Climate Fiction Lesson: Writing the Future
Created by Teacher(s): Will Cogswell|Published on: November 4, 2024
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: English Language Arts
Duration: 2 hours
Created by: Maine Climate Education Hub teachers
Region: Maine
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Synopsis
In this lesson, students analyze climate fiction stories and plan their own place-based cli-fi narrative.
Inquire: Students imagine what our world will look like in the future and reflect on the hopes and fears that informed their thinking.
Investigate: Students learn about the genre of climate fiction (cli-fi) then compare and contrast the themes two young Maine authors develop in their cli-fi short stories.
Inspire: Students plan their own cli-fi story that illustrates their vision of what it might take to survive and thrive in the face of present and future climate change.
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Will Cogswell
Will Cogswell teaches high school English Language Arts in Midcoast Maine. He has taught high school ELA for ten years in Maine and Salt Lake City, UT; worked with pre-service teachers in Nashville, TN; and taught English to non-native speakers in Bogotá, Colombia. Regardless of the setting, Will aspires to cultivate collaborative, critical thinking and active, engaged citizenship. When Will is not teaching, you can find him reading books with his kids or romping through Maine’s woods, waters, mountains, and snow.
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