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The Myth of Bad Bear Brown
Inspired by The Myth of Laziness
by Dr. Mel Levine The
Myth of Bad Bear Brown is a children’s story being developed by Mr. Brown
with the help of 4th grade students. The purpose of the project is
for students to learn how internal
and external
factors may influence the actions, behavior, and output of others. An
exploration of the traits of various animals including the brown bear will be
the basis for a theme which examines the importance of diversity and respect
for the world around us. The story will take the form of a puppet
show and eventually a movie. Story development begins with students selecting
and researching various animal characters represented by numerous colorful
Beanie Babies found in the Computer Room. The purpose of the animal research
is to develop a database of characteristics to be used when writing the
story. Students will research the animals they have selected, as well as the
brown bear. We will use the following template and Web resources below:
Chapter
1
Bear Brown lost his mother just after his first birthday. This
happened early one October morning in the forest when Bear Brown’s mother Mum
Bear was chasing after Black Bear. The smaller Black Bear was running fast
and made enough noise to alert Mum Bear. Instinctively, Mum Bear began
chasing after Black Bear to protect little Bear Brown.
What Mum Bear didn’t know was that Black Bear was running away from
hunters in the forest. Mum Bear also knew nothing of
Mum Bear and Black Bear were running at least 25 miles per hour,
which is pretty fast for bears who have been feasting all summer. The chase
continued until a thunderous shot rang out from the other side of the forest.
With a roar Mum Bear stopped, moaned and fell to the ground. The hunters
either mistakenly shot Mum Bear thinking it was Black Bear, or maybe they
didn’t know or care about the law protecting brown bears. No one knows for
sure, but the sad news for Bear Brown was Mum Bear had been shot.
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