him all her love. I think the child at first thought only things he wanted. But when he saw that was aging and keeping only they change of decision and understand what truly love means.
ReplyDeleteIn this video the little boy used to play with the tree branches and leaves, he used to eat the apples and play hide and go seek. The little boy used to enjoy being at the tree. As the boy got older he bearly went to the tree. The tree was usually alone after the boy grew older. The tree was playful to the little boy. As the boy got older the tree offered the only things it had. The tree gave the boy its apples its branches and its trunk. Leaving the tree as just a stump, but the tree gave the boy things while it kept him happy. The giving tree is an inspirational story that reminds me of my mom, we usually dont notice how much we take. We recieve alot from giving people.
ReplyDeleteThis story was a lot of teaching, especially for me. Firstly I think that the behavior of the child to the tree was not the best. Because I say this because as the child grew older was behaving cruelly towards the tree. I say it every time cruelly vat where the tree, after so long just begged him things instead of talking with him and remember old times. However, the behavior of the tree to the child was the best, because the tree was never ever let the child for when I needed it. The tree as the child was growing, more and more things were missing eg your apples first, then the branches and finally its trunk, until I leave the child alone with a piece of wood. That tree is very similar to my parents because despite the strong and evil character that I have with them, all I ask and sometimes I get it without power, but I am forever grateful for all that they give me.
ReplyDeleteThis is very nice. I love to move a lot of children to nature as destroyed today. Reminds me of the love of a mother to the children. The tree likes to play with the child. When the child gets older is that then begins to learn the true meaning of love.
ReplyDeleteI like my summary. the boy very much loved the tree, he eats apples from the tree, swings on the tree, and sit at its side, and the tree loved the boy very much. The boy left for a very long time and returned. The tree offers him a swing and apple to eat, but the boy now claims he is more interested in making money. the tree gracefully offers him her apples to sell in the market. The tree cannot imagine that she has anything left to offers the boy ,but since he is too old to do munch else, he uses the stump to rest and the tree is happy.
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