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Transcript: Environmental Earth Writing
(soft music plays)
A Female Announcer says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S PRIMARY LESSON:
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH
WRITING.
A caption reads "Primary I-3."
Kristy is in her late thirties, with short black hair and bangs. She wears a dark blue T-shirt with white letters and a headband. Behind her, a board reads "Welcome" and a sign reads "Keep calm and teach on."
Kristy says HI, I'M KRISTY AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE
TODAY WITH YOU ON
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE
DOING AN ACTIVITY
ALL ABOUT
WRITING FIRST DRAFTS.
WHEN YOU WRITE
YOUR FIRST DRAFT TODAY,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
PAPER OR A NOTEBOOK, A PENCIL,
AND MAYBE SOME COLOURS TO ADD
A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL
TO YOUR PICTURE
WHEN WE'RE DONE.
SO, LET'S GET READY
TO LEARN.
IN OUR WRITING TODAY
ON OUR FIRST DRAFT,
WE'RE GOING TO BE THINKING ABOUT
OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR TOPIC.
THE ENVIRONMENT
IS OUR WHOLE PLANET EARTH,
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
KEEP OUR PLANET EARTH HEALTHY.
I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HEALTHY?
WHEN YOU'RE HEALTHY,
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
FOR ME, THAT'S EXERCISING
AND EATING GOOD FOODS
THAT NOURISH MY BODY
AND GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP.
AND WHEN I AM HEALTHY
I HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY
AND I CAN DO
ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
THINK ABOUT
PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
HOW CAN WE TELL IF PLANTS
AND ANIMALS ARE HEALTHY?
I'M THINKING ABOUT MY GARDEN
AND WHEN MY PLANTS ARE HEALTHY,
THEY STAND UP
NICE AND TALL,
THEY GROW
FLOWERS AND LEAVES.
IF THEY'RE UNHEALTHY,
USUALLY THEY DROOP
OR THE LEAVES
MIGHT SHRIVEL UP
AND MAYBE
THEY'LL TURN BROWN.
FOR ANIMALS,
IF THERE ARE UNHEALTHY
THEY MIGHT SLEEP A LOT
AND NOT WANT TO PLAY,
BE VERY LETHARGIC.
SO, THOSE ARE WAYS WE CAN TELL
PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ARE HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY.
WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO
TO HELP THE PLANET EARTH
AND TO HELP KEEP OUR WHOLE
PLANET EARTH HEALTHY?
WELL, WHEN I THINK,
THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT THINGS
I CAN DO IN MY HOUSE
THAT ARE PRETTY EASY TO KEEP
THE PLANET EARTH HEALTHY.
I CAN TURN MY LIGHTS OUT
WHEN I LEAVE A ROOM.
WHEN I BRUSH MY TEETH
I CAN TURN THE TAPS OFF
AND NOT LEAVE THE WATER RUNNING
WHEN I'M NOT USING THEM.
THERE ARE A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WAYS
WE CAN KEEP
OUR PLANET EARTH HEALTHY.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
OF SOME OF THE WAYS
THAT WE CAN PROTECT
OUR EARTH.
WE'RE GOING TO BE USING
ALL OF OUR KNOWLEDGE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT
AND HOW WE CAN
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
TO WRITE A FIRST DRAFT TODAY
OF A PIECE OF WRITING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
THINKING ABOUT THINGS
LIKE WHO OUR AUDIENCE
WILL BE.
WHO DO WE WANT TO TEACH
ABOUT KEEPING THE EARTH SAFE
AND ABOUT SAVING
OUR ENVIRONMENT?
WE'RE GOING TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT TYPE OF WRITING
WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT WILL
BEST SERVE OUR PURPOSE.
WILL WE WRITE A LETTER?
WILL WE WRITE A LIST?
WILL WE MAKE A POSTER?
THOSE ARE ALL IMPORTANT THINGS
TO THINK ABOUT.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT SPECIFIC THINGS
WE WANT TO TELL OUR AUDIENCE
ABOUT AS WE'RE WRITING.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO
START OFF TODAY
BY WATCHING A LITTLE VIDEO
CALLED...
FROM
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?...
ABOUT A GIRL WHO WANTS TO BE
A WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST.
SO, DEMIA'S GONNA TALK
ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS
SHE WOULD DO
AS A WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST
TO HELP SAVE
OUR PLANET EARTH.
SO, AS YOU WATCH THE VIDEO,
I WANT YOU TO THINK IF
THERE ARE SOME IDEAS IN THERE
OF THINGS YOU CAN DO
TO HELP OUR PLANET EARTH
STAY NICE AND HEALTHY.
Demia is around 12 years old, with short brown hair. She wears a purple T-shirt.
Demia says HI, I'M DEMIA,
AND IF I COULD BE ANYTHING
I WOULD BE A
WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST.
Music plays as fast clips show children playing, learning and imagining in cartoon animation.
A song plays that says IMAGINE, IMAGINE
IMAGINE POWERFUL
IMAGINE COMICAL
IMAGINE MAGICAL
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
Demia says HI, I'M DEMIA!
IF I COULD BE ANYTHING,
I WOULD BE A WILDLIFE
CONSERVATIONIST.
I WOULD TAKE CARE OF
AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
AS A CONSERVATIONIST,
I WOULD GET TO WORK
OUTDOORS A LOT.
I LOVE BEING OUTSIDE.
I WOULD WEAR
MY FAVOURITE HIKING BOOTS,
'CAUSE I WOULD BE DOING
A LOT OF WALKING
AND EXPLORING.
SOMETIMES,
I WOULD EVEN GET TO USE
MY SPECIAL HIKING POLES,
TO MAKE WALKING OVER ROCKS
AND UP STEEP HILLS EASIER.
In cartoon animation, Demia appears in the woods doing her favourite activities.
Demia says AND I WOULDN'T FORGET
MY CAMERA!
I WOULD WALK THROUGH DIFFERENT
FIELDS FULL OF FLOWERS.
I WOULD LOOK
FOR LOTS OF INSECTS.
THEY'RE REALLY GREAT
FOR THE FLOWERS.
OR I WOULD HIKE IN FORESTS
FULL OF OLD TREES.
LOOK AT ALL
THOSE HUGE TREES!
OR I WOULD EVEN WALK
ALONG THE BEACH OF A LAKE
OR AN OCEAN.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS
LIVE HERE.
WOW!
I LOVE WATCHING THE BEAUTIFUL
SANDPIPERS ON THE BEACH.
AS A CONSERVATIONIST,
IT WOULD BE MY JOB
TO STUDY ALL DIFFERENT PLANTS
AND ANIMALS THAT LIVE
IN ONE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT'S WHERE PLANTS AND ANIMALS
MAKE THEIR HOME.
AND I WOULD LEARN
HOW TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
SAFE FROM POLLUTION.
POLLUTION IS YUCKY STUFF
LIKE SMOKE AND GARBAGE
THAT GETS INTO OUR AIR
AND CAN MAKE US
AND THE ANIMALS SICK.
I WOULD PICK UP ANY GARBAGE
THAT I FIND THAT THE BEACH.
AND I WOULD TEST
THE WATER IN THE LAKE,
TO MAKE SURE
IT'S CLEAN ENOUGH
FOR THE ANIMALS TO LIVE IN
AND DRINK.
(giggling)
EVEN TAKE BATHS IN.
AS A WILDLIFE
CONSERVATIONIST,
I WOULD ALSO
STUDY AND PROTECT FORESTS.
I LOVE HIKING
IN OLD FORESTS.
I WOULD HIKE
OVER LITTLE RIVERS
TO KNOW ALL ABOUT
THE FOREST ANIMALS.
SOME THAT LIVE
ON THE GROUND,
AND SOME THAT LIVE
IN TREES,
WAY UP HIGH!
TREES ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT.
THEY HELP
KEEP OUR AIR CLEAN.
TREES CAN GROW TO BE
HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD.
AS A CONSERVATIONIST,
I WOULD TELL BIG COMPANIES
AND THE GOVERNMENT
TO NOT CUT DOWN
ALL THE TREES.
THE FOREST ANIMALS
WILL ALL CHEER FOR ME
FOR SAVING THEIR HOMES.
(cheering)
I WOULD ALWAYS BRING MY CAMERA
ON MY HIKES,
AND TAKE PHOTOS
OF THE AMAZING PLACES
AND ANIMALS THAT I'LL BE
PROTECTING.
I WOULD SHARE THOSE PICTURES
AND EVERYTHING I LEARN
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
ENVIRONMENTS AND ANIMALS
WITH MY COMMUNITY.
THEN WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT
AND HELP KEEP IT HEALTHY.
AND GIVE THE ANIMALS
A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE.
I WOULD EVEN INVITE EVERYONE
TO COME OUT
TO A WILDERNESS CAMP-OUT
AND SEE ALL THE AMAZING THINGS
WE WOULD BE PROTECTING.
THE ANIMALS AND I
WILL THROW A GREAT PARTY!
BEING A CONSERVATIONIST
IS IMPORTANT AND FUN WORK.
I LOVE IT!
As fast clips show Demia dancing and having fun, a song plays that says CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE?
CAN YOU IMAGINE THERE'S
A WORLD FULL OF FANTASY?
AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
LOTS IT BECOME SO REAL
DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
THAT YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO
IMAGINE THIS OR THAT,
THINK OF SOMETHING NEW
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE
A THING OR TWO
ANYTHING YOU WANT,
IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU
BA, BA, BA, BA,
BA, BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA, BA, BA, BA,
BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA, BA, BA,
BA, BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA, BA, BA, BA,
BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA-DA,
BA-DA
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
Demia says I'M DEMIA AND I'M
A WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST.
IMAGINE THAT!
The end credits roll.
Teacher Kristy reappears and says I HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYED
THAT VIDEO OF DEMIA,
WHO WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE AN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONIST.
A close-up shot shows her hands holding a marker over a nine-box chart.
She continues SHE GAVE US
SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS
ON HOW SHE WOULD LIKE
TO HELP ANIMALS
AND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
BRAINSTORMING WAYS
WE CAN KEEP
OUR ENVIRONMENT HEALTHY.
SO, HOPEFULLY IF YOU DIDN'T
HAVE SOME IDEAS,
DEMIA HELPED TO GIVE YOU
SOME IDEAS
ON WHAT YOU CAN DO.
I'M GOING TO BE STARTING
MY BRAINSTORM ORGANIZER
SO THAT WHEN IT'S TIME
TO WRITE MY DRAFT,
I'LL HAVE ALL OF MY IDEAS
READY TO GO.
THIS WILL ALSO HELP ME
MAKE MY PLAN FOR WRITING
SO THAT IT ALL MAKES SENSE
AND GOES TOGETHER.
SO, OF COURSE,
WHEN I START A PIECE OF WORK
I'M GOING TO WRITE MY NAME.
AND IT'S, WHEN I'M WRITING THIS,
APRIL 2021.
SO, I'VE GOT MY NAME
AND MY DATE ON THERE,
AND NOW I NEED
TO THINK ABOUT,
IN THE MIDDLE
OF MY ORGANIZER,
WHAT'S MY TOPIC
GOING TO BE?
WELL, MY TOPIC I'M WRITING
THAT WE ARE GOING TO
WRITE ABOUT TODAY
IS "WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT."
NOW, I WANT TO POINT OUT,
I'M DOING SOMETHING
THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE
MY STUDENTS DO IN CLASS.
I'M WRITING
WITH A SHARPIE.
WHEN YOU'RE DOING
YOUR BRAINSTORMING,
IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA
TO WRITE WITH A PENCIL
SO THAT YOU CAN
ERASE THINGS,
AND IT'S A LITTLE
LESS MESSY.
I'M JUST DOING THIS SO IT'S A
LITTLE EASIER FOR YOU TO SEE.
WRITING IN MARKER,
UNLESS IT'S YOUR GOOD COPY
AND YOU'RE PUBLISHING IT,
IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.
SO, I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT ALL DIFFERENT WAYS
I CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND THEN I'M GOING TO USE SOME
OF THESE IDEAS IN MY DRAFT.
I AM GOING TO TRY
AND FILL THIS ORGANIZER UP,
EVEN THOUGH I MIGHT NOT NEED
TO USE ALL OF THESE IDEAS
TO GET FINISHED.
SO, ONE OF THE WAYS
I CAN THINK OF...
I'M GOING TO THINK
OF SOME THINGS I DO AT HOME.
WELL, WHAT CAN I DO AT HOME
AND AT SCHOOL IS I RECYCLE.
OH, I'M HAVING TROUBLE
SPELLING "RECYCLE" TODAY.
IT'S I RECYCLE
AND I RECYCLE PAPER...
PLASTIC...
AND METAL.
THOSE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS
I CAN RECYCLE.
OTHER THINGS I CAN DO ARE...
I CAN GO INTO MY COMMUNITY...
AND I JUST DID THIS
AND SOME OF MY STUDENTS
DID THIS ON EARTH DAY...
I CAN CLEAN...UP...LITTER.
THAT'S A GREAT THING I CAN DO
IN MY COMMUNITY.
SO, I CAN GET A BAG
AND I CAN GET SOME GLOVES
AND I CAN GO OUT AND FIND PLACES
THAT NEED GARBAGE PICKUP.
AND THAT JUST HELPS
MY ENVIRONMENT A HEALTHIER.
IT HELPS ANIMALS NOT EAT
THAT GARBAGE AND GET SICK.
SO, CLEANING UP LITTER
IS A GREAT WAY
I CAN HELP MY ENVIRONMENT.
ANOTHER THING
I TRY AND DO IS...
I KNOW THAT ONE THING THAT
REALLY HURTS THE ENVIRONMENT
IS PLASTIC BAGS.
THEY'RE REALLY,
REALLY WASTEFUL
AND THEY CAN MAKE ANIMALS SICK
AND THEY FILL UP LANDFILLS.
SO, SOMETHING I CAN DO
IS I CAN USE REUSABLE BAGS.
SO, WHEN I GO
GROCERY SHOPPING,
I CAN TAKE MY CLOTH BAGS
TO THE STORE
SO THAT I DON'T
HAVE TO USE PLASTIC BAGS.
ANOTHER THING I DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
IS TRY NOT TO HAVE
SO MUCH GARBAGE IN MY HOUSE.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS
I DO AT MY HOUSE
AND WE DO AT SCHOOL
IS WE COMPOST.
SO, WE TAKE
ANY FOOD GARBAGE,
ANY WASTE, THINGS LIKE
MY TEA BAGS OR APPLE CORES,
ALL OF THOSE THINGS
CAN GO INTO THE COMPOST,
AND THEN THEY'LL BIODEGRADE AND
MAKE SOME REALLY GREAT COMPOST
THAT I CAN PUT INTO MY GARDEN.
LET'S SEE.
WHAT ARE OTHER THINGS
I THROW OUT A LOT?
WELL, IF I'M NOT CAREFUL,
SOMETIMES I BUY THINGS THAT
HAVE A LOT OF GARBAGE WITH THEM.
LIKE, IF I BUY A SMALL BAG OF
CHIPS IT MIGHT HAVE A PACKAGE.
AND IF I BUY
A BIG BAG OF CHIPS,
I CAN PUT IT INTO
LITTLE CONTAINERS
AND HAVE LESS GARBAGE.
SO, I CAN USE
REUSABLE CONTAINERS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
HOW MANY IDEAS I HAVE HERE,
BECAUSE THE MORE IDEAS I PUT
ONTO MY BRAINSTORMING ORGANIZER,
THE EASIER IT'S GOING TO BE
WHEN I WRITE MY FIRST DRAFT
TO COME UP WITH IDEAS
OF WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT.
LIKE I SAID, I MIGHT NOT EVEN
USE ALL OF THESE IDEAS
IN MY DRAFT,
BUT THE MORE IDEAS I HAVE,
THE EASIER IT IS TO WRITE.
I KNOW SOME DAYS,
I REALLY, REALLY WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE A CUP OF TEA
IN MY CAR,
AND IF I WANT TO GO THROUGH
THE DRIVE-THRU AND GET IT,
SOMETHING I TRY TO DO IS GO
TO MY LOCAL COFFEE SHOP
IN TOWN, AND INSTEAD
OF TAKING ONE OF THEIR CUPS,
I'LL BRING A TRAVEL MUG
WITH ME.
SO, THAT SAVES ON CUPS
FROM THE TEA OR COFFEE SHOP
AND ALL THOSE PLASTIC LIDS.
THAT SAVES THEM
FROM GOING INTO THE GARBAGE
OR EVEN NEEDING
TO BE RECYCLED.
USING REUSABLE CONTAINERS
IS A GREAT WAY
TO HELP OUR ENVIRONMENT.
LET ME THINK.
WE TALKED ABOUT KEEPING
THE ENVIRONMENT HEALTHY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THE
ENVIRONMENT DOES FOR US
TO KEEP US HEALTHY IS TREES
AND PLANTS GIVE US CLEAN AIR
AND THEY HELP CLEAN THE AIR.
SO, SOMETHING I CAN DO
IS I CAN PLANT TREES.
PLANTING TREES IS A GREAT WAY
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CLEAN AIR.
THE LAST THING
I'M GOING TO THINK ABOUT IS...
THIS IS A BIG ONE.
THIS IS AN SOMETHING THAT'S
NECESSARILY EASY FOR EACH OF US
TO DO ON OUR OWN,
BUT A REALLY GOOD WAY TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT
IS TO USE RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SO, RENEWABLE ENERGY IS ENERGY
THAT COMES FROM PLACES
THAT CAN RENEW...
THAT MEANS KEEP GOING.
SO, RENEWABLE ENERGY
MIGHT BE SOLAR POWER...
AND MAYBE SOMETIMES SOME OF US
HAVE SOLAR PANELS ON OUR HOUSES.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
I'D LIKE TO GET SOME
BUT MY HOUSE IS A LITTLE SHADY.
ONE THING I HAVE
THAT USES RENEWABLE ENERGY
IS ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
VE-HIC-LES.
I'M HAVING SPELLING TROUBLES
TODAY.
BUT THE GOOD THING IS
THIS IS MY BRAINSTORM,
SO I CAN JUST FIX IT
AND KEEP GOING.
VEHICLES, THERE WE GO.
UM, THINGS LIKE WATER POWER
ARE RENEWABLE
BECAUSE WATER FLOWS,
IT TURNS,
AND THEN IT
GENERATES ENERGY.
UM, WATER POWER.
SO, THOSE CAN COME
AGAIN AND AGAIN.
OOH, ALSO WIND POWER.
SO, ALL OF THESE ARE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.
NOW, IT'S NOT EASY FOR EACH
OF US TO PUT SOLAR PANELS
ON OUR ROOF OR TO GET OUR HOUSE
POWERED BY WIND POWER,
BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN
HELP HAPPEN IN THE WORLD.
THEY'RE GREAT OPTIONS.
SO, LET ME TAKE A LOOK
AT MY BRAINSTORM.
I'M GOING TO CHECK AND SEE
IF THIS IS READY TO USE
TO WRITE MY DRAFT.
I WANT TO ASK MYSELF,
DID I FILL UP ALL OF MY IDEAS?
WOW, I REALLY DID FILL UP
ALL OF MY IDEAS.
DO I HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS?
'CAUSE IF I HAVE MORE,
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
THAT MY WEB ONLY HAS
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN...
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT BOXES.
I CAN COME IN
AND I CAN ADD MORE BOXES.
She draws another box and continues MAYBE I...
I'M GONNA SAY
A WAY I WILL HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT
IS TEACH MY STUDENTS.
'CAUSE THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WILL
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, I FILLED MY ORGANIZER
WITH IDEAS.
MY TOPIC IS "WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT."
SO, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH
AND CHECK
TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THESE ARE
WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
DOES RECYCLING
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?
YEP.
DOES CLEANING UP LITTER
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?
FOR SURE.
REUSABLE BAGS? YEP.
COMPOSTING, YEP.
TEACHING MY STUDENTS,
FOR SURE.
REUSABLE CONTAINERS,
RENEWABLE ENERGY,
PLANTING TREES,
USING TRAVEL MUGS,
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS
THAT CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
NOW, I'M GONNA
THINK ABOUT MY...
WHEN I WRITE MY PIECE,
I'M THINKING ABOUT WRITING IT
FOR MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS,
SO THERE'S A FEW
OF THESE THINGS
THAT I DON'T KNOW
WILL MAKE SENSE
FOR MY KINDERGARTEN
STUDENTS.
MAYBE I'LL MAKE SOME...
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY PROBABLY DON'T DRINK
A LOT OF TEA AND COFFEE,
SO TELLING MY KINDERGARTEN
STUDENTS TO BRING A TRAVEL MUG
MIGHT NOT MAKE SENSE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY MIGHT BE ABLE
TO PLANT SOME TREES.
TELLING MY KINDERGARTEN KIDS
THAT THEY SHOULD GO OUT
AND BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR,
WELL, THAT'S PROBABLY
NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN DO,
OR PUT SOLAR PANELS ON.
SO, THIS ONE
IS MORE FOR GROWN-UPS.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
USING REUSABLE CONTAINERS
IS SOMETHING
MY KINDERGARTENS CAN DO.
TEACH MY STUDENTS-
YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
ARE PRETTY SMART COOKIES.
THEY CAN DEFINITELY TEACH EACH
OTHER ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
COMPOSTING IS SOMETHING
WE CAN DO AT SCHOOL.
HELPING THEIR FAMILY
USE REUSABLE BAGS
AND REMEMBERING TO TAKE REUSABLE
BAGS TO THE GROCERY STORE
IS SOMETHING
MY KINDERS CAN DO.
CLEANING UP LITTER IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING MY KINDERS CAN DO,
AND RECYCLING.
SO, I'M ALREADY THINKING,
ON MY BRAINSTORM ORGANIZER,
OF WHICH PIECES OF INFORMATION
I MIGHT WANT TO USE
WHEN I MAKE MY ROUGH DRAFT.
BEFORE YOU GET WRITING
TODAY,
AND YOU START TO THINK ABOUT
MAKING YOUR PIECE OF WRITING
ABOUT WAYS YOU CAN HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT,
YOU SHOULD START BY MAKING
A BRAINSTORM ORGANIZER
JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
YOU CAN FIND ORGANIZERS
LIKE THIS TO PRINT ONLINE,
OR YOU COULD JUST GET
A PIECE OF PAPER...
AND YOU CAN MAKE A CIRCLE...
AND YOU CAN MAKE YOUR VERY OWN
WEB PRETTY EASILY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
SOMETHING FANCY
LIKE THE ONE I'VE GOT HERE.
SO, BEFORE YOU START YOUR DRAFT,
DON'T FORGET-
LET'S BRAINSTORM
AND GET OUR IDEAS ORGANIZED.
(hip-hop playing)
Images of a warehouse full of art on its walls appear.
Mickeey pops out of a graffiti art on a wall.
Mickeey is in his twenties, with short puffy black hair and he wears rolled up jeans, a cream hooded sweatshirt under an unbuttoned red plaid shirt and red snickers.
Mickeey says YO, WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, MOVERS?
WE'RE GONNA BE LEARNING
ONE OF THE FUNNEST DANCES EVER!
DON'T BE A CHICKEN,
JUST DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN! HEY!
Dancing, he says GRAB YOUR WINGS AND FLY,
YOU GUYS!
IT'S TIME TO LEARN
THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
LET'S GO CHECK IN AND SEE
WHAT OUR FEET ARE DOING.
FEET ARE SO EASY.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE YOUR STEPS
FRONT, TOGETHER,
FRONT, TOGETHER,
THEN STEPS BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, TOGETHER.
TO REPEAT-
ONE, TOGETHER, TWO, TOGETHER.
STEP IT BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
LET'S GO CHECK IN
WITH THE WINGS.
He bends his arms and continues YOU'RE GONNA FLAP IT
DOWN, DOWN,
AND DOWN, DOWN.
He spreads his arms as he walks backwards and says TAKE IT BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
REPEAT.
TAKE IT DOWN, AND DOWN,
A-DOWN, A-DOWN.
AND FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT.
PUT THE FEET AND THE HANDS
TOGETHER,
YOU GOT YOURSELVES
THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
MUSIC AND FRIENDS?
Melissa and Daniel appear.
Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and he wears glasses, jeans, a coral T-shirt under a pink shirt and a black cap hat.
Melissa is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair with bangs and she wears jeans, an pink T-shirt and a blue hoodie.
They start dancing.
Mickeey says FIVE, SIX, SEVEN!
STEP TO THE SIDE,
STEP TO THE SIDE!
FLAP YOUR WINGS, GUYS.
HERE WE GO!
HEY, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT!
WOO!
GUESS WHAT, GUYS-
YOU JUST MOVED WITH MICKEEY.
SEE YA!
He jumps back in the graffiti.
Copyright 2017, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority.
Kristy says I HOPE THAT YOU GOT
LOTS OF ENERGY
AND YOUR BRAIN IS READY TO WORK
AFTER THAT BODY BREAK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO A
LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER EPISODE
OF THE
ODD SQUAD
TODAY
TO WATCH.
IT'S CALLED
"OSCAR THE COUCH."
AND IN THIS EPISODE
OF THE
ODD SQUAD,
THEY HAVE A BIG PROBLEM THEY
NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE
AND THEY USE
PROBLEM SOLVING STEPS.
THIS IS A LOT LIKE
THE KIND OF STEPS
WE USE IN
THE WRITING PROCESS,
SO AS YOU WATCH,
I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT THEY DO
TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM
AND HOW, IN THE END,
THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
PROBLEM SOLVING STEPS WORKED
AND THAT THEY'VE
ACTUALLY FINISHED
AND GOTTEN TO THE END
OF THE PROCESS.
SO, SIT BACK
AND ENJOY THE
ODD SQUAD
AND WHEN WE GET BACK WE'RE GONNA
TALK ABOUT THOSE STEPS
IN THE WRITING PROCESS AND
IN PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESSES.
(music plays)
Agent Olive is around 11, has long straight brown hair in a ponytail and wears a white shirt, a red tie and a blue blazer with an Odd Squad badge.
Olive says MY NAME IS AGENT OLIVE.
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
AGENT OTTO.
Agent Otto is around 10, with short straight brown hair with bangs and wears a white shirt, red tie, blue blazer and an Odd Squad badge.
Olive says THIS IS MY ANT GLADYS.
BUT BACK TO OTTO AND ME.
WE WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION
RUN BY KIDS
THAT INVESTIGATES
ANYTHING STRANGE,
WEIRD, AND ESPECIALLY ODD.
A picture shows a fireplace in a person's stomach.
Olive says OUR JOB IS TO PUT THINGS RIGHT
AGAIN.
(crashing noises)
(screaming)
(roaring)
An agent says FRIGENATING!
Clips show Olive and Otto with their other team members working and training at the organization.
Olive says WHO DO WE WORK FOR?
WE WORK FOR ODD SQUAD.
The name of the show appears inside a badge. It reads "Odd Squad."
The name of the episode appears on a file. It reads "Oscar the Couch."
Delivery Debbie, Otto and Olive stand outside a house during a snow storm. Debbie is holding a pizza. She wears glasses, a red jacket, gloves and a woollen hat.
Debbie says THANK YOU FOR COMING,
ODD SQUAD.
Olive says WHAT SEEMS TO BE
THE PROBLEM?
Debbie says WELL, I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO DELIVER THIS PIZZA
BUT EVERY TIME
I GO INSIDE...
YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'LL
JUST SHOW YOU. ONE SEC.
(clearing throat)
OKAY,
JUST ONE SECOND.
She goes inside and comes back with the same pizza. The agents get scared and scream.
Debbie says YEAH.
IT'S BEEN HAPPENING
FOR OVER AN HOUR.
THIS PIZZA'S
TOTALLY COLD.
Otto says WHAT KIND OF PIZZA
IS IT?
Debbie says IT'S HAWAIIAN.
Olive says THERE'S
YOUR PROBLEM.
THIS IS A NO
HAWAIIAN PIZZA ZONE.
Debbie says WHAT?!
YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD REALLY
PUT UP SOME SIGNS OR SOMETHING.
Otto says NOT TO WORRY.
WE HAVE A
CLASSIC CHEESE-INATOR.
(whooshing)
Otto zaps a special device on the pizza.
Debbie says OH!
Olive says ONE CHEESE PIZZA.
Debbie says WOW!
Olive says TRY IT NOW.
Debbie says YEAH, OKAY.
Olive says A JOB WELL DONE,
NO?
Debbie comes back but this time she is not holding a pizza anymore.
The agents scream AHH!
Olive says I DON'T GET IT.
WHY DIDN'T IT WORK?
Debbie says OH, NO, NO, NO.
IT TOTALLY WORKED.
SEE? NO PIZZA.
I JUST DELIVERED IT AND THEN
I CAME OUT THE SIDE DOOR.
THANK YOU,
ODD SQUAD.
YES!
Back in the lab, the agents chat with Oscar. He has short blond hair, and wears glasses, a green bow tie and a white doctor apron.
Oscar says HEY, GUYS.
WE HAVE A COUPLE
NEW GADGETS FOR YOU.
UH, HERE IS THIS
SNOW-GO-AWAY-INATOR,
AND HERE'S THE
MAKE-SNOW-DISAPPEARINATOR.
Otto says WAIT!
AREN'T THOSE TWO
THE SAME THING?
Oscar says NO, NO, NO, NO.
THIS ONE
HAS A HANDLE.
OH, AND THEN
WE GOT THIS...
(zapping)
Oscar picks up a gadget and he accidentally zaps himself with it.
He says UH-OH.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO EVERYTHING
I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU.
Olive says OSCAR,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Oscar says I JUST ZAPPED MYSELF
WITH A COUCH-INATOR
AND NOW I'M GONNA START
TURNING INTO A COUCH.
FOR EXAMPLE,
MY LEGS ARE NOW A CUSHION.
Olive and Otto scream AHH!
Olive says HOW DO WE STOP IT?
Oscar says WELL,
THERE'S GOOD NEWS.
THERE IS A COUCH
UN-COUCHINATOR.
AND THEN THERE'S
THE BAD NEWS.
IT'S LOCKED INSIDE
OF THIS BRIEFCASE.
Olive says MAYBE IT WOULD
MAKE MORE SENSE
TO LOCK UP THE GADGET THAT
TURNS YOU INTO THE THING,
INSTEAD OF THE GADGET
THAT FIXES YOU!
Oscar says THAT'S A
VERY GOOD POINT
AND I WOULD LOVE
TO TALK ABOUT THAT MORE,
EXCEPT MY FINGERS
ARE NOW COUCH LEGS.
Olive and Otto scream AHH!
Oscar says AND THEN THERE'S
MORE BAD NEWS.
I FORGET THE CODE
TO UNLOCK THE BRIEFCASE.
Olive and Otto scream OSCAR!
Oscar says ALL I REMEMBER IS THAT THE
THREE NUMBERS ADD UP TO 50.
Olive says BUT THERE ARE MANY
COMBINATIONS
THAT ADD UP TO 50.
THE CODE COULD BE
ANYTHING.
Oscar says AW, THERE'S MORE
GOOD NEWS.
I KNEW I WAS GONNA
FORGET THE CODE
SO I HYPNOTIZED
THREE PEOPLE
AND TOLD EACH ONE
ONE OF THE NUMBERS.
HMM.
Otto says YOU CAN HYPNOTIZE
PEOPLE?
Oscar says YEAH.
Otto says THAT'S SO COOL.
Olive says WHO KNOWS THE NUMBERS?
Oscar says DR. O, ORCHID,
AND OBFUSCO.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
IS YOU HAVE TO CLAP YOUR HANDS
TWO TIMES...
SAY "COUCH ALERT,"
AND THEY'LL TELL YOU THE INFO.
Olive says GOT IT.
Oscar says BUT WAIT.
MAKE SURE NOBODY FINDS OUT
THAT I'M TURNING INTO A COUCH,
BECAUSE IF...
(zapping)
Oscar completely turns into a couch.
Otto says WHOA!
THIS IS NOT THE WAY
I THOUGHT TODAY WAS GONNA GO.
Olive says I'LL GO FIND OUT
THE NUMBERS.
YOU GUARD THE COUCH.
Otto says WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"GUARD THE COUCH"?
IT'S A COUCH!
WHERE IS IT GONNA GO?
OLIVE.
He turns around and finds out the couch disappeared.
He says OH, NO!
(shattering)
Doctor O hits an agent's knee.
Doctor O says INTERESTING.
Olive shows up in Dr. O's office and interrupts her.
Olive says DR. O!
Doctor O says AGENT OLIVE, I'M RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF PLAYING DOCTOR.
EXCEPT I'M NOT PLAYING DOCTOR
'CAUSE I'M AN ACTUAL DOCTOR.
Olive says OSCAR TURNED INTO A...
A-- I MEAN A...
NEVER MIND WHAT
OSCAR TURNED INTO.
I NEED A NUMBER HE GAVE YOU
TO OPEN HIS BRIEFCASE.
Doctor O says I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
Olive claps her hands and says COUCH ALERT!
Doctor O recites IF I HAVE 45 SICK PATIENTS
AND I CURE EIGHT,
HOW MANY SICK PATIENTS
DO I HAVE LEFT?
Olive says OSCAR HID TO THE NUMBER
IN A WORD PROBLEM?
WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
Doctor O recites THE UN-COUCHINATOR
IS A VERY POWERFUL GADGET,
AND OSCAR BELIEVES THAT IF
IT FELL INTO THE WRONG HANDS...
Olive says NEVER MIND.
DOCTOR,
CAN I USE YOUR COMPUTER?
Doctor O says I'M NOT REALLY DR. O
RIGHT NOW, BUT YEAH.
SURE, GO FOR IT.
Olive says ALL RIGHT.
GO THROUGH THE STEPS.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY
SICK PATIENTS SHE HAS LEFT.
WHAT DO I KNOW?
SHE STARTED
WITH 45 SICK PATIENTS.
A screen on the wall shows a ruler.
Olive says AND THEN SHE CURED EIGHT.
SO, EIGHT GOT TAKEN AWAY.
THAT MEANS SUBTRACTION!
SO, 45-8 IS...
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
THE ANSWER IS 37! YES!
I HAVE TO GET
BACK TO OTTO.
UM...
UN-COUCH ALERT!
Doctor O says AH.
MUST HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP
THERE FOR SECOND.
WHAT'S NEXT!
OH, RIGHT.
YOU'RE STILL HERE.
The agent shrouds.
Otto whispers OSCAR!
OWEN!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
(slurping)
Owen sits on a couch eating pasta.
Owen says RELAXING.
CAN YOU BELIEVE SOMEBODY
JUST THREW THIS THING OUT?
Otto says WE DIDN'T.
WE LEFT IT RIGHT...
I NEED IT BACK.
Owen says OH, I SEE.
THE "FANCY-PANTS
AGENTS" GET A COUCH.
BUT NOT THE
SECURITY PEOPLE.
Otto says IS THAT A HOLE?
Owen says I LIKE TO THINK OF IT
AS A REALLY BAD STAIN
I MANAGED TO GET RID OF.
Otto says OWEN, I NEED
THIS COUCH BACK.
IF YOU GIVE IT TO ME,
UH, I'LL CLEAN YOUR
MONITORS FOR WEEK.
Owen says HOW ABOUT 18 YEARS?
Otto says HOW ABOUT TWO WEEKS?
Owen says DEAL!
Otto says THANKS, OWEN.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
THIS COUCH IS.
Otto says JUST WATCH OUT
FOR THE GUM.
Otto sticks his hand on the gum and says OGH!
Olive says 37.
Olive presses the number on the briefcase and says YES!
OH!
WHAT HAPPENED TO OSCAR?
Otto pulls the couch back in.
Otto says OWEN HAPPENED.
Olive says GOOD NEWS-
I GOT ONE NUMBER.
JUST TWO MORE LEFT
TO OPEN THE BRIEFCASE.
Otto says WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
THIS TIME, I'M GOING
TO GET THE NUMBERS
AND YOU'RE STAYING HERE
TO GUARD THE COUCH.
TRUST ME, IT'S...
IT'S WAY HARDER.
Olive says WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WAY HARDER?
She turns and the couch disappears.
She says OH, NO.
OSCAR?
COUCH!
Otto says HEY, ORCHID.
YOU'RE ORCHID!
With long brown hair and carrying folders, Orchid says YES...
Otto says COUCH ALERT!
Orchid recites IF I HAVE 16
CENTIGURPS,
AND I GIVE FIVE
TO ONE SHERMAN
AND THREE
TO ANOTHER SHERMAN,
HOW MANY
DO I HAVE LEFT?
Otto says THAT IS SO COOL.
Orchid recites OSCAR SAYS, "THANKS."
Otto says OKAY.
LET'S TAKE THIS
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
WHAT DO I KNOW
SO FAR?
Orchid recites IF I HAVE 16 CENTIGURPS,
AND I GIVE FIVE
TO ONE SHERMAN
AND THREE
TO ANOTHER SHERMAN,
HOW MANY
DO I HAVE LEFT?
Otto says YOU STARTED OFF
WITH 16
AND THEN YOU
GAVE AWAY FIVE.
16-5.
ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.
THAT'S 11.
THEN YOU GAVE AWAY
ANOTHER THREE.
THAT MEANS 11-3.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
THE ANSWER IS EIGHT!
UN-COUCH ALERT!
Orchid says WHAT HAPPENED?
Otto says LOOK, ORCHID.
I KNOW THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A LITTLE BIT SCARY FOR YOU,
BUT YOU HELPED ME OUT
A WHOLE LOT TODAY.
Orchid says THANKS, OTTO.
NOW I FEEL BAD FOR TAKING
YOUR SOCKS WITHOUT ASKING.
She gives him a pair of socks.
Otto says HOW DID YOU EVEN
GET THEM OFF MY FEET?
Orchid says HEY, RELAX.
I ALREADY GAVE YOU BACK
YOUR GLASSES.
WE'RE FINISHED HERE.
Next, Oksana glues colourful little stones to the couch .
Olive says OKSANA,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Oksana says ADDING SOME BLING TO MY COUCH
TO MAKE IT MORE ME.
Olive says THAT'S NOT YOUR COUCH.
Oksana says YES, IT IS.
YOU CAN TELL IT IS
BECAUSE I HAVE IT.
Olive says BUT I NEED IT,
BECAUSE...
WELL, BECAUSE
I JUST NEED IT.
Oksana says I SEE.
YOU THINK AGENTS
DESERVE A COUCH
MORE THAN THE
CAFETERIA WORKERS?
OR SHOULD I SAY WORKER?
THERE'S REALLY
JUST ONE OF ME.
Olive says NO, THAT'S NOT
WHAT I MEAN.
EVERY DEPARTMENT
IS IMPORTANT.
WE'RE ALL PART OF ONE BIG FAMILY
WORKING TOGETHER.
CAN YOU...
She turns and Oksana is lying on the couch with a blanket over her.
Olive gasps and says WHAT DID YOU DO?!
Oksana says PULLED OUT
THE HIDEAWAY BED
BECAUSE YOUR STORY
IS MAKING ME SLEEPY.
Olive says LOOK, OKSANA,
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO
TO GET THIS COUCH BACK?
Oksana says HELP WITH
TODAY'S DISHES.
Next, Olive pulls the couch back in.
Otto says WHAT HAPPENED TO OSCAR?
Olive says OKSANA.
Otto says GOOD NEWS.
I HAVE ORCHID'S NUMBER.
(beeping)
ALL THAT'S LEFT
IS OBFUSCO'S NUMBER.
Olive says WE'RE GOING TOGETHER,
AND BRINGING THE COUCH.
PEOPLE WILL TAKE
ANYTHING AROUND HERE
IF IT'S NOT NAILED DOWN.
Owen grabs the briefcase and says NEAT!
FREE BRIEFCASE!
Olive says GRAB THAT TOO.
THANK YOU.
Otto takes it from Owen. Olive and Otto are carrying the couch and struggling to get to Obfusco's office.
Olive says CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
OKAY.
NOW, PIVOT.
MAKE AN L.
COME ON, LEFT...
Otto says I'M DOING IT!
(tearing noise)
I RIPPED OSCAR!
Olive says AH, JUST BE MORE CAREFUL!
LET'S GO.
Otto says ARE YOU EVEN LIFTING IT
AT YOUR END?
Olive says OF COURSE I AM!
CAREFUL.
Otto says WHY ARE WE EVEN
GOING THIS WAY?
Olive says IT'S A SHORTCUT
TO OBFUSCO'S OFFICE.
O'Callaghan says OH, YOU GUYS ARE
LOOKING FOR OBFUSCO.
Olive and Otto say YES!
With red hair and a blue outfit, O'Callaghan says TOO BAD. JUST LEFT FOR HIS
VACATION HOUSE ON THE MOON.
Otto says HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO GET THE NUMBER
TO OPEN THIS THING NOW?
Miss O says YOU TWO!
DID YOU BRING A COUCH
INTO MY HEADQUARTERS?
NOBODY GETS A COUCH.
I'M THROWING THIS THING OUT.
Olive and Otto scream NO!
Olive says MS. O, IT'S NOT OURS.
IT BELONGS IN, UM,
THE LAB!
Owen says SO NOW THE SCIENTISTS
GET A COUCH?
Oksana says I MAKE FOOD.
THAT'S SCIENCE.
Owen says IT BELONGS
IN INSECURITY!
Oksana says I MAKE FOOD.
THAT'S SECURITY.
O'Callaghan says LOOK, IT SHOULD BELONG
TO THE TUBE OPERATORS.
Oksana says I MAKE FOOD.
THAT'S TUBE OPERATING.
Miss O says UM, THAT ONE
WAS A STRETCH.
Owen says SO? I'M ON MY FEET
ALL DAY...
Oksana says ON MY FEET ALL DAY
AND I WORK...
Otto says WHY COULDN'T OSCAR
JUST TELL US THE NUMBER?
Olive says HE DID!
OSCAR SAID ALL THE NUMBERS
ADD UP TO 50.
Otto says SO?
Olive says SO, IF WE ADD
THESE TWO NUMBERS,
WE CAN FIND OUT HOW MANY MORE
WE NEED TO REACH 50.
THE ANSWER WILL BE
THE LAST NUMBER.
Otto says SO WHAT'S 37 PLUS 8?
Olive says ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
NOW WE JUST NEED
TO FIGURE OUT
HOW MANY NUMBERS
ARE BETWEEN 45 AND 50.
ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.
Otto and Olive say FIVE! THE ANSWER
IS FIVE!
Otto enters 5 in as the third number and the briefcase unlocks.
Holding a saw, Miss O says IT'S DECIDED.
WE'LL SPLIT THE COUCH
INTO FOUR PIECES.
Otto says WAIT!
He and Olive zap the couch with the Uncouchinator and Oscar is restored. He is all messy with little colourful stones on half his body.
All say OSCAR?
Oscar says YEAH.
I TURNED MYSELF
INTO A COUCH.
MS. O, I DESERVE ANY PUNISHMENT
YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
(wincing)
Miss O says IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN PUNISHED ENOUGH.
Oksana says WE'RE STILL
SPLITTING IT
INTO FOUR PIECES
THOUGH, RIGHT?
An animated spinning structure reads "Odd Squad Training Video number 19: How to feed the Odd Squad Goldfish."
In the lab, Oscar says GREETINGS, AGENTS.
HERE AT ODD SQUAD,
WE HAVE MANY PETS,
BUT ONE OF MY FAVOURITES IS
THIS LITTLE GOLDFISH RIGHT HERE.
I LIKE TO CALL HIM
SIR FISHALOT.
(chuckling)
BUT WHAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT
IS THAT HE'S FED THE RIGHT
AMOUNT OF FOOD EVERY DAY.
FEED HIM TOO LITTLE,
AND THIS HAPPENS.
YOWZA!
FEED HIM TOO MUCH,
AND THIS HAPPENS.
A picture shows a fat fish not fitting in a fish tank.
He continues WHAT YOU CAN'T TELL HERE
IS THAT HE'S ALSO
YELLING REALLY LOUD.
SO TO AVOID
ANY FURTHER MISTAKES,
LET'S REVIEW HOW MUCH
THIS LITTLE GUY EATS.
EVERY DAY, HE EATS
A TOTAL OF 30 EGGPLANTS.
THIS MORNING I FED HIM 24,
AND THIS AGENT HERE
IS ON AFTERNOON FEEDING DUTY.
SHE HAS TO FIGURE OUT
HOW MANY MORE EGGPLANTS
TO FEED HIM
TO GET HIM TO 30.
A QUICK WAY OF DOING THIS
IS TO USE A NUMBER LINE.
HERE'S THE NUMBER 24.
AND TO GET 30,
WE COUNT THESE
LITTLE TICK MARKS
WHICH EACH STAND
FOR THE NUMBER ONE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX.
SIX MORE EGGPLANTS
TO GET TO 30.
THE WORD "MORE" OFTEN MEANS
YOU USE ADDITION.
BUT WAIT!
BEFORE YOU FEED HIM,
REMEMBER THAT TODAY
IS WEDNESDAY.
ON WEDNESDAYS,
HE ALSO EATS MEATBALLS.
HOW MANY MEATBALLS,
YOU ASK?
FIVE LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT
OF EGGPLANTS.
THE WORD "LESS" OFTEN MEANS
YOU'RE USING SUBTRACTION.
YOU CAN USE THE NUMBER LINE
TO FIGURE IT OUT.
HERE'S WHAT 30 EGGPLANTS
LOOKS LIKE.
AND WE NEED TO FIND OUT
FIVE LESS,
SO WE SUBTRACT FIVE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE
IS 25.
25 MEATBALLS
FOR SIR FISHALOT!
ONE MORE THING
TO KEEP IN MIND
WHEN FEEDING
THE ODD SQUAD GOLDFISH
IS TO NEVER, EVER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
LOOK HIM DIRECTLY
INTO THE EYE.
IF YOU DO,
YOU WILL EXPLODE.
JUST KIDDING.
HE WILL.
(booming)
An explosion occurs in the fish tank.
He says AND REAPPEAR.
AND EXPLODE.
AND REAPPEAR.
AND EXPLODE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE
CHALLENGING FOR FEEDING.
The end credits roll.
Kristy sits next to a whiteboard that reads "Steps of the writing process. 1. Prewrite. 2. Drafting. 3. Revising. 4. Editing. 5.Publising."
Kristy says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THAT EPISODE OF THE
ODD SQUAD.
IT WAS PRETTY SILLY
HOW OSCAR TURNED INTO A COUCH,
BUT I REALLY LOVED HOW THE
AGENTS USED A BUNCH OF STEPS
AND THEY WENT STEP
BY STEP BY STEP
TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET INTO THE CASE
AND GET THAT POTION OR FORMULA
TO TURN HIM BACK INTO A PERSON
AT THE END.
AT THE END OF THEIR STEPS,
THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE
THAT THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL
BECAUSE HE WASN'T
A COUCH ANYMORE,
WHICH IS PRETTY EASY
TO SEE.
WHEN WE WRITE,
THERE ARE ALSO WAYS WE CAN CHECK
TO SEE IF OUR WRITING IS
SUCCESSFUL AND MEETS OUR GOALS.
WE'RE GOING TO START BY
REVIEWING THE WRITING PROCESS.
THESE ARE THE STEPS WE ALWAYS
USE WHEN WE'RE WRITING.
SO, I'VE GOT MY STEPS OF
THE WRITING PROCESS CHART HERE.
THE FIRST THING
WE ALWAYS DO WHEN WE WRITE
IS OUR PREWRITING STEP.
AND YOU CAN SEE I DREW
A LITTLE THOUGHT BUBBLE HERE,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN
OUR IDEAS COME IN.
THAT'S WHEN WE BRAINSTORM,
THAT'S WHEN WE TALK TO A FRIEND,
THAT'S WHAT WE MAKE A LIST
OR WRITE A MIND MAP,
SO THAT WE HAVE IDEAS OF WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO WRITE ABOUT.
WHEN WE GET
TO THE DRAFTING STAGE,
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE
THAN TRYING TO WRITE,
HAVING A PENCIL IN YOUR HAND
AND A PAPER IN FRONT OF YOU,
AND NOTHING TO SAY.
SO, BY BRAINSTORMING,
BY OUR PRE-WRITING PHASE,
THAT LETS US
HAVE ALL OF THE IDEAS
SO WHEN IT'S TIME
TO WRITE OUR FIRST DRAFT,
THEN WE CAN PUT IT ALL DOWN
AND WE DON'T GET STUCK.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK
ON THAT TODAY.
AFTER WE DO OUR DRAFT,
THAT'S WHEN WE GO IN
AND WE REVISE OUR WRITING.
SO, WE READ IT TO OURSELVES
AND ASK, DOES IT MAKE SENSE?
ARE THERE ANY WORDS
I NEED TO CHANGE?
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
OUR AUDIENCE AND OUR PURPOSE,
WE MIGHT HAVE INFORMATION
THAT WE DON'T NEED
OR MAYBE WE HAVE WORDS THAT OUR
AUDIENCE WON'T BE ABLE TO READ
OR OUR AUDIENCE
MIGHT NOT ENJOY.
SO, WE MIGHT
CHANGE THOSE OUT.
AFTER THAT,
WE TALK ABOUT EDITING.
SO THAT'S CHECKING FOR SPELLING,
FOR PUNCTUATION,
PERIODS, COMMAS, EXCLAMATION
POINTS, QUESTION MARKS,
CHECKING TO MAKE SURE
WE'VE GOT CAPITALS
IN THE RIGHT PLACES.
AND FINALLY, WE GO ON TO OUR
PUBLISHING STAGE OF WRITING,
AND THAT'S WHEN WE MAKE A
REALLY GOOD COPY OF OUR WRITING
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN SHARE
WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
TODAY,
OUR FOCUS IS GOING TO BE
ON DOING A LITTLE BIT
OF PRE-WRITING TOGETHER,
SO THAT WE CAN MAKE
OUR FIRST DRAFT OF OUR STORY
ALL ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO DO
OUR BRAINSTORMING
AND LOOK AT WHAT ARE
ALL OF THE THINGS I CAN DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND THEN START TO DO
OUR DRAFT.
Now, another piece of paper on the whiteboard reads "My writing plan. Audience (who?), Opic (what?), Purpose (why?), Form (what?)."
She says WE'VE TAKEN A LOOK AT THE STEPS
IN THE WRITING PROCESS TOGETHER,
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A
PLAN FOR OUR PIECE OF WRITING.
SO, BEFORE WE DO OUR DRAFT,
WE WANT TO THINK
ABOUT OUR WRITING PLAN
AND THERE ARE FOUR
IMPORTANT THINGS
WE'RE GOING TO
THINK ABOUT
AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT
IDEAS DOWN FOR TOGETHER.
THAT WAY,
WHEN OUR DRAFT IS DONE,
WE CAN CHECK BACK
AND MAKE SURE WHAT WE DID
MADE SENSE FOR OUR GOALS OR OUR
PLAN FOR OUR PIECE OF WRITING.
SO, WE'RE GOING
TO BE TELLING
ABOUT WAYS WE CAN HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT
IN OUR WRITING TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO THINK
ABOUT OUR AUDIENCE.
WHO ARE WE WRITING THIS FOR?
SO, WHO IS GOING TO READ THIS
OR SEE THIS PIECE OF WRITING
AND LEARN FROM IT?
WE'RE GOING TO WRITE A...
WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT OUR TOPIC.
SO, WHAT ARE WE
WRITING ABOUT TODAY?
THAT'S PRETTY EASY,
'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED
THAT'S IT'S WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT OUR PURPOSE.
WHY ARE WE WRITING THIS?
AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT OUR FORM.
WHAT TYPE OF WRITING IS IT
WE'RE GOING TO DO
TO HELP OUR AUDIENCE
MEET OUR PURPOSE OF OUR WRITING?
SO, THE FIRST THING I ACTUALLY
AM GOING TO WRITE DOWN
IS OUR TOPIC.
WE ALREADY KNOW THIS,
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THIS ONE VERY MUCH.
OUR TOPIC TODAY IS
"WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT."
SO, WE'LL WRITE DOWN,
Using a blue marker, she writes "WAYS...TO...
"HELP...THE...
"EN-VI-RON-MENT."
She says BIG WORD.
WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT.
IF YOU'RE ON THIS STAGE
OF YOUR WRITING,
I KNOW HOW TO SPELL BIG WORDS
LIKE THE "ENVIRONMENT."
THEY'RE ALREADY STUCK
IN MY HEAD.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT SURE,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT
SOUNDING THIS OUT.
THIS ISN'T EVEN YOUR DRAFT
OR YOUR...
DEFINITELY NOT YOUR GOOD COPY
OF YOUR WRITING.
SO IF YOU MAKE
A SPELLING MISTAKE IN HERE,
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
THIS IS ABOUT
GETTING OUR IDEAS DOWN.
SO, I'M GOING TO BE...
OH, I SAID "WAYS."
I MISSED A LETTER.
I'LL PUT A LITTLE CARROT
IN THERE.
"WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT."
SO, NOW I'M GONNA COME UP HERE
AND THINK ABOUT-
WHO DO I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT
WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?
WELL, FOR ME, I TEACH
KINDERGARTEN AT MY SCHOOL.
AND I'D REALLY LIKE
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WAYS
THEY CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, MY AUDIENCE
IS GOING TO BE...
MY...KINDER STUDENTS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT
AS I WRITE,
BECAUSE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
CAN'T READ AS MANY WORDS
AS GROWN-UPS,
AND DON'T READ STORIES
AS LONG AS ADULTS DO.
SO, IF I WAS WRITING ABOUT WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
AND I WAS WRITING
SOMETHING FOR MY MOM TO READ,
IT WOULD LOOK REALLY,
REALLY DIFFERENT
THAN A PIECE OF WRITING
THAT I WAS MAKING
FOR MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
TO READ.
SO, IT'S ALWAYS
REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT WHO YOUR AUDIENCE
IS GOING TO BE,
BECAUSE IT WILL CHANGE
WHAT YOU WRITE
AND IT WILL CHANGE
HOW YOU WRITE IT
AND THE KIND OF WORDS
YOU USE
AND WHAT YOU MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE.
THE PURPOSE OF MY WRITING,
WELL,
I'D REALLY LIKE
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
TO START DOING MORE THINGS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, I WANT THEM TO LEARN
AND I WANT THEM TO DO MORE.
SO, I'M GOING TO SAY,
"TO LEARN..."AND DO MORE... "."TO HELP."
SO, THIS IS REALLY GOOD
'CAUSE THIS IS HELPING ME THINK
ABOUT WHICH THINGS
FROM MY BRAINSTORMING
I'M ACTUALLY
GOING TO PULL OUT
AND I'M GOING TO PUT INTO
MY FIRST DRAFT OF MY WRITING.
THE VERY LAST THING
I NEED TO THINK ABOUT
IS THE FORM OF WRITING.
SO, WHAT TYPE OF WRITING
AM I GOING TO DO?
SO, I COULD WRITE A POEM ABOUT
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT MIGHT BE FUN
FOR KINDERGARTEN
BECAUSE I COULD
MAKE IT RHYME
AND MAYBE THEY'D BE
MORE LIKELY TO REMEMBER IT.
I COULD WRITE
A REPORT OR STORY,
BUT REPORTS AND STORIES
USE A LOT OF SENTENCES
AND IF I WRITE
TOO MANY SENTENCES,
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO READ IT,
AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE GREAT
FOR THIS AUDIENCE.
I COULD MAKE A POSTER
OR I COULD WRITE A LIST.
I THINK I'M GOING TO STICK WITH
A LIST ON THIS PIECE OF WRITING.
"A LIST OF THINGS..."TO DO."
I THINK THE LIST WILL BE
A REALLY GOOD CHOICE
FOR MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
BECAUSE IT CAN BE
REALLY SIMPLE TO READ
AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO USE
A LOT OF WORDS.
AS YOU'RE PLANNING
YOUR PIECE OF WRITING
ABOUT THREE WAYS
YOU CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
I WANT YOU TO TAKE A MINUTE
AND THINK ABOUT
WHO YOUR AUDIENCE
IS GOING TO BE.
SO, ARE YOU WRITING THIS
FOR YOUR MOM AND DAD?
ARE YOU WRITING THIS FOR MAYBE
YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS?
ARE YOU WRITING THIS
FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS?
ARE YOU GONNA WRITE THIS
FOR YOUR TEACHER?
SO, IF YOU'RE WRITING
FOR AN ADULT,
THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.
ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE THIS
FOR SOMETHING TO SHARE
WITH THE KIDS IN YOUR CLASS
AT SCHOOL?
SO, IF YOU'RE WRITING IT
FOR KIDS WHO ARE YOUR AGE,
THAT'S GOING TO LOOK
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
DO YOU HAVE A LITTLE BROTHER OR
SISTER WHO IS YOUNGER THAN YOU?
IF YOU'RE GONNA WRITE IT
FOR THEM,
THAT'S GOING TO
LOOK DIFFERENT TOO.
SO, THINK ABOUT-
WHO AM I GOING TO WRITE
THIS PIECE OF WRITING FOR?
OUR TOPIC IS EASY.
WE'RE ALL WRITING ABOUT
WAYS WE CAN HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT TODAY.
BUT ANY OTHER DAY,
YOUR TOPIC IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT.
IF I'M WRITING ABOUT WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
AND I READ MY FIRST DRAFT
AND I START TALKING
ABOUT THE TIME I HAD
A HOLE IN MY SOCK,
WELL,
THAT DOESN'T REALLY RELATE
TO WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, THAT'S AN EASY WAY I CAN SEE
IF SOMETHING FITS IN MY WRITING
AND MAKES SENSE OR NOT.
OUR PURPOSE,
WHY WE'RE WRITING.
SO, WHEN I'M WRITING,
IF I DECIDE TO WRITE
A SILLY POEM,
MY PURPOSE MIGHT BE
TO MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH.
IF I'M WRITING, UM,
A NOTE TO MY MOM
ON MOTHER'S DAY,
THE PURPOSE MIGHT BE
TO LET HER KNOW
HOW THANKFUL I AM
FOR HER HELP.
IF THE PURPOSE IS TO WRITE
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT...
IF I'M WRITING
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT,
MY PURPOSE IS GOING TO BE TO
HELP TEACH SOMEBODY SOME FACTS.
SOME THINGS THEY MIGHT KNOW
OR THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO.
AND FINALLY, MY FORM.
I WANT TO PICK A FORM THAT'S
GOING TO FIT WITH ALL OF THIS.
SO, IF I WANT PEOPLE
TO LEARN
ABOUT WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND I'M WRITING
TO MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS,
MAYBE WRITING A SERIOUS REPORT
WON'T REALLY WORK.
BUT MAYBE WRITING
A SILLY SONG OR POEM
MIGHT BE SOMETHING
THEY WOULD LIKE.
SO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
ALL FOUR OF THESE THINGS
FIT TOGETHER
IN MY WRITING PLAN.
AFTER I WRITE MY DRAFT,
I'M GOING TO GO BACK
AND CHECK THIS TO SEE,
DOES IT ALL FIT TOGETHER
AND DOES MY DRAFT MAKE SENSE?
(music plays)
A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."
A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.
The book opens and a picture of a TV studio appears with the name of today's tale: "Just the Facts!"
At the studio, an assistant says STANDING BY, EVERYBODY.
The director says ALRIGHT.
EVERYONE, STAND BY.
WE ARE LIVE ON THE AIR IN...
They both say THREE, TWO...
Director says ONE.
The announcer says TUMBLETOWN VOTES.
AN ELECTION SPECIAL.
The host says WELCOME TO TUMBLETOWN VOTES.
IT'S ELECTION TIME AND TWO
CANDIDATES WANT YOUR VOTE.
OUR CURRENT MAYOR AND A NEW
CHALLENGER, LOCAL BUSINESSMAN
SAL!
Mayor says HELLO, HELLO, MY
CARROT!
Host says I'LL BE ASKING THEM QUESTIONS
ON VARIOUS ISSUES SO YOU, THE
VIEWER, CAN DECIDE WHO DESERVES
YOUR VOTE.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT WILL
YOU DO TO IMPROVE TUMBLETOWN?
Mayor says I PROMISE TO BUILD A
NEW HIGHWAY, A NEW SKATING RINK
AND ADD RIDES TO TUMBLETOWN PARK
WHERE THE CHILDREN CAN PLAY.
Sal says AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
DO THAT?
Mayor says PLEASE, CAN I FINISH?
Sal says YOU ARE GOING TO RAISE
THE SEED TAX, THAT'S HOW!
Host says MISTER SAL, YOU'LL GET YOUR
TURN.
Sal says SEED TAX!
Mayor says CAN I FINISH?
[Chattering]
Mayor says CAN I FINISH?
Sal says WOULD YOU STOP SNIFFING
ME?
Backstage, Tumbleweed says WOW, THIS IS
GOING TO BE A CLOSE RACE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, LOUIS?
Louis, a brown rodent, says UH, I WISH THEY DIDN'T
PICK A RED CURTAIN.
Tumbleweed laughs and says YEAH.
AND WHY DOES THE MAYOR USE A
FUNNY STRAW IN HIS WATER GLASS?
I MEAN, WHO DOES THAT?
Louis says AND DON'T YOU FIND SAL
YELLS A LOT?
Tumbleweed says OH YEAH!
[Laughing]
HE IS VERY LOUD.
Mayor says I PROMISE TO INCREASE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
Sal says WELL THEN I PROMISE TO
DECREASE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Tumbleweed says I BETTER GET ALL
THIS IN MY ARTICLE.
Tumbleweed takes the boat and sings WRITE ABOUT THE
ELECTION
In his car, he sings WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN ELECTION
IF YOU VOTE
LOOK OUT, A GOAT
AH!
At the Gazette, Tumbleweed says WOW, THERE'S SO
MANY IMPORTANT FACTS.
I'M BARELY GONNA GET THIS
FINISHED ON TIME AND PRINT!
I SURE HOPE THE EDITOR LIKES IT.
He puts his article in the Editor's box.
Tumbleweed says HEY, EVER TRIED
SUNFLOWER SEEDS WITH MUSTARD?
Mike is a pale gray rodent.
Mike says NO.
Tumbleweed says OH, WELL WHAT
ABOUT MUSTARD SEED?
Mike says HUH, NAH.
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, MAY I HAVE
A WORD IN MY OFFICE, PLEASE?
Tumbleweed says YOU GOT IT,
CHIEF.
Mike says THAT'S NEVER GOOD.
Tumbleweed says OH, WAY TO JINX
ME, MIKE.
Mike laughs.
Tumbleweed says HEY CHIEF!
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, IT'S ABOUT
THIS ARTICLE.
Tumbleweed says DID YOU LOVE IT?
I FEEL IT WAS IN-DEPTH.
Chief says BUT IF BY IN-DEPTH YOU
MEAN LONG, THEN I AGREE.
Tumbleweed says WHA?
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, YOU
MENTIONED EVERYTHING IN YOUR
ARTICLE.
THE COLOUR OF THE CURTAINS, THE
MAYOR'S TWISTY STRAW, THE STICKY
FLOOR!
Tumbleweed says OH, DON'T EVEN
GET ME STARTED ABOUT THE BUFFET.
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, THE
IMPORTANT THING AT THIS DEBATE
IS WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAID!
Tumbleweed says YES, I COVERED
THAT.
THE MAYOR WANTS TO BUILD
HIGHWAYS AND SKATING RINKS AND
SAL WANTS TO CUT TAXES.
Chief says AND THAT IS IMPORTANT.
THE COLOUR OF THE CURTAINS IS
NOT.
THE FACT THAT SAL IS LOUD AND
SWEATY IS NOT.
STICK TO WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND
DON'T CLUTTER THE PAGE WITH
THINGS THAT AREN'T.
Tumbleweed says YOU GOT IT,
CHIEF.
At his desk, he says THERE WE GO, FINISHED AND PRINT
AND I EARNED THIS.
[Munching]
A black rodent reads the paper and says WOW, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME
DEBATE.
I LIKE THAT THE MAYOR WANTS TO
BUILD NEW HIGHWAYS.
Twiggy says SAL SAYS HE'LL CUT
TAXES.
I LIKE THAT.
Brent says NO, PEOPLE, CHILDREN ARE THE
FUTURE.
TEACH THEM WELL!
A rodent says CHINCHILLA!
Mabel says MORE MONEY FOR
FARMERS?
I LIKE THAT.
On his boat, Captain says HMM, AS USUAL, NOTHING FOR
THE SEA CAPTAIN, HMM!
Buffy says OH, GREAT ARTICLE,
TUMBLEWEED.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY REALLY
KNOW THE ISSUES NOW.
Tumbleweed says THANKS, BUFFY.
IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO
WINS."
An edition of the Gazette appears with the title "Mayor Wins by a Whisker. Sal claims he 'Never wanted the job anyway'."
Tumbleweed says HMM, MAYOR WINS BY A WHISKER
WHICH IS STRANGE 'CAUSE I
THOUGHT HE'D WIN BY MORE THAN A
WHISKER.
LIKE, LIKE A PAW
OR, OR A NOSE OR MAYBE, I DON'T
KNOW, LIKE A TAIL.
The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Kristy says I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED
THAT EPISODE OF
TUMBLEWEED.
IT WAS PRETTY SILLY TO HAVE
A GUINEA PIG DOING WRITING.
BUT I REALLY LIKED THE LESSON
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO STICK TO YOUR TOPIC.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE CHECK
OUR WRITING PLAN
AND THEN I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
MY FIRST DRAFT.
AND WE'RE GONNA WORK TOGETHER
TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT
MY WRITING PLAN AND MY FIRST
DRAFT MATCH EACH OTHER.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO THINK
ABOUT MY AUDIENCE,
AND THAT'S
MY KINDER STUDENTS,
MY TOPIC, AND THAT'S
WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, IF I TALK
ABOUT ANYTHING
THAT'S NOT WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
IT WON'T FIT
AND IT'LL HAVE TO COME OUT.
MY PURPOSE IS TO LEARN MORE
AND DO MORE TO HELP.
SO, I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL OF THE THINGS I SAY
WILL HELP MY KINDERGARTENS KNOW
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND FINALLY,
MY FORM IS A LIST.
SO, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHAT
I DID IS ACTUALLY A LIST.
SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT MY FIRST DRAFT.
NOW,
WHEN I WAS WRITING HERE,
I REMEMBERED THAT EVERYTHING
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT,
AND MY FIRST DRAFT
IS THE SAME.
SO, IF I NOTICE ANYTHING
LIKE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE OR A SPELLING MISTAKE,
I CAN FIX THAT AS I GO.
SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
I'M GOING TO PUT MY WRITING PLAN
WHERE I CAN STILL SEE IT.
She removes the piece of a paper and another one appears with a bulleted list.
Kristy says SO, I'VE GOT THE TITLE,
"HOW TO BE STEWARDS
OF THE EARTH."
NOW, "STEWARDS OF THE EARTH."
IS A PRETTY FANCY TITLE,
AND IT MIGHT SOUND
A LITTLE BIT TOO BIG
FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.
BUT IN OUR SCHOOL WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT,
WE TALK ABOUT
THAT ONE OF OUR JOBS
IS TO BE STEWARDS
OF THE EARTH.
THAT MEANS TO TAKE CARE
OF THE PLANET.
SO, ALL OF MY KINDERGARTEN
STUDENTS ACTUALLY KNOW
WHAT THIS PHRASE
"STEWARDS OF THE EARTH" MEANS,
AND THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE
AN EASIER TIME READING THIS
THAN IF I SAID
"HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,"
BECAUSE THESE ARE WORDS THEY'VE
HEARD US TALK ABOUT A LOT
AND THESE ARE WORDS
THEY'VE SEEN A LOT.
SO, WHEN I MADE MY TITLE,
I REALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT WHO MY AUDIENCE WAS.
MY NUMBER ONE THING ON MY LIST
I SAID WAS "RECYCLE."
UH-OH. "RECYLE."
GOOD THING THIS IS
MY FIRST DRAFT.
I'M GOING TO TAKE OUT MY MARKER
AND I'M GONNA PUT A CARROT.
AND A CARROT IS NOT LIKE
A CARROT YOU EAT.
THIS IS A LITTLE MARK YOU CAN
USE WHEN YOU EDIT YOUR WRITING
AND IF YOU WANT TO ADD
SOMETHING IN THAT YOU MISSED,
IT'S JUST LIKE
A TEENY LITTLE ARROW
AND I'M GOING TO PUT IN
MY MISSING C RIGHT DOWN HERE.
THAT WAY, WHEN I GO
TO WRITE MY GOOD COPY,
I'VE ALREADY GOT
THIS LITTLE EDIT IN HERE
THAT I NEEDED TO DO.
NEXT TO MY WORD "RECYCLE,"
I DREW A RECYCLING SYMBOL.
THAT WAY IF SOME OF MY
KINDERGARTENS CAN'T READ
THE WORD "RECYCLE,"
THE PICTURE MIGHT HELP THEM
KNOW WHAT IT IS.
MY NUMBER TWO IS
"USE THE COMPOST."
IN OUR SCHOOL,
WE HAVE A COMPOST PROGRAM.
NOW, ALL OF OUR CLASSES
DON'T HAVE THE GREEN BUCKET.
SOME OF THEM DO.
OUR COMPOST PROGRAM
IS PRETTY FUNNY.
ONE OF OUR TEACHERS
HAS PIGS AT HER HOUSE
AND AT THE END OF EVERY DAY
THEY COME AROUND
AND THEY PICK UP ALL OF OUR FOOD
IN THE COMPOST
AND SHE TAKES IT HOME
AND FEEDS IT TO HER PIGS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS
ABOUT WORKING IN A SCHOOL
THAT'S NEAR SOME FARMS.
THE LAST ONE I WROTE DOWN
IS NUMBER THREE-
"NO GARBAGE LUNCHES."
SO, WE MIGHT SAY
"LITTER-FREE LUNCHES."
OR "WASTE-FREE LUNCHES."
I WROTE
"NO GARBAGE LUNCHES."
AND I DREW A PICTURE
THAT LOOKS LIKE OUR GARBAGE CAN
WITH THE BAG HANGING OUT
AND I DREW A LITTLE X OVER IT.
I ADDED THESE PICTURES
BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER
MY AUDIENCE
IS KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS,
AND IF THEY CAN'T READ THEM
ALL BY THEMSELVES,
MAYBE THE PICTURES WILL HELP
THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT IT SAYS.
SO, LET'S COME BACK AND
TAKE A LOOK AT MY ROUGH DRAFT.
I'M GOING TO KEEP
MY MARKER READY
IN CASE THERE'S ANYTHING
I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO CHANGE
OR ADD TO TO MAKE SURE
IT FITS MY WRITING PLAN.
MAYBE I'LL NEED
TO CROSS SOMETHING OUT
AND PUT SOMETHING
DIFFERENT IN.
SO, MY AUDIENCE IS
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.
LET'S SEE IF THIS
MAKES SENSE FOR THEM.
I USED A TITLE,
"STEWARDS OF THE EARTH,"
THAT WAS SOMETHING
I KNEW THEY UNDERSTOOD
AND I KNEW THEY KNEW.
I WROTE PRETTY SHORT SENTENCES
IN MY LIST,
AND I USED PICTURES
TO HELP THEM OUT.
SO, I FEEL LIKE MY FIRST DRAFT
DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB
FOR MY AUDIENCE
THAT I'M WRITING FOR.
NUMBER TWO, MY TOPIC.
HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT.
WELL, "STEWARDS OF THE EARTH" IS
TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
RECYCLING
HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT,
USING COMPOST
HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT
BY REDUCING GARBAGE,
AND BRINGING
NO GARBAGE LUNCHES.
SO, LUNCHES THAT HAVE
REUSABLE CONTAINERS IN THEM
THAT WE CAN WASH AND USE
AGAIN AND AGAIN
IS ANOTHER WAY
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, CHECK, CHECK,
CHECK, CHECK.
EVERYTHING I WROTE IS ABOUT
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
MY PURPOSE-
TO GET MY KINDERGARTENS
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY CAN DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, IF I HUNG THIS LIST
UP IN THE CLASS,
MAYBE I COULD HANG IT
BY THE GARBAGE CAN
'CAUSE OUR COMPOST,
RECYCLING, AND GARBAGE CAN
ARE ALL CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
SO, IF I HUNG THIS UP
BY THE GARBAGE CAN
AND MY KIDS COULD SEE IT,
IT WOULD TELL THEM
TO RECYCLE.
WELL, THAT WOULD
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
IF THEY GOT
TO THE GARBAGE CAN
AND THERE WAS A POSTER
THAT SHOWED THEM-
OH, I SHOULD RECYCLE.
THEN THEY MIGHT REMEMBER
TO PUT THEIR YOGURT CONTAINER
IN THE RECYCLING BIN
INSTEAD OF THE GARBAGE.
I HAVE "USE THE COMPOST,"
AND SINCE THE COMPOST BIN
IS RIGHT THERE,
MAYBE IF THEY HAVE
AN APPLE CORE,
IT WILL HELP THEM TO REMEMBER
TO PUT IT IN THE COMPOST
INSTEAD OF THE GARBAGE.
AND FINALLY,
"NO GARBAGE LUNCHES."
WELL, IF THEY ALREADY HAVE
A LUNCH THAT HAS LITTER IN IT,
IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO CHANGE THAT TODAY,
BUT MAYBE IF EVERY DAY WHEN
THEY GO TO THROW SOMETHING OUT
IN THE GARBAGE
THEY SEE THIS SIGN,
IT WILL HELP THEM
HELP THEIR FAMILY
PACK LUNCHES THAT DON'T HAVE
ANY LITTER IN.
MAYBE THEY CAN HELP
PUT THINGS IN CONTAINERS.
SO, I FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD
REALLY HELP MY KINDERGARTENS
LEARN WHAT THEY CAN DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
AND HELP REMIND THEM OF THINGS
SO THAT THEY'LL DO IT.
SO, I THINK THIS
DEFINITELY MEETS MY PURPOSE.
THE LAST THING IS MY FORM.
AND THE WRITING FORM I CHOSE
WAS TO MAKE A LIST.
AND THAT TIES BACK
TO MY AUDIENCE
BECAUSE I THOUGHT A LIST
WOULD BE SOMETHING EASY
FOR A KINDERGARTEN TO READ.
SO, LET'S LOOK.
MY LIST HAS A TITLE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT
FOR ANY PIECE OF WRITING.
AND THEN I'VE GOT
THE NUMBERS ONE, TWO, THREE.
SO I REMEMBERED
TO NUMBER MY LIST.
AND I WROTE IT
IN A PRETTY SIMPLE WAY.
I TRIED NOT TO WRITE
COMPLICATED SENTENCES
BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED TO
DO THAT WHEN YOU WRITE A LIST.
SO, AUDIENCE-
KINDERGARTEN, CHECK.
TOPIC- WAYS TO HELP THE
ENVIRONMENT, CHECK.
PURPOSE- TO HELP
MY KINDERGARTENS LEARN
HOW TO DO MORE TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT, CHECK.
AND FORM-
IS IT A LIST?
CHECK.
SO, I USED MY WRITING PLAN
TO CHECK IN TO MAKE SURE
THAT MY FIRST DRAFT MAKES SENSE
AND DOES EXACTLY
WHAT I WANT TO.
WHEN YOU WRITE
YOUR DRAFTS,
IF YOU USE
YOUR WRITING PLAN,
IT'LL HELP YOU
STAY ON TOPIC
AND MAKE AN EVEN BETTER
PIECE OF WRITING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US TODAY
ON
TVOKIDS POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING
TO WORK WITH US
ON WRITING A FIRST DRAFT.
I HOPE THAT YOU BRAINSTORMED
LOTS OF IDEAS
ON HOW YOU CAN HELP THE
ENVIRONMENT STAY HEALTHY.
AFTER OUR EPISODE
IS FINISHED,
SIT DOWN AND YOU TAKE A TURN
TO WRITE OUT YOUR FIRST DRAFT.
DON'T FORGET TO THINK ABOUT
WHO YOUR AUDIENCE WILL BE,
WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO LEARN,
WHAT FORM YOU'RE USING,
AND WHY YOU'RE WRITING.
HAVE A LOT OF FUN WRITING
AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU AGAIN
ON
TVOKIDS POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING.
A final slate reads "TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes."
The caption changes to "Copyright 2021. The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."
A Female Announcer says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S PRIMARY LESSON:
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH
WRITING.
A caption reads "Primary I-3."
Kristy is in her late thirties, with short black hair and bangs. She wears a dark blue T-shirt with white letters and a headband. Behind her, a board reads "Welcome" and a sign reads "Keep calm and teach on."
Kristy says HI, I'M KRISTY AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE
TODAY WITH YOU ON
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE
DOING AN ACTIVITY
ALL ABOUT
WRITING FIRST DRAFTS.
WHEN YOU WRITE
YOUR FIRST DRAFT TODAY,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
PAPER OR A NOTEBOOK, A PENCIL,
AND MAYBE SOME COLOURS TO ADD
A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL
TO YOUR PICTURE
WHEN WE'RE DONE.
SO, LET'S GET READY
TO LEARN.
IN OUR WRITING TODAY
ON OUR FIRST DRAFT,
WE'RE GOING TO BE THINKING ABOUT
OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR TOPIC.
THE ENVIRONMENT
IS OUR WHOLE PLANET EARTH,
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
KEEP OUR PLANET EARTH HEALTHY.
I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HEALTHY?
WHEN YOU'RE HEALTHY,
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
FOR ME, THAT'S EXERCISING
AND EATING GOOD FOODS
THAT NOURISH MY BODY
AND GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP.
AND WHEN I AM HEALTHY
I HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY
AND I CAN DO
ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
THINK ABOUT
PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
HOW CAN WE TELL IF PLANTS
AND ANIMALS ARE HEALTHY?
I'M THINKING ABOUT MY GARDEN
AND WHEN MY PLANTS ARE HEALTHY,
THEY STAND UP
NICE AND TALL,
THEY GROW
FLOWERS AND LEAVES.
IF THEY'RE UNHEALTHY,
USUALLY THEY DROOP
OR THE LEAVES
MIGHT SHRIVEL UP
AND MAYBE
THEY'LL TURN BROWN.
FOR ANIMALS,
IF THERE ARE UNHEALTHY
THEY MIGHT SLEEP A LOT
AND NOT WANT TO PLAY,
BE VERY LETHARGIC.
SO, THOSE ARE WAYS WE CAN TELL
PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ARE HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY.
WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO
TO HELP THE PLANET EARTH
AND TO HELP KEEP OUR WHOLE
PLANET EARTH HEALTHY?
WELL, WHEN I THINK,
THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT THINGS
I CAN DO IN MY HOUSE
THAT ARE PRETTY EASY TO KEEP
THE PLANET EARTH HEALTHY.
I CAN TURN MY LIGHTS OUT
WHEN I LEAVE A ROOM.
WHEN I BRUSH MY TEETH
I CAN TURN THE TAPS OFF
AND NOT LEAVE THE WATER RUNNING
WHEN I'M NOT USING THEM.
THERE ARE A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WAYS
WE CAN KEEP
OUR PLANET EARTH HEALTHY.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
OF SOME OF THE WAYS
THAT WE CAN PROTECT
OUR EARTH.
WE'RE GOING TO BE USING
ALL OF OUR KNOWLEDGE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT
AND HOW WE CAN
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
TO WRITE A FIRST DRAFT TODAY
OF A PIECE OF WRITING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
THINKING ABOUT THINGS
LIKE WHO OUR AUDIENCE
WILL BE.
WHO DO WE WANT TO TEACH
ABOUT KEEPING THE EARTH SAFE
AND ABOUT SAVING
OUR ENVIRONMENT?
WE'RE GOING TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT TYPE OF WRITING
WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT WILL
BEST SERVE OUR PURPOSE.
WILL WE WRITE A LETTER?
WILL WE WRITE A LIST?
WILL WE MAKE A POSTER?
THOSE ARE ALL IMPORTANT THINGS
TO THINK ABOUT.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT SPECIFIC THINGS
WE WANT TO TELL OUR AUDIENCE
ABOUT AS WE'RE WRITING.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO
START OFF TODAY
BY WATCHING A LITTLE VIDEO
CALLED...
FROM
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?...
ABOUT A GIRL WHO WANTS TO BE
A WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST.
SO, DEMIA'S GONNA TALK
ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS
SHE WOULD DO
AS A WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST
TO HELP SAVE
OUR PLANET EARTH.
SO, AS YOU WATCH THE VIDEO,
I WANT YOU TO THINK IF
THERE ARE SOME IDEAS IN THERE
OF THINGS YOU CAN DO
TO HELP OUR PLANET EARTH
STAY NICE AND HEALTHY.
Demia is around 12 years old, with short brown hair. She wears a purple T-shirt.
Demia says HI, I'M DEMIA,
AND IF I COULD BE ANYTHING
I WOULD BE A
WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST.
Music plays as fast clips show children playing, learning and imagining in cartoon animation.
A song plays that says IMAGINE, IMAGINE
IMAGINE POWERFUL
IMAGINE COMICAL
IMAGINE MAGICAL
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
Demia says HI, I'M DEMIA!
IF I COULD BE ANYTHING,
I WOULD BE A WILDLIFE
CONSERVATIONIST.
I WOULD TAKE CARE OF
AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
AS A CONSERVATIONIST,
I WOULD GET TO WORK
OUTDOORS A LOT.
I LOVE BEING OUTSIDE.
I WOULD WEAR
MY FAVOURITE HIKING BOOTS,
'CAUSE I WOULD BE DOING
A LOT OF WALKING
AND EXPLORING.
SOMETIMES,
I WOULD EVEN GET TO USE
MY SPECIAL HIKING POLES,
TO MAKE WALKING OVER ROCKS
AND UP STEEP HILLS EASIER.
In cartoon animation, Demia appears in the woods doing her favourite activities.
Demia says AND I WOULDN'T FORGET
MY CAMERA!
I WOULD WALK THROUGH DIFFERENT
FIELDS FULL OF FLOWERS.
I WOULD LOOK
FOR LOTS OF INSECTS.
THEY'RE REALLY GREAT
FOR THE FLOWERS.
OR I WOULD HIKE IN FORESTS
FULL OF OLD TREES.
LOOK AT ALL
THOSE HUGE TREES!
OR I WOULD EVEN WALK
ALONG THE BEACH OF A LAKE
OR AN OCEAN.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS
LIVE HERE.
WOW!
I LOVE WATCHING THE BEAUTIFUL
SANDPIPERS ON THE BEACH.
AS A CONSERVATIONIST,
IT WOULD BE MY JOB
TO STUDY ALL DIFFERENT PLANTS
AND ANIMALS THAT LIVE
IN ONE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT'S WHERE PLANTS AND ANIMALS
MAKE THEIR HOME.
AND I WOULD LEARN
HOW TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
SAFE FROM POLLUTION.
POLLUTION IS YUCKY STUFF
LIKE SMOKE AND GARBAGE
THAT GETS INTO OUR AIR
AND CAN MAKE US
AND THE ANIMALS SICK.
I WOULD PICK UP ANY GARBAGE
THAT I FIND THAT THE BEACH.
AND I WOULD TEST
THE WATER IN THE LAKE,
TO MAKE SURE
IT'S CLEAN ENOUGH
FOR THE ANIMALS TO LIVE IN
AND DRINK.
(giggling)
EVEN TAKE BATHS IN.
AS A WILDLIFE
CONSERVATIONIST,
I WOULD ALSO
STUDY AND PROTECT FORESTS.
I LOVE HIKING
IN OLD FORESTS.
I WOULD HIKE
OVER LITTLE RIVERS
TO KNOW ALL ABOUT
THE FOREST ANIMALS.
SOME THAT LIVE
ON THE GROUND,
AND SOME THAT LIVE
IN TREES,
WAY UP HIGH!
TREES ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT.
THEY HELP
KEEP OUR AIR CLEAN.
TREES CAN GROW TO BE
HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLD.
AS A CONSERVATIONIST,
I WOULD TELL BIG COMPANIES
AND THE GOVERNMENT
TO NOT CUT DOWN
ALL THE TREES.
THE FOREST ANIMALS
WILL ALL CHEER FOR ME
FOR SAVING THEIR HOMES.
(cheering)
I WOULD ALWAYS BRING MY CAMERA
ON MY HIKES,
AND TAKE PHOTOS
OF THE AMAZING PLACES
AND ANIMALS THAT I'LL BE
PROTECTING.
I WOULD SHARE THOSE PICTURES
AND EVERYTHING I LEARN
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
ENVIRONMENTS AND ANIMALS
WITH MY COMMUNITY.
THEN WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT
AND HELP KEEP IT HEALTHY.
AND GIVE THE ANIMALS
A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE.
I WOULD EVEN INVITE EVERYONE
TO COME OUT
TO A WILDERNESS CAMP-OUT
AND SEE ALL THE AMAZING THINGS
WE WOULD BE PROTECTING.
THE ANIMALS AND I
WILL THROW A GREAT PARTY!
BEING A CONSERVATIONIST
IS IMPORTANT AND FUN WORK.
I LOVE IT!
As fast clips show Demia dancing and having fun, a song plays that says CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE?
CAN YOU IMAGINE THERE'S
A WORLD FULL OF FANTASY?
AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
LOTS IT BECOME SO REAL
DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
THAT YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO
IMAGINE THIS OR THAT,
THINK OF SOMETHING NEW
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE
A THING OR TWO
ANYTHING YOU WANT,
IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU
BA, BA, BA, BA,
BA, BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA, BA, BA, BA,
BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA, BA, BA,
BA, BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA, BA, BA, BA,
BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA-DA, BA-DA
BA, BA-DA,
BA-DA
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
Demia says I'M DEMIA AND I'M
A WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST.
IMAGINE THAT!
The end credits roll.
Teacher Kristy reappears and says I HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYED
THAT VIDEO OF DEMIA,
WHO WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE AN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONIST.
A close-up shot shows her hands holding a marker over a nine-box chart.
She continues SHE GAVE US
SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS
ON HOW SHE WOULD LIKE
TO HELP ANIMALS
AND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
BRAINSTORMING WAYS
WE CAN KEEP
OUR ENVIRONMENT HEALTHY.
SO, HOPEFULLY IF YOU DIDN'T
HAVE SOME IDEAS,
DEMIA HELPED TO GIVE YOU
SOME IDEAS
ON WHAT YOU CAN DO.
I'M GOING TO BE STARTING
MY BRAINSTORM ORGANIZER
SO THAT WHEN IT'S TIME
TO WRITE MY DRAFT,
I'LL HAVE ALL OF MY IDEAS
READY TO GO.
THIS WILL ALSO HELP ME
MAKE MY PLAN FOR WRITING
SO THAT IT ALL MAKES SENSE
AND GOES TOGETHER.
SO, OF COURSE,
WHEN I START A PIECE OF WORK
I'M GOING TO WRITE MY NAME.
AND IT'S, WHEN I'M WRITING THIS,
APRIL 2021.
SO, I'VE GOT MY NAME
AND MY DATE ON THERE,
AND NOW I NEED
TO THINK ABOUT,
IN THE MIDDLE
OF MY ORGANIZER,
WHAT'S MY TOPIC
GOING TO BE?
WELL, MY TOPIC I'M WRITING
THAT WE ARE GOING TO
WRITE ABOUT TODAY
IS "WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT."
NOW, I WANT TO POINT OUT,
I'M DOING SOMETHING
THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE
MY STUDENTS DO IN CLASS.
I'M WRITING
WITH A SHARPIE.
WHEN YOU'RE DOING
YOUR BRAINSTORMING,
IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA
TO WRITE WITH A PENCIL
SO THAT YOU CAN
ERASE THINGS,
AND IT'S A LITTLE
LESS MESSY.
I'M JUST DOING THIS SO IT'S A
LITTLE EASIER FOR YOU TO SEE.
WRITING IN MARKER,
UNLESS IT'S YOUR GOOD COPY
AND YOU'RE PUBLISHING IT,
IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.
SO, I'M GOING TO THINK
ABOUT ALL DIFFERENT WAYS
I CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND THEN I'M GOING TO USE SOME
OF THESE IDEAS IN MY DRAFT.
I AM GOING TO TRY
AND FILL THIS ORGANIZER UP,
EVEN THOUGH I MIGHT NOT NEED
TO USE ALL OF THESE IDEAS
TO GET FINISHED.
SO, ONE OF THE WAYS
I CAN THINK OF...
I'M GOING TO THINK
OF SOME THINGS I DO AT HOME.
WELL, WHAT CAN I DO AT HOME
AND AT SCHOOL IS I RECYCLE.
OH, I'M HAVING TROUBLE
SPELLING "RECYCLE" TODAY.
IT'S I RECYCLE
AND I RECYCLE PAPER...
PLASTIC...
AND METAL.
THOSE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS
I CAN RECYCLE.
OTHER THINGS I CAN DO ARE...
I CAN GO INTO MY COMMUNITY...
AND I JUST DID THIS
AND SOME OF MY STUDENTS
DID THIS ON EARTH DAY...
I CAN CLEAN...UP...LITTER.
THAT'S A GREAT THING I CAN DO
IN MY COMMUNITY.
SO, I CAN GET A BAG
AND I CAN GET SOME GLOVES
AND I CAN GO OUT AND FIND PLACES
THAT NEED GARBAGE PICKUP.
AND THAT JUST HELPS
MY ENVIRONMENT A HEALTHIER.
IT HELPS ANIMALS NOT EAT
THAT GARBAGE AND GET SICK.
SO, CLEANING UP LITTER
IS A GREAT WAY
I CAN HELP MY ENVIRONMENT.
ANOTHER THING
I TRY AND DO IS...
I KNOW THAT ONE THING THAT
REALLY HURTS THE ENVIRONMENT
IS PLASTIC BAGS.
THEY'RE REALLY,
REALLY WASTEFUL
AND THEY CAN MAKE ANIMALS SICK
AND THEY FILL UP LANDFILLS.
SO, SOMETHING I CAN DO
IS I CAN USE REUSABLE BAGS.
SO, WHEN I GO
GROCERY SHOPPING,
I CAN TAKE MY CLOTH BAGS
TO THE STORE
SO THAT I DON'T
HAVE TO USE PLASTIC BAGS.
ANOTHER THING I DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
IS TRY NOT TO HAVE
SO MUCH GARBAGE IN MY HOUSE.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS
I DO AT MY HOUSE
AND WE DO AT SCHOOL
IS WE COMPOST.
SO, WE TAKE
ANY FOOD GARBAGE,
ANY WASTE, THINGS LIKE
MY TEA BAGS OR APPLE CORES,
ALL OF THOSE THINGS
CAN GO INTO THE COMPOST,
AND THEN THEY'LL BIODEGRADE AND
MAKE SOME REALLY GREAT COMPOST
THAT I CAN PUT INTO MY GARDEN.
LET'S SEE.
WHAT ARE OTHER THINGS
I THROW OUT A LOT?
WELL, IF I'M NOT CAREFUL,
SOMETIMES I BUY THINGS THAT
HAVE A LOT OF GARBAGE WITH THEM.
LIKE, IF I BUY A SMALL BAG OF
CHIPS IT MIGHT HAVE A PACKAGE.
AND IF I BUY
A BIG BAG OF CHIPS,
I CAN PUT IT INTO
LITTLE CONTAINERS
AND HAVE LESS GARBAGE.
SO, I CAN USE
REUSABLE CONTAINERS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
HOW MANY IDEAS I HAVE HERE,
BECAUSE THE MORE IDEAS I PUT
ONTO MY BRAINSTORMING ORGANIZER,
THE EASIER IT'S GOING TO BE
WHEN I WRITE MY FIRST DRAFT
TO COME UP WITH IDEAS
OF WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT.
LIKE I SAID, I MIGHT NOT EVEN
USE ALL OF THESE IDEAS
IN MY DRAFT,
BUT THE MORE IDEAS I HAVE,
THE EASIER IT IS TO WRITE.
I KNOW SOME DAYS,
I REALLY, REALLY WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE A CUP OF TEA
IN MY CAR,
AND IF I WANT TO GO THROUGH
THE DRIVE-THRU AND GET IT,
SOMETHING I TRY TO DO IS GO
TO MY LOCAL COFFEE SHOP
IN TOWN, AND INSTEAD
OF TAKING ONE OF THEIR CUPS,
I'LL BRING A TRAVEL MUG
WITH ME.
SO, THAT SAVES ON CUPS
FROM THE TEA OR COFFEE SHOP
AND ALL THOSE PLASTIC LIDS.
THAT SAVES THEM
FROM GOING INTO THE GARBAGE
OR EVEN NEEDING
TO BE RECYCLED.
USING REUSABLE CONTAINERS
IS A GREAT WAY
TO HELP OUR ENVIRONMENT.
LET ME THINK.
WE TALKED ABOUT KEEPING
THE ENVIRONMENT HEALTHY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THE
ENVIRONMENT DOES FOR US
TO KEEP US HEALTHY IS TREES
AND PLANTS GIVE US CLEAN AIR
AND THEY HELP CLEAN THE AIR.
SO, SOMETHING I CAN DO
IS I CAN PLANT TREES.
PLANTING TREES IS A GREAT WAY
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CLEAN AIR.
THE LAST THING
I'M GOING TO THINK ABOUT IS...
THIS IS A BIG ONE.
THIS IS AN SOMETHING THAT'S
NECESSARILY EASY FOR EACH OF US
TO DO ON OUR OWN,
BUT A REALLY GOOD WAY TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT
IS TO USE RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SO, RENEWABLE ENERGY IS ENERGY
THAT COMES FROM PLACES
THAT CAN RENEW...
THAT MEANS KEEP GOING.
SO, RENEWABLE ENERGY
MIGHT BE SOLAR POWER...
AND MAYBE SOMETIMES SOME OF US
HAVE SOLAR PANELS ON OUR HOUSES.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
I'D LIKE TO GET SOME
BUT MY HOUSE IS A LITTLE SHADY.
ONE THING I HAVE
THAT USES RENEWABLE ENERGY
IS ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
VE-HIC-LES.
I'M HAVING SPELLING TROUBLES
TODAY.
BUT THE GOOD THING IS
THIS IS MY BRAINSTORM,
SO I CAN JUST FIX IT
AND KEEP GOING.
VEHICLES, THERE WE GO.
UM, THINGS LIKE WATER POWER
ARE RENEWABLE
BECAUSE WATER FLOWS,
IT TURNS,
AND THEN IT
GENERATES ENERGY.
UM, WATER POWER.
SO, THOSE CAN COME
AGAIN AND AGAIN.
OOH, ALSO WIND POWER.
SO, ALL OF THESE ARE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.
NOW, IT'S NOT EASY FOR EACH
OF US TO PUT SOLAR PANELS
ON OUR ROOF OR TO GET OUR HOUSE
POWERED BY WIND POWER,
BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN
HELP HAPPEN IN THE WORLD.
THEY'RE GREAT OPTIONS.
SO, LET ME TAKE A LOOK
AT MY BRAINSTORM.
I'M GOING TO CHECK AND SEE
IF THIS IS READY TO USE
TO WRITE MY DRAFT.
I WANT TO ASK MYSELF,
DID I FILL UP ALL OF MY IDEAS?
WOW, I REALLY DID FILL UP
ALL OF MY IDEAS.
DO I HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS?
'CAUSE IF I HAVE MORE,
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
THAT MY WEB ONLY HAS
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN...
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT BOXES.
I CAN COME IN
AND I CAN ADD MORE BOXES.
She draws another box and continues MAYBE I...
I'M GONNA SAY
A WAY I WILL HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT
IS TEACH MY STUDENTS.
'CAUSE THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WILL
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, I FILLED MY ORGANIZER
WITH IDEAS.
MY TOPIC IS "WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT."
SO, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH
AND CHECK
TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THESE ARE
WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
DOES RECYCLING
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?
YEP.
DOES CLEANING UP LITTER
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?
FOR SURE.
REUSABLE BAGS? YEP.
COMPOSTING, YEP.
TEACHING MY STUDENTS,
FOR SURE.
REUSABLE CONTAINERS,
RENEWABLE ENERGY,
PLANTING TREES,
USING TRAVEL MUGS,
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS
THAT CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
NOW, I'M GONNA
THINK ABOUT MY...
WHEN I WRITE MY PIECE,
I'M THINKING ABOUT WRITING IT
FOR MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS,
SO THERE'S A FEW
OF THESE THINGS
THAT I DON'T KNOW
WILL MAKE SENSE
FOR MY KINDERGARTEN
STUDENTS.
MAYBE I'LL MAKE SOME...
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY PROBABLY DON'T DRINK
A LOT OF TEA AND COFFEE,
SO TELLING MY KINDERGARTEN
STUDENTS TO BRING A TRAVEL MUG
MIGHT NOT MAKE SENSE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY MIGHT BE ABLE
TO PLANT SOME TREES.
TELLING MY KINDERGARTEN KIDS
THAT THEY SHOULD GO OUT
AND BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR,
WELL, THAT'S PROBABLY
NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN DO,
OR PUT SOLAR PANELS ON.
SO, THIS ONE
IS MORE FOR GROWN-UPS.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
USING REUSABLE CONTAINERS
IS SOMETHING
MY KINDERGARTENS CAN DO.
TEACH MY STUDENTS-
YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
ARE PRETTY SMART COOKIES.
THEY CAN DEFINITELY TEACH EACH
OTHER ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
COMPOSTING IS SOMETHING
WE CAN DO AT SCHOOL.
HELPING THEIR FAMILY
USE REUSABLE BAGS
AND REMEMBERING TO TAKE REUSABLE
BAGS TO THE GROCERY STORE
IS SOMETHING
MY KINDERS CAN DO.
CLEANING UP LITTER IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING MY KINDERS CAN DO,
AND RECYCLING.
SO, I'M ALREADY THINKING,
ON MY BRAINSTORM ORGANIZER,
OF WHICH PIECES OF INFORMATION
I MIGHT WANT TO USE
WHEN I MAKE MY ROUGH DRAFT.
BEFORE YOU GET WRITING
TODAY,
AND YOU START TO THINK ABOUT
MAKING YOUR PIECE OF WRITING
ABOUT WAYS YOU CAN HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT,
YOU SHOULD START BY MAKING
A BRAINSTORM ORGANIZER
JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
YOU CAN FIND ORGANIZERS
LIKE THIS TO PRINT ONLINE,
OR YOU COULD JUST GET
A PIECE OF PAPER...
AND YOU CAN MAKE A CIRCLE...
AND YOU CAN MAKE YOUR VERY OWN
WEB PRETTY EASILY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
SOMETHING FANCY
LIKE THE ONE I'VE GOT HERE.
SO, BEFORE YOU START YOUR DRAFT,
DON'T FORGET-
LET'S BRAINSTORM
AND GET OUR IDEAS ORGANIZED.
(hip-hop playing)
Images of a warehouse full of art on its walls appear.
Mickeey pops out of a graffiti art on a wall.
Mickeey is in his twenties, with short puffy black hair and he wears rolled up jeans, a cream hooded sweatshirt under an unbuttoned red plaid shirt and red snickers.
Mickeey says YO, WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON, MOVERS?
WE'RE GONNA BE LEARNING
ONE OF THE FUNNEST DANCES EVER!
DON'T BE A CHICKEN,
JUST DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN! HEY!
Dancing, he says GRAB YOUR WINGS AND FLY,
YOU GUYS!
IT'S TIME TO LEARN
THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
LET'S GO CHECK IN AND SEE
WHAT OUR FEET ARE DOING.
FEET ARE SO EASY.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE YOUR STEPS
FRONT, TOGETHER,
FRONT, TOGETHER,
THEN STEPS BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, TOGETHER.
TO REPEAT-
ONE, TOGETHER, TWO, TOGETHER.
STEP IT BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
LET'S GO CHECK IN
WITH THE WINGS.
He bends his arms and continues YOU'RE GONNA FLAP IT
DOWN, DOWN,
AND DOWN, DOWN.
He spreads his arms as he walks backwards and says TAKE IT BACK.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
REPEAT.
TAKE IT DOWN, AND DOWN,
A-DOWN, A-DOWN.
AND FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT.
PUT THE FEET AND THE HANDS
TOGETHER,
YOU GOT YOURSELVES
THE FUNKY CHICKEN.
MUSIC AND FRIENDS?
Melissa and Daniel appear.
Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and he wears glasses, jeans, a coral T-shirt under a pink shirt and a black cap hat.
Melissa is in her twenties, with long straight brown hair with bangs and she wears jeans, an pink T-shirt and a blue hoodie.
They start dancing.
Mickeey says FIVE, SIX, SEVEN!
STEP TO THE SIDE,
STEP TO THE SIDE!
FLAP YOUR WINGS, GUYS.
HERE WE GO!
HEY, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT!
WOO!
GUESS WHAT, GUYS-
YOU JUST MOVED WITH MICKEEY.
SEE YA!
He jumps back in the graffiti.
Copyright 2017, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority.
Kristy says I HOPE THAT YOU GOT
LOTS OF ENERGY
AND YOUR BRAIN IS READY TO WORK
AFTER THAT BODY BREAK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO A
LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER EPISODE
OF THE
ODD SQUAD
TODAY
TO WATCH.
IT'S CALLED
"OSCAR THE COUCH."
AND IN THIS EPISODE
OF THE
ODD SQUAD,
THEY HAVE A BIG PROBLEM THEY
NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE
AND THEY USE
PROBLEM SOLVING STEPS.
THIS IS A LOT LIKE
THE KIND OF STEPS
WE USE IN
THE WRITING PROCESS,
SO AS YOU WATCH,
I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT THEY DO
TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM
AND HOW, IN THE END,
THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
PROBLEM SOLVING STEPS WORKED
AND THAT THEY'VE
ACTUALLY FINISHED
AND GOTTEN TO THE END
OF THE PROCESS.
SO, SIT BACK
AND ENJOY THE
ODD SQUAD
AND WHEN WE GET BACK WE'RE GONNA
TALK ABOUT THOSE STEPS
IN THE WRITING PROCESS AND
IN PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESSES.
(music plays)
Agent Olive is around 11, has long straight brown hair in a ponytail and wears a white shirt, a red tie and a blue blazer with an Odd Squad badge.
Olive says MY NAME IS AGENT OLIVE.
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
AGENT OTTO.
Agent Otto is around 10, with short straight brown hair with bangs and wears a white shirt, red tie, blue blazer and an Odd Squad badge.
Olive says THIS IS MY ANT GLADYS.
BUT BACK TO OTTO AND ME.
WE WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION
RUN BY KIDS
THAT INVESTIGATES
ANYTHING STRANGE,
WEIRD, AND ESPECIALLY ODD.
A picture shows a fireplace in a person's stomach.
Olive says OUR JOB IS TO PUT THINGS RIGHT
AGAIN.
(crashing noises)
(screaming)
(roaring)
An agent says FRIGENATING!
Clips show Olive and Otto with their other team members working and training at the organization.
Olive says WHO DO WE WORK FOR?
WE WORK FOR ODD SQUAD.
The name of the show appears inside a badge. It reads "Odd Squad."
The name of the episode appears on a file. It reads "Oscar the Couch."
Delivery Debbie, Otto and Olive stand outside a house during a snow storm. Debbie is holding a pizza. She wears glasses, a red jacket, gloves and a woollen hat.
Debbie says THANK YOU FOR COMING,
ODD SQUAD.
Olive says WHAT SEEMS TO BE
THE PROBLEM?
Debbie says WELL, I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO DELIVER THIS PIZZA
BUT EVERY TIME
I GO INSIDE...
YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'LL
JUST SHOW YOU. ONE SEC.
(clearing throat)
OKAY,
JUST ONE SECOND.
She goes inside and comes back with the same pizza. The agents get scared and scream.
Debbie says YEAH.
IT'S BEEN HAPPENING
FOR OVER AN HOUR.
THIS PIZZA'S
TOTALLY COLD.
Otto says WHAT KIND OF PIZZA
IS IT?
Debbie says IT'S HAWAIIAN.
Olive says THERE'S
YOUR PROBLEM.
THIS IS A NO
HAWAIIAN PIZZA ZONE.
Debbie says WHAT?!
YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD REALLY
PUT UP SOME SIGNS OR SOMETHING.
Otto says NOT TO WORRY.
WE HAVE A
CLASSIC CHEESE-INATOR.
(whooshing)
Otto zaps a special device on the pizza.
Debbie says OH!
Olive says ONE CHEESE PIZZA.
Debbie says WOW!
Olive says TRY IT NOW.
Debbie says YEAH, OKAY.
Olive says A JOB WELL DONE,
NO?
Debbie comes back but this time she is not holding a pizza anymore.
The agents scream AHH!
Olive says I DON'T GET IT.
WHY DIDN'T IT WORK?
Debbie says OH, NO, NO, NO.
IT TOTALLY WORKED.
SEE? NO PIZZA.
I JUST DELIVERED IT AND THEN
I CAME OUT THE SIDE DOOR.
THANK YOU,
ODD SQUAD.
YES!
Back in the lab, the agents chat with Oscar. He has short blond hair, and wears glasses, a green bow tie and a white doctor apron.
Oscar says HEY, GUYS.
WE HAVE A COUPLE
NEW GADGETS FOR YOU.
UH, HERE IS THIS
SNOW-GO-AWAY-INATOR,
AND HERE'S THE
MAKE-SNOW-DISAPPEARINATOR.
Otto says WAIT!
AREN'T THOSE TWO
THE SAME THING?
Oscar says NO, NO, NO, NO.
THIS ONE
HAS A HANDLE.
OH, AND THEN
WE GOT THIS...
(zapping)
Oscar picks up a gadget and he accidentally zaps himself with it.
He says UH-OH.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO EVERYTHING
I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU.
Olive says OSCAR,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Oscar says I JUST ZAPPED MYSELF
WITH A COUCH-INATOR
AND NOW I'M GONNA START
TURNING INTO A COUCH.
FOR EXAMPLE,
MY LEGS ARE NOW A CUSHION.
Olive and Otto scream AHH!
Olive says HOW DO WE STOP IT?
Oscar says WELL,
THERE'S GOOD NEWS.
THERE IS A COUCH
UN-COUCHINATOR.
AND THEN THERE'S
THE BAD NEWS.
IT'S LOCKED INSIDE
OF THIS BRIEFCASE.
Olive says MAYBE IT WOULD
MAKE MORE SENSE
TO LOCK UP THE GADGET THAT
TURNS YOU INTO THE THING,
INSTEAD OF THE GADGET
THAT FIXES YOU!
Oscar says THAT'S A
VERY GOOD POINT
AND I WOULD LOVE
TO TALK ABOUT THAT MORE,
EXCEPT MY FINGERS
ARE NOW COUCH LEGS.
Olive and Otto scream AHH!
Oscar says AND THEN THERE'S
MORE BAD NEWS.
I FORGET THE CODE
TO UNLOCK THE BRIEFCASE.
Olive and Otto scream OSCAR!
Oscar says ALL I REMEMBER IS THAT THE
THREE NUMBERS ADD UP TO 50.
Olive says BUT THERE ARE MANY
COMBINATIONS
THAT ADD UP TO 50.
THE CODE COULD BE
ANYTHING.
Oscar says AW, THERE'S MORE
GOOD NEWS.
I KNEW I WAS GONNA
FORGET THE CODE
SO I HYPNOTIZED
THREE PEOPLE
AND TOLD EACH ONE
ONE OF THE NUMBERS.
HMM.
Otto says YOU CAN HYPNOTIZE
PEOPLE?
Oscar says YEAH.
Otto says THAT'S SO COOL.
Olive says WHO KNOWS THE NUMBERS?
Oscar says DR. O, ORCHID,
AND OBFUSCO.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
IS YOU HAVE TO CLAP YOUR HANDS
TWO TIMES...
SAY "COUCH ALERT,"
AND THEY'LL TELL YOU THE INFO.
Olive says GOT IT.
Oscar says BUT WAIT.
MAKE SURE NOBODY FINDS OUT
THAT I'M TURNING INTO A COUCH,
BECAUSE IF...
(zapping)
Oscar completely turns into a couch.
Otto says WHOA!
THIS IS NOT THE WAY
I THOUGHT TODAY WAS GONNA GO.
Olive says I'LL GO FIND OUT
THE NUMBERS.
YOU GUARD THE COUCH.
Otto says WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"GUARD THE COUCH"?
IT'S A COUCH!
WHERE IS IT GONNA GO?
OLIVE.
He turns around and finds out the couch disappeared.
He says OH, NO!
(shattering)
Doctor O hits an agent's knee.
Doctor O says INTERESTING.
Olive shows up in Dr. O's office and interrupts her.
Olive says DR. O!
Doctor O says AGENT OLIVE, I'M RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF PLAYING DOCTOR.
EXCEPT I'M NOT PLAYING DOCTOR
'CAUSE I'M AN ACTUAL DOCTOR.
Olive says OSCAR TURNED INTO A...
A-- I MEAN A...
NEVER MIND WHAT
OSCAR TURNED INTO.
I NEED A NUMBER HE GAVE YOU
TO OPEN HIS BRIEFCASE.
Doctor O says I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
Olive claps her hands and says COUCH ALERT!
Doctor O recites IF I HAVE 45 SICK PATIENTS
AND I CURE EIGHT,
HOW MANY SICK PATIENTS
DO I HAVE LEFT?
Olive says OSCAR HID TO THE NUMBER
IN A WORD PROBLEM?
WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
Doctor O recites THE UN-COUCHINATOR
IS A VERY POWERFUL GADGET,
AND OSCAR BELIEVES THAT IF
IT FELL INTO THE WRONG HANDS...
Olive says NEVER MIND.
DOCTOR,
CAN I USE YOUR COMPUTER?
Doctor O says I'M NOT REALLY DR. O
RIGHT NOW, BUT YEAH.
SURE, GO FOR IT.
Olive says ALL RIGHT.
GO THROUGH THE STEPS.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY
SICK PATIENTS SHE HAS LEFT.
WHAT DO I KNOW?
SHE STARTED
WITH 45 SICK PATIENTS.
A screen on the wall shows a ruler.
Olive says AND THEN SHE CURED EIGHT.
SO, EIGHT GOT TAKEN AWAY.
THAT MEANS SUBTRACTION!
SO, 45-8 IS...
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
THE ANSWER IS 37! YES!
I HAVE TO GET
BACK TO OTTO.
UM...
UN-COUCH ALERT!
Doctor O says AH.
MUST HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP
THERE FOR SECOND.
WHAT'S NEXT!
OH, RIGHT.
YOU'RE STILL HERE.
The agent shrouds.
Otto whispers OSCAR!
OWEN!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
(slurping)
Owen sits on a couch eating pasta.
Owen says RELAXING.
CAN YOU BELIEVE SOMEBODY
JUST THREW THIS THING OUT?
Otto says WE DIDN'T.
WE LEFT IT RIGHT...
I NEED IT BACK.
Owen says OH, I SEE.
THE "FANCY-PANTS
AGENTS" GET A COUCH.
BUT NOT THE
SECURITY PEOPLE.
Otto says IS THAT A HOLE?
Owen says I LIKE TO THINK OF IT
AS A REALLY BAD STAIN
I MANAGED TO GET RID OF.
Otto says OWEN, I NEED
THIS COUCH BACK.
IF YOU GIVE IT TO ME,
UH, I'LL CLEAN YOUR
MONITORS FOR WEEK.
Owen says HOW ABOUT 18 YEARS?
Otto says HOW ABOUT TWO WEEKS?
Owen says DEAL!
Otto says THANKS, OWEN.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
THIS COUCH IS.
Otto says JUST WATCH OUT
FOR THE GUM.
Otto sticks his hand on the gum and says OGH!
Olive says 37.
Olive presses the number on the briefcase and says YES!
OH!
WHAT HAPPENED TO OSCAR?
Otto pulls the couch back in.
Otto says OWEN HAPPENED.
Olive says GOOD NEWS-
I GOT ONE NUMBER.
JUST TWO MORE LEFT
TO OPEN THE BRIEFCASE.
Otto says WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
THIS TIME, I'M GOING
TO GET THE NUMBERS
AND YOU'RE STAYING HERE
TO GUARD THE COUCH.
TRUST ME, IT'S...
IT'S WAY HARDER.
Olive says WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WAY HARDER?
She turns and the couch disappears.
She says OH, NO.
OSCAR?
COUCH!
Otto says HEY, ORCHID.
YOU'RE ORCHID!
With long brown hair and carrying folders, Orchid says YES...
Otto says COUCH ALERT!
Orchid recites IF I HAVE 16
CENTIGURPS,
AND I GIVE FIVE
TO ONE SHERMAN
AND THREE
TO ANOTHER SHERMAN,
HOW MANY
DO I HAVE LEFT?
Otto says THAT IS SO COOL.
Orchid recites OSCAR SAYS, "THANKS."
Otto says OKAY.
LET'S TAKE THIS
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
WHAT DO I KNOW
SO FAR?
Orchid recites IF I HAVE 16 CENTIGURPS,
AND I GIVE FIVE
TO ONE SHERMAN
AND THREE
TO ANOTHER SHERMAN,
HOW MANY
DO I HAVE LEFT?
Otto says YOU STARTED OFF
WITH 16
AND THEN YOU
GAVE AWAY FIVE.
16-5.
ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.
THAT'S 11.
THEN YOU GAVE AWAY
ANOTHER THREE.
THAT MEANS 11-3.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
THE ANSWER IS EIGHT!
UN-COUCH ALERT!
Orchid says WHAT HAPPENED?
Otto says LOOK, ORCHID.
I KNOW THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A LITTLE BIT SCARY FOR YOU,
BUT YOU HELPED ME OUT
A WHOLE LOT TODAY.
Orchid says THANKS, OTTO.
NOW I FEEL BAD FOR TAKING
YOUR SOCKS WITHOUT ASKING.
She gives him a pair of socks.
Otto says HOW DID YOU EVEN
GET THEM OFF MY FEET?
Orchid says HEY, RELAX.
I ALREADY GAVE YOU BACK
YOUR GLASSES.
WE'RE FINISHED HERE.
Next, Oksana glues colourful little stones to the couch .
Olive says OKSANA,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Oksana says ADDING SOME BLING TO MY COUCH
TO MAKE IT MORE ME.
Olive says THAT'S NOT YOUR COUCH.
Oksana says YES, IT IS.
YOU CAN TELL IT IS
BECAUSE I HAVE IT.
Olive says BUT I NEED IT,
BECAUSE...
WELL, BECAUSE
I JUST NEED IT.
Oksana says I SEE.
YOU THINK AGENTS
DESERVE A COUCH
MORE THAN THE
CAFETERIA WORKERS?
OR SHOULD I SAY WORKER?
THERE'S REALLY
JUST ONE OF ME.
Olive says NO, THAT'S NOT
WHAT I MEAN.
EVERY DEPARTMENT
IS IMPORTANT.
WE'RE ALL PART OF ONE BIG FAMILY
WORKING TOGETHER.
CAN YOU...
She turns and Oksana is lying on the couch with a blanket over her.
Olive gasps and says WHAT DID YOU DO?!
Oksana says PULLED OUT
THE HIDEAWAY BED
BECAUSE YOUR STORY
IS MAKING ME SLEEPY.
Olive says LOOK, OKSANA,
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO
TO GET THIS COUCH BACK?
Oksana says HELP WITH
TODAY'S DISHES.
Next, Olive pulls the couch back in.
Otto says WHAT HAPPENED TO OSCAR?
Olive says OKSANA.
Otto says GOOD NEWS.
I HAVE ORCHID'S NUMBER.
(beeping)
ALL THAT'S LEFT
IS OBFUSCO'S NUMBER.
Olive says WE'RE GOING TOGETHER,
AND BRINGING THE COUCH.
PEOPLE WILL TAKE
ANYTHING AROUND HERE
IF IT'S NOT NAILED DOWN.
Owen grabs the briefcase and says NEAT!
FREE BRIEFCASE!
Olive says GRAB THAT TOO.
THANK YOU.
Otto takes it from Owen. Olive and Otto are carrying the couch and struggling to get to Obfusco's office.
Olive says CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
OKAY.
NOW, PIVOT.
MAKE AN L.
COME ON, LEFT...
Otto says I'M DOING IT!
(tearing noise)
I RIPPED OSCAR!
Olive says AH, JUST BE MORE CAREFUL!
LET'S GO.
Otto says ARE YOU EVEN LIFTING IT
AT YOUR END?
Olive says OF COURSE I AM!
CAREFUL.
Otto says WHY ARE WE EVEN
GOING THIS WAY?
Olive says IT'S A SHORTCUT
TO OBFUSCO'S OFFICE.
O'Callaghan says OH, YOU GUYS ARE
LOOKING FOR OBFUSCO.
Olive and Otto say YES!
With red hair and a blue outfit, O'Callaghan says TOO BAD. JUST LEFT FOR HIS
VACATION HOUSE ON THE MOON.
Otto says HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO GET THE NUMBER
TO OPEN THIS THING NOW?
Miss O says YOU TWO!
DID YOU BRING A COUCH
INTO MY HEADQUARTERS?
NOBODY GETS A COUCH.
I'M THROWING THIS THING OUT.
Olive and Otto scream NO!
Olive says MS. O, IT'S NOT OURS.
IT BELONGS IN, UM,
THE LAB!
Owen says SO NOW THE SCIENTISTS
GET A COUCH?
Oksana says I MAKE FOOD.
THAT'S SCIENCE.
Owen says IT BELONGS
IN INSECURITY!
Oksana says I MAKE FOOD.
THAT'S SECURITY.
O'Callaghan says LOOK, IT SHOULD BELONG
TO THE TUBE OPERATORS.
Oksana says I MAKE FOOD.
THAT'S TUBE OPERATING.
Miss O says UM, THAT ONE
WAS A STRETCH.
Owen says SO? I'M ON MY FEET
ALL DAY...
Oksana says ON MY FEET ALL DAY
AND I WORK...
Otto says WHY COULDN'T OSCAR
JUST TELL US THE NUMBER?
Olive says HE DID!
OSCAR SAID ALL THE NUMBERS
ADD UP TO 50.
Otto says SO?
Olive says SO, IF WE ADD
THESE TWO NUMBERS,
WE CAN FIND OUT HOW MANY MORE
WE NEED TO REACH 50.
THE ANSWER WILL BE
THE LAST NUMBER.
Otto says SO WHAT'S 37 PLUS 8?
Olive says ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
NOW WE JUST NEED
TO FIGURE OUT
HOW MANY NUMBERS
ARE BETWEEN 45 AND 50.
ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.
Otto and Olive say FIVE! THE ANSWER
IS FIVE!
Otto enters 5 in as the third number and the briefcase unlocks.
Holding a saw, Miss O says IT'S DECIDED.
WE'LL SPLIT THE COUCH
INTO FOUR PIECES.
Otto says WAIT!
He and Olive zap the couch with the Uncouchinator and Oscar is restored. He is all messy with little colourful stones on half his body.
All say OSCAR?
Oscar says YEAH.
I TURNED MYSELF
INTO A COUCH.
MS. O, I DESERVE ANY PUNISHMENT
YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
(wincing)
Miss O says IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN PUNISHED ENOUGH.
Oksana says WE'RE STILL
SPLITTING IT
INTO FOUR PIECES
THOUGH, RIGHT?
An animated spinning structure reads "Odd Squad Training Video number 19: How to feed the Odd Squad Goldfish."
In the lab, Oscar says GREETINGS, AGENTS.
HERE AT ODD SQUAD,
WE HAVE MANY PETS,
BUT ONE OF MY FAVOURITES IS
THIS LITTLE GOLDFISH RIGHT HERE.
I LIKE TO CALL HIM
SIR FISHALOT.
(chuckling)
BUT WHAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT
IS THAT HE'S FED THE RIGHT
AMOUNT OF FOOD EVERY DAY.
FEED HIM TOO LITTLE,
AND THIS HAPPENS.
YOWZA!
FEED HIM TOO MUCH,
AND THIS HAPPENS.
A picture shows a fat fish not fitting in a fish tank.
He continues WHAT YOU CAN'T TELL HERE
IS THAT HE'S ALSO
YELLING REALLY LOUD.
SO TO AVOID
ANY FURTHER MISTAKES,
LET'S REVIEW HOW MUCH
THIS LITTLE GUY EATS.
EVERY DAY, HE EATS
A TOTAL OF 30 EGGPLANTS.
THIS MORNING I FED HIM 24,
AND THIS AGENT HERE
IS ON AFTERNOON FEEDING DUTY.
SHE HAS TO FIGURE OUT
HOW MANY MORE EGGPLANTS
TO FEED HIM
TO GET HIM TO 30.
A QUICK WAY OF DOING THIS
IS TO USE A NUMBER LINE.
HERE'S THE NUMBER 24.
AND TO GET 30,
WE COUNT THESE
LITTLE TICK MARKS
WHICH EACH STAND
FOR THE NUMBER ONE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX.
SIX MORE EGGPLANTS
TO GET TO 30.
THE WORD "MORE" OFTEN MEANS
YOU USE ADDITION.
BUT WAIT!
BEFORE YOU FEED HIM,
REMEMBER THAT TODAY
IS WEDNESDAY.
ON WEDNESDAYS,
HE ALSO EATS MEATBALLS.
HOW MANY MEATBALLS,
YOU ASK?
FIVE LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT
OF EGGPLANTS.
THE WORD "LESS" OFTEN MEANS
YOU'RE USING SUBTRACTION.
YOU CAN USE THE NUMBER LINE
TO FIGURE IT OUT.
HERE'S WHAT 30 EGGPLANTS
LOOKS LIKE.
AND WE NEED TO FIND OUT
FIVE LESS,
SO WE SUBTRACT FIVE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE
IS 25.
25 MEATBALLS
FOR SIR FISHALOT!
ONE MORE THING
TO KEEP IN MIND
WHEN FEEDING
THE ODD SQUAD GOLDFISH
IS TO NEVER, EVER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
LOOK HIM DIRECTLY
INTO THE EYE.
IF YOU DO,
YOU WILL EXPLODE.
JUST KIDDING.
HE WILL.
(booming)
An explosion occurs in the fish tank.
He says AND REAPPEAR.
AND EXPLODE.
AND REAPPEAR.
AND EXPLODE.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE
CHALLENGING FOR FEEDING.
The end credits roll.
Kristy sits next to a whiteboard that reads "Steps of the writing process. 1. Prewrite. 2. Drafting. 3. Revising. 4. Editing. 5.Publising."
Kristy says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED
THAT EPISODE OF THE
ODD SQUAD.
IT WAS PRETTY SILLY
HOW OSCAR TURNED INTO A COUCH,
BUT I REALLY LOVED HOW THE
AGENTS USED A BUNCH OF STEPS
AND THEY WENT STEP
BY STEP BY STEP
TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET INTO THE CASE
AND GET THAT POTION OR FORMULA
TO TURN HIM BACK INTO A PERSON
AT THE END.
AT THE END OF THEIR STEPS,
THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE
THAT THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL
BECAUSE HE WASN'T
A COUCH ANYMORE,
WHICH IS PRETTY EASY
TO SEE.
WHEN WE WRITE,
THERE ARE ALSO WAYS WE CAN CHECK
TO SEE IF OUR WRITING IS
SUCCESSFUL AND MEETS OUR GOALS.
WE'RE GOING TO START BY
REVIEWING THE WRITING PROCESS.
THESE ARE THE STEPS WE ALWAYS
USE WHEN WE'RE WRITING.
SO, I'VE GOT MY STEPS OF
THE WRITING PROCESS CHART HERE.
THE FIRST THING
WE ALWAYS DO WHEN WE WRITE
IS OUR PREWRITING STEP.
AND YOU CAN SEE I DREW
A LITTLE THOUGHT BUBBLE HERE,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN
OUR IDEAS COME IN.
THAT'S WHEN WE BRAINSTORM,
THAT'S WHEN WE TALK TO A FRIEND,
THAT'S WHAT WE MAKE A LIST
OR WRITE A MIND MAP,
SO THAT WE HAVE IDEAS OF WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO WRITE ABOUT.
WHEN WE GET
TO THE DRAFTING STAGE,
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE
THAN TRYING TO WRITE,
HAVING A PENCIL IN YOUR HAND
AND A PAPER IN FRONT OF YOU,
AND NOTHING TO SAY.
SO, BY BRAINSTORMING,
BY OUR PRE-WRITING PHASE,
THAT LETS US
HAVE ALL OF THE IDEAS
SO WHEN IT'S TIME
TO WRITE OUR FIRST DRAFT,
THEN WE CAN PUT IT ALL DOWN
AND WE DON'T GET STUCK.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK
ON THAT TODAY.
AFTER WE DO OUR DRAFT,
THAT'S WHEN WE GO IN
AND WE REVISE OUR WRITING.
SO, WE READ IT TO OURSELVES
AND ASK, DOES IT MAKE SENSE?
ARE THERE ANY WORDS
I NEED TO CHANGE?
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
OUR AUDIENCE AND OUR PURPOSE,
WE MIGHT HAVE INFORMATION
THAT WE DON'T NEED
OR MAYBE WE HAVE WORDS THAT OUR
AUDIENCE WON'T BE ABLE TO READ
OR OUR AUDIENCE
MIGHT NOT ENJOY.
SO, WE MIGHT
CHANGE THOSE OUT.
AFTER THAT,
WE TALK ABOUT EDITING.
SO THAT'S CHECKING FOR SPELLING,
FOR PUNCTUATION,
PERIODS, COMMAS, EXCLAMATION
POINTS, QUESTION MARKS,
CHECKING TO MAKE SURE
WE'VE GOT CAPITALS
IN THE RIGHT PLACES.
AND FINALLY, WE GO ON TO OUR
PUBLISHING STAGE OF WRITING,
AND THAT'S WHEN WE MAKE A
REALLY GOOD COPY OF OUR WRITING
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN SHARE
WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
TODAY,
OUR FOCUS IS GOING TO BE
ON DOING A LITTLE BIT
OF PRE-WRITING TOGETHER,
SO THAT WE CAN MAKE
OUR FIRST DRAFT OF OUR STORY
ALL ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO DO
OUR BRAINSTORMING
AND LOOK AT WHAT ARE
ALL OF THE THINGS I CAN DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND THEN START TO DO
OUR DRAFT.
Now, another piece of paper on the whiteboard reads "My writing plan. Audience (who?), Opic (what?), Purpose (why?), Form (what?)."
She says WE'VE TAKEN A LOOK AT THE STEPS
IN THE WRITING PROCESS TOGETHER,
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A
PLAN FOR OUR PIECE OF WRITING.
SO, BEFORE WE DO OUR DRAFT,
WE WANT TO THINK
ABOUT OUR WRITING PLAN
AND THERE ARE FOUR
IMPORTANT THINGS
WE'RE GOING TO
THINK ABOUT
AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT
IDEAS DOWN FOR TOGETHER.
THAT WAY,
WHEN OUR DRAFT IS DONE,
WE CAN CHECK BACK
AND MAKE SURE WHAT WE DID
MADE SENSE FOR OUR GOALS OR OUR
PLAN FOR OUR PIECE OF WRITING.
SO, WE'RE GOING
TO BE TELLING
ABOUT WAYS WE CAN HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT
IN OUR WRITING TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO THINK
ABOUT OUR AUDIENCE.
WHO ARE WE WRITING THIS FOR?
SO, WHO IS GOING TO READ THIS
OR SEE THIS PIECE OF WRITING
AND LEARN FROM IT?
WE'RE GOING TO WRITE A...
WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT OUR TOPIC.
SO, WHAT ARE WE
WRITING ABOUT TODAY?
THAT'S PRETTY EASY,
'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED
THAT'S IT'S WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT OUR PURPOSE.
WHY ARE WE WRITING THIS?
AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT OUR FORM.
WHAT TYPE OF WRITING IS IT
WE'RE GOING TO DO
TO HELP OUR AUDIENCE
MEET OUR PURPOSE OF OUR WRITING?
SO, THE FIRST THING I ACTUALLY
AM GOING TO WRITE DOWN
IS OUR TOPIC.
WE ALREADY KNOW THIS,
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THIS ONE VERY MUCH.
OUR TOPIC TODAY IS
"WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT."
SO, WE'LL WRITE DOWN,
Using a blue marker, she writes "WAYS...TO...
"HELP...THE...
"EN-VI-RON-MENT."
She says BIG WORD.
WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT.
IF YOU'RE ON THIS STAGE
OF YOUR WRITING,
I KNOW HOW TO SPELL BIG WORDS
LIKE THE "ENVIRONMENT."
THEY'RE ALREADY STUCK
IN MY HEAD.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT SURE,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT
SOUNDING THIS OUT.
THIS ISN'T EVEN YOUR DRAFT
OR YOUR...
DEFINITELY NOT YOUR GOOD COPY
OF YOUR WRITING.
SO IF YOU MAKE
A SPELLING MISTAKE IN HERE,
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
THIS IS ABOUT
GETTING OUR IDEAS DOWN.
SO, I'M GOING TO BE...
OH, I SAID "WAYS."
I MISSED A LETTER.
I'LL PUT A LITTLE CARROT
IN THERE.
"WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT."
SO, NOW I'M GONNA COME UP HERE
AND THINK ABOUT-
WHO DO I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT
WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?
WELL, FOR ME, I TEACH
KINDERGARTEN AT MY SCHOOL.
AND I'D REALLY LIKE
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WAYS
THEY CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, MY AUDIENCE
IS GOING TO BE...
MY...KINDER STUDENTS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT
AS I WRITE,
BECAUSE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
CAN'T READ AS MANY WORDS
AS GROWN-UPS,
AND DON'T READ STORIES
AS LONG AS ADULTS DO.
SO, IF I WAS WRITING ABOUT WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
AND I WAS WRITING
SOMETHING FOR MY MOM TO READ,
IT WOULD LOOK REALLY,
REALLY DIFFERENT
THAN A PIECE OF WRITING
THAT I WAS MAKING
FOR MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
TO READ.
SO, IT'S ALWAYS
REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT WHO YOUR AUDIENCE
IS GOING TO BE,
BECAUSE IT WILL CHANGE
WHAT YOU WRITE
AND IT WILL CHANGE
HOW YOU WRITE IT
AND THE KIND OF WORDS
YOU USE
AND WHAT YOU MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE.
THE PURPOSE OF MY WRITING,
WELL,
I'D REALLY LIKE
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
TO START DOING MORE THINGS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, I WANT THEM TO LEARN
AND I WANT THEM TO DO MORE.
SO, I'M GOING TO SAY,
"TO LEARN..."AND DO MORE... "."TO HELP."
SO, THIS IS REALLY GOOD
'CAUSE THIS IS HELPING ME THINK
ABOUT WHICH THINGS
FROM MY BRAINSTORMING
I'M ACTUALLY
GOING TO PULL OUT
AND I'M GOING TO PUT INTO
MY FIRST DRAFT OF MY WRITING.
THE VERY LAST THING
I NEED TO THINK ABOUT
IS THE FORM OF WRITING.
SO, WHAT TYPE OF WRITING
AM I GOING TO DO?
SO, I COULD WRITE A POEM ABOUT
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT MIGHT BE FUN
FOR KINDERGARTEN
BECAUSE I COULD
MAKE IT RHYME
AND MAYBE THEY'D BE
MORE LIKELY TO REMEMBER IT.
I COULD WRITE
A REPORT OR STORY,
BUT REPORTS AND STORIES
USE A LOT OF SENTENCES
AND IF I WRITE
TOO MANY SENTENCES,
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO READ IT,
AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE GREAT
FOR THIS AUDIENCE.
I COULD MAKE A POSTER
OR I COULD WRITE A LIST.
I THINK I'M GOING TO STICK WITH
A LIST ON THIS PIECE OF WRITING.
"A LIST OF THINGS..."TO DO."
I THINK THE LIST WILL BE
A REALLY GOOD CHOICE
FOR MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
BECAUSE IT CAN BE
REALLY SIMPLE TO READ
AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO USE
A LOT OF WORDS.
AS YOU'RE PLANNING
YOUR PIECE OF WRITING
ABOUT THREE WAYS
YOU CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
I WANT YOU TO TAKE A MINUTE
AND THINK ABOUT
WHO YOUR AUDIENCE
IS GOING TO BE.
SO, ARE YOU WRITING THIS
FOR YOUR MOM AND DAD?
ARE YOU WRITING THIS FOR MAYBE
YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS?
ARE YOU WRITING THIS
FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS?
ARE YOU GONNA WRITE THIS
FOR YOUR TEACHER?
SO, IF YOU'RE WRITING
FOR AN ADULT,
THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.
ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE THIS
FOR SOMETHING TO SHARE
WITH THE KIDS IN YOUR CLASS
AT SCHOOL?
SO, IF YOU'RE WRITING IT
FOR KIDS WHO ARE YOUR AGE,
THAT'S GOING TO LOOK
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
DO YOU HAVE A LITTLE BROTHER OR
SISTER WHO IS YOUNGER THAN YOU?
IF YOU'RE GONNA WRITE IT
FOR THEM,
THAT'S GOING TO
LOOK DIFFERENT TOO.
SO, THINK ABOUT-
WHO AM I GOING TO WRITE
THIS PIECE OF WRITING FOR?
OUR TOPIC IS EASY.
WE'RE ALL WRITING ABOUT
WAYS WE CAN HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT TODAY.
BUT ANY OTHER DAY,
YOUR TOPIC IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THINK ABOUT.
IF I'M WRITING ABOUT WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
AND I READ MY FIRST DRAFT
AND I START TALKING
ABOUT THE TIME I HAD
A HOLE IN MY SOCK,
WELL,
THAT DOESN'T REALLY RELATE
TO WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, THAT'S AN EASY WAY I CAN SEE
IF SOMETHING FITS IN MY WRITING
AND MAKES SENSE OR NOT.
OUR PURPOSE,
WHY WE'RE WRITING.
SO, WHEN I'M WRITING,
IF I DECIDE TO WRITE
A SILLY POEM,
MY PURPOSE MIGHT BE
TO MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH.
IF I'M WRITING, UM,
A NOTE TO MY MOM
ON MOTHER'S DAY,
THE PURPOSE MIGHT BE
TO LET HER KNOW
HOW THANKFUL I AM
FOR HER HELP.
IF THE PURPOSE IS TO WRITE
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT...
IF I'M WRITING
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT,
MY PURPOSE IS GOING TO BE TO
HELP TEACH SOMEBODY SOME FACTS.
SOME THINGS THEY MIGHT KNOW
OR THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO.
AND FINALLY, MY FORM.
I WANT TO PICK A FORM THAT'S
GOING TO FIT WITH ALL OF THIS.
SO, IF I WANT PEOPLE
TO LEARN
ABOUT WAYS TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND I'M WRITING
TO MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS,
MAYBE WRITING A SERIOUS REPORT
WON'T REALLY WORK.
BUT MAYBE WRITING
A SILLY SONG OR POEM
MIGHT BE SOMETHING
THEY WOULD LIKE.
SO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
ALL FOUR OF THESE THINGS
FIT TOGETHER
IN MY WRITING PLAN.
AFTER I WRITE MY DRAFT,
I'M GOING TO GO BACK
AND CHECK THIS TO SEE,
DOES IT ALL FIT TOGETHER
AND DOES MY DRAFT MAKE SENSE?
(music plays)
A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."
A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.
The book opens and a picture of a TV studio appears with the name of today's tale: "Just the Facts!"
At the studio, an assistant says STANDING BY, EVERYBODY.
The director says ALRIGHT.
EVERYONE, STAND BY.
WE ARE LIVE ON THE AIR IN...
They both say THREE, TWO...
Director says ONE.
The announcer says TUMBLETOWN VOTES.
AN ELECTION SPECIAL.
The host says WELCOME TO TUMBLETOWN VOTES.
IT'S ELECTION TIME AND TWO
CANDIDATES WANT YOUR VOTE.
OUR CURRENT MAYOR AND A NEW
CHALLENGER, LOCAL BUSINESSMAN
SAL!
Mayor says HELLO, HELLO, MY
CARROT!
Host says I'LL BE ASKING THEM QUESTIONS
ON VARIOUS ISSUES SO YOU, THE
VIEWER, CAN DECIDE WHO DESERVES
YOUR VOTE.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT WILL
YOU DO TO IMPROVE TUMBLETOWN?
Mayor says I PROMISE TO BUILD A
NEW HIGHWAY, A NEW SKATING RINK
AND ADD RIDES TO TUMBLETOWN PARK
WHERE THE CHILDREN CAN PLAY.
Sal says AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
DO THAT?
Mayor says PLEASE, CAN I FINISH?
Sal says YOU ARE GOING TO RAISE
THE SEED TAX, THAT'S HOW!
Host says MISTER SAL, YOU'LL GET YOUR
TURN.
Sal says SEED TAX!
Mayor says CAN I FINISH?
[Chattering]
Mayor says CAN I FINISH?
Sal says WOULD YOU STOP SNIFFING
ME?
Backstage, Tumbleweed says WOW, THIS IS
GOING TO BE A CLOSE RACE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, LOUIS?
Louis, a brown rodent, says UH, I WISH THEY DIDN'T
PICK A RED CURTAIN.
Tumbleweed laughs and says YEAH.
AND WHY DOES THE MAYOR USE A
FUNNY STRAW IN HIS WATER GLASS?
I MEAN, WHO DOES THAT?
Louis says AND DON'T YOU FIND SAL
YELLS A LOT?
Tumbleweed says OH YEAH!
[Laughing]
HE IS VERY LOUD.
Mayor says I PROMISE TO INCREASE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
Sal says WELL THEN I PROMISE TO
DECREASE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Tumbleweed says I BETTER GET ALL
THIS IN MY ARTICLE.
Tumbleweed takes the boat and sings WRITE ABOUT THE
ELECTION
In his car, he sings WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN ELECTION
IF YOU VOTE
LOOK OUT, A GOAT
AH!
At the Gazette, Tumbleweed says WOW, THERE'S SO
MANY IMPORTANT FACTS.
I'M BARELY GONNA GET THIS
FINISHED ON TIME AND PRINT!
I SURE HOPE THE EDITOR LIKES IT.
He puts his article in the Editor's box.
Tumbleweed says HEY, EVER TRIED
SUNFLOWER SEEDS WITH MUSTARD?
Mike is a pale gray rodent.
Mike says NO.
Tumbleweed says OH, WELL WHAT
ABOUT MUSTARD SEED?
Mike says HUH, NAH.
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, MAY I HAVE
A WORD IN MY OFFICE, PLEASE?
Tumbleweed says YOU GOT IT,
CHIEF.
Mike says THAT'S NEVER GOOD.
Tumbleweed says OH, WAY TO JINX
ME, MIKE.
Mike laughs.
Tumbleweed says HEY CHIEF!
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, IT'S ABOUT
THIS ARTICLE.
Tumbleweed says DID YOU LOVE IT?
I FEEL IT WAS IN-DEPTH.
Chief says BUT IF BY IN-DEPTH YOU
MEAN LONG, THEN I AGREE.
Tumbleweed says WHA?
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, YOU
MENTIONED EVERYTHING IN YOUR
ARTICLE.
THE COLOUR OF THE CURTAINS, THE
MAYOR'S TWISTY STRAW, THE STICKY
FLOOR!
Tumbleweed says OH, DON'T EVEN
GET ME STARTED ABOUT THE BUFFET.
Chief says TUMBLEWEED, THE
IMPORTANT THING AT THIS DEBATE
IS WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAID!
Tumbleweed says YES, I COVERED
THAT.
THE MAYOR WANTS TO BUILD
HIGHWAYS AND SKATING RINKS AND
SAL WANTS TO CUT TAXES.
Chief says AND THAT IS IMPORTANT.
THE COLOUR OF THE CURTAINS IS
NOT.
THE FACT THAT SAL IS LOUD AND
SWEATY IS NOT.
STICK TO WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND
DON'T CLUTTER THE PAGE WITH
THINGS THAT AREN'T.
Tumbleweed says YOU GOT IT,
CHIEF.
At his desk, he says THERE WE GO, FINISHED AND PRINT
AND I EARNED THIS.
[Munching]
A black rodent reads the paper and says WOW, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME
DEBATE.
I LIKE THAT THE MAYOR WANTS TO
BUILD NEW HIGHWAYS.
Twiggy says SAL SAYS HE'LL CUT
TAXES.
I LIKE THAT.
Brent says NO, PEOPLE, CHILDREN ARE THE
FUTURE.
TEACH THEM WELL!
A rodent says CHINCHILLA!
Mabel says MORE MONEY FOR
FARMERS?
I LIKE THAT.
On his boat, Captain says HMM, AS USUAL, NOTHING FOR
THE SEA CAPTAIN, HMM!
Buffy says OH, GREAT ARTICLE,
TUMBLEWEED.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY REALLY
KNOW THE ISSUES NOW.
Tumbleweed says THANKS, BUFFY.
IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO
WINS."
An edition of the Gazette appears with the title "Mayor Wins by a Whisker. Sal claims he 'Never wanted the job anyway'."
Tumbleweed says HMM, MAYOR WINS BY A WHISKER
WHICH IS STRANGE 'CAUSE I
THOUGHT HE'D WIN BY MORE THAN A
WHISKER.
LIKE, LIKE A PAW
OR, OR A NOSE OR MAYBE, I DON'T
KNOW, LIKE A TAIL.
The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
Kristy says I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED
THAT EPISODE OF
TUMBLEWEED.
IT WAS PRETTY SILLY TO HAVE
A GUINEA PIG DOING WRITING.
BUT I REALLY LIKED THE LESSON
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO STICK TO YOUR TOPIC.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE CHECK
OUR WRITING PLAN
AND THEN I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
MY FIRST DRAFT.
AND WE'RE GONNA WORK TOGETHER
TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT
MY WRITING PLAN AND MY FIRST
DRAFT MATCH EACH OTHER.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO THINK
ABOUT MY AUDIENCE,
AND THAT'S
MY KINDER STUDENTS,
MY TOPIC, AND THAT'S
WAYS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, IF I TALK
ABOUT ANYTHING
THAT'S NOT WAYS
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
IT WON'T FIT
AND IT'LL HAVE TO COME OUT.
MY PURPOSE IS TO LEARN MORE
AND DO MORE TO HELP.
SO, I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL OF THE THINGS I SAY
WILL HELP MY KINDERGARTENS KNOW
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND FINALLY,
MY FORM IS A LIST.
SO, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHAT
I DID IS ACTUALLY A LIST.
SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT MY FIRST DRAFT.
NOW,
WHEN I WAS WRITING HERE,
I REMEMBERED THAT EVERYTHING
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT,
AND MY FIRST DRAFT
IS THE SAME.
SO, IF I NOTICE ANYTHING
LIKE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE OR A SPELLING MISTAKE,
I CAN FIX THAT AS I GO.
SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
I'M GOING TO PUT MY WRITING PLAN
WHERE I CAN STILL SEE IT.
She removes the piece of a paper and another one appears with a bulleted list.
Kristy says SO, I'VE GOT THE TITLE,
"HOW TO BE STEWARDS
OF THE EARTH."
NOW, "STEWARDS OF THE EARTH."
IS A PRETTY FANCY TITLE,
AND IT MIGHT SOUND
A LITTLE BIT TOO BIG
FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.
BUT IN OUR SCHOOL WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT,
WE TALK ABOUT
THAT ONE OF OUR JOBS
IS TO BE STEWARDS
OF THE EARTH.
THAT MEANS TO TAKE CARE
OF THE PLANET.
SO, ALL OF MY KINDERGARTEN
STUDENTS ACTUALLY KNOW
WHAT THIS PHRASE
"STEWARDS OF THE EARTH" MEANS,
AND THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE
AN EASIER TIME READING THIS
THAN IF I SAID
"HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,"
BECAUSE THESE ARE WORDS THEY'VE
HEARD US TALK ABOUT A LOT
AND THESE ARE WORDS
THEY'VE SEEN A LOT.
SO, WHEN I MADE MY TITLE,
I REALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT WHO MY AUDIENCE WAS.
MY NUMBER ONE THING ON MY LIST
I SAID WAS "RECYCLE."
UH-OH. "RECYLE."
GOOD THING THIS IS
MY FIRST DRAFT.
I'M GOING TO TAKE OUT MY MARKER
AND I'M GONNA PUT A CARROT.
AND A CARROT IS NOT LIKE
A CARROT YOU EAT.
THIS IS A LITTLE MARK YOU CAN
USE WHEN YOU EDIT YOUR WRITING
AND IF YOU WANT TO ADD
SOMETHING IN THAT YOU MISSED,
IT'S JUST LIKE
A TEENY LITTLE ARROW
AND I'M GOING TO PUT IN
MY MISSING C RIGHT DOWN HERE.
THAT WAY, WHEN I GO
TO WRITE MY GOOD COPY,
I'VE ALREADY GOT
THIS LITTLE EDIT IN HERE
THAT I NEEDED TO DO.
NEXT TO MY WORD "RECYCLE,"
I DREW A RECYCLING SYMBOL.
THAT WAY IF SOME OF MY
KINDERGARTENS CAN'T READ
THE WORD "RECYCLE,"
THE PICTURE MIGHT HELP THEM
KNOW WHAT IT IS.
MY NUMBER TWO IS
"USE THE COMPOST."
IN OUR SCHOOL,
WE HAVE A COMPOST PROGRAM.
NOW, ALL OF OUR CLASSES
DON'T HAVE THE GREEN BUCKET.
SOME OF THEM DO.
OUR COMPOST PROGRAM
IS PRETTY FUNNY.
ONE OF OUR TEACHERS
HAS PIGS AT HER HOUSE
AND AT THE END OF EVERY DAY
THEY COME AROUND
AND THEY PICK UP ALL OF OUR FOOD
IN THE COMPOST
AND SHE TAKES IT HOME
AND FEEDS IT TO HER PIGS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS
ABOUT WORKING IN A SCHOOL
THAT'S NEAR SOME FARMS.
THE LAST ONE I WROTE DOWN
IS NUMBER THREE-
"NO GARBAGE LUNCHES."
SO, WE MIGHT SAY
"LITTER-FREE LUNCHES."
OR "WASTE-FREE LUNCHES."
I WROTE
"NO GARBAGE LUNCHES."
AND I DREW A PICTURE
THAT LOOKS LIKE OUR GARBAGE CAN
WITH THE BAG HANGING OUT
AND I DREW A LITTLE X OVER IT.
I ADDED THESE PICTURES
BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER
MY AUDIENCE
IS KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS,
AND IF THEY CAN'T READ THEM
ALL BY THEMSELVES,
MAYBE THE PICTURES WILL HELP
THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT IT SAYS.
SO, LET'S COME BACK AND
TAKE A LOOK AT MY ROUGH DRAFT.
I'M GOING TO KEEP
MY MARKER READY
IN CASE THERE'S ANYTHING
I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO CHANGE
OR ADD TO TO MAKE SURE
IT FITS MY WRITING PLAN.
MAYBE I'LL NEED
TO CROSS SOMETHING OUT
AND PUT SOMETHING
DIFFERENT IN.
SO, MY AUDIENCE IS
MY KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.
LET'S SEE IF THIS
MAKES SENSE FOR THEM.
I USED A TITLE,
"STEWARDS OF THE EARTH,"
THAT WAS SOMETHING
I KNEW THEY UNDERSTOOD
AND I KNEW THEY KNEW.
I WROTE PRETTY SHORT SENTENCES
IN MY LIST,
AND I USED PICTURES
TO HELP THEM OUT.
SO, I FEEL LIKE MY FIRST DRAFT
DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB
FOR MY AUDIENCE
THAT I'M WRITING FOR.
NUMBER TWO, MY TOPIC.
HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT.
WELL, "STEWARDS OF THE EARTH" IS
TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
RECYCLING
HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT,
USING COMPOST
HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT
BY REDUCING GARBAGE,
AND BRINGING
NO GARBAGE LUNCHES.
SO, LUNCHES THAT HAVE
REUSABLE CONTAINERS IN THEM
THAT WE CAN WASH AND USE
AGAIN AND AGAIN
IS ANOTHER WAY
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, CHECK, CHECK,
CHECK, CHECK.
EVERYTHING I WROTE IS ABOUT
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
MY PURPOSE-
TO GET MY KINDERGARTENS
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY CAN DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO, IF I HUNG THIS LIST
UP IN THE CLASS,
MAYBE I COULD HANG IT
BY THE GARBAGE CAN
'CAUSE OUR COMPOST,
RECYCLING, AND GARBAGE CAN
ARE ALL CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
SO, IF I HUNG THIS UP
BY THE GARBAGE CAN
AND MY KIDS COULD SEE IT,
IT WOULD TELL THEM
TO RECYCLE.
WELL, THAT WOULD
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND
HOW TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT,
IF THEY GOT
TO THE GARBAGE CAN
AND THERE WAS A POSTER
THAT SHOWED THEM-
OH, I SHOULD RECYCLE.
THEN THEY MIGHT REMEMBER
TO PUT THEIR YOGURT CONTAINER
IN THE RECYCLING BIN
INSTEAD OF THE GARBAGE.
I HAVE "USE THE COMPOST,"
AND SINCE THE COMPOST BIN
IS RIGHT THERE,
MAYBE IF THEY HAVE
AN APPLE CORE,
IT WILL HELP THEM TO REMEMBER
TO PUT IT IN THE COMPOST
INSTEAD OF THE GARBAGE.
AND FINALLY,
"NO GARBAGE LUNCHES."
WELL, IF THEY ALREADY HAVE
A LUNCH THAT HAS LITTER IN IT,
IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO CHANGE THAT TODAY,
BUT MAYBE IF EVERY DAY WHEN
THEY GO TO THROW SOMETHING OUT
IN THE GARBAGE
THEY SEE THIS SIGN,
IT WILL HELP THEM
HELP THEIR FAMILY
PACK LUNCHES THAT DON'T HAVE
ANY LITTER IN.
MAYBE THEY CAN HELP
PUT THINGS IN CONTAINERS.
SO, I FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD
REALLY HELP MY KINDERGARTENS
LEARN WHAT THEY CAN DO
TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
AND HELP REMIND THEM OF THINGS
SO THAT THEY'LL DO IT.
SO, I THINK THIS
DEFINITELY MEETS MY PURPOSE.
THE LAST THING IS MY FORM.
AND THE WRITING FORM I CHOSE
WAS TO MAKE A LIST.
AND THAT TIES BACK
TO MY AUDIENCE
BECAUSE I THOUGHT A LIST
WOULD BE SOMETHING EASY
FOR A KINDERGARTEN TO READ.
SO, LET'S LOOK.
MY LIST HAS A TITLE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT
FOR ANY PIECE OF WRITING.
AND THEN I'VE GOT
THE NUMBERS ONE, TWO, THREE.
SO I REMEMBERED
TO NUMBER MY LIST.
AND I WROTE IT
IN A PRETTY SIMPLE WAY.
I TRIED NOT TO WRITE
COMPLICATED SENTENCES
BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED TO
DO THAT WHEN YOU WRITE A LIST.
SO, AUDIENCE-
KINDERGARTEN, CHECK.
TOPIC- WAYS TO HELP THE
ENVIRONMENT, CHECK.
PURPOSE- TO HELP
MY KINDERGARTENS LEARN
HOW TO DO MORE TO HELP
THE ENVIRONMENT, CHECK.
AND FORM-
IS IT A LIST?
CHECK.
SO, I USED MY WRITING PLAN
TO CHECK IN TO MAKE SURE
THAT MY FIRST DRAFT MAKES SENSE
AND DOES EXACTLY
WHAT I WANT TO.
WHEN YOU WRITE
YOUR DRAFTS,
IF YOU USE
YOUR WRITING PLAN,
IT'LL HELP YOU
STAY ON TOPIC
AND MAKE AN EVEN BETTER
PIECE OF WRITING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US TODAY
ON
TVOKIDS POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING
TO WORK WITH US
ON WRITING A FIRST DRAFT.
I HOPE THAT YOU BRAINSTORMED
LOTS OF IDEAS
ON HOW YOU CAN HELP THE
ENVIRONMENT STAY HEALTHY.
AFTER OUR EPISODE
IS FINISHED,
SIT DOWN AND YOU TAKE A TURN
TO WRITE OUT YOUR FIRST DRAFT.
DON'T FORGET TO THINK ABOUT
WHO YOUR AUDIENCE WILL BE,
WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO LEARN,
WHAT FORM YOU'RE USING,
AND WHY YOU'RE WRITING.
HAVE A LOT OF FUN WRITING
AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU AGAIN
ON
TVOKIDS POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING.
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