Multi-Genre Report:Great Smoky Mountains

National Park

By: Hope Bledsoe

Proposal:

Great Smoky Mountains National

Park

2. What types of recreation are

available in the Smoky

Mountains?

1. How significant is the Cades Cove

area and its history to the

Smoky Mountains?

5. What are common foods eaten in the Cades Cove area (due to lack of

commercialization)?

3. What types of wildlife live in the

Smoky Mountains?

4. What health issues should be considered

when visiting the Smoky Mountains?

Proposal Continued:

This proposal includes the selection of the following genres. Each of these genreswill support a specific research question which helps develop the major focus of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Greeting Card- This genre will support question #2.Schedule- This genre will support question #2 and #5.Top Ten List- This genre will support question #2.Poetry (Haiku)- This genre will support question #3.Song Lyrics- This genre will support #1. Recipe- This genre will support #5.Penzu Diary Entry- This genre will support #1, #2, #3, and #5.Map with Explanation and Analysis- This genre will support #1 and #2.How- To- This genre will support #4.Dictionary/Glossary- This genre will support #1.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a tremendous natural resource sitting in our

back yard. I have grown up visiting these mountains, numerous times, participating in

a variety of opportunities which these mountains offer. Because of my personal

experience as well as the convenient location of these mountains, I am interested in

expanding my personal knowledge as well as collecting various types of information to

share in my classroom as a future teacher. At this point, my primary source will be the use

of the internet as well as my personal knowledge about the mountains. Potential

secondary sources for further research involving the history of Cades Cove will come

from interviews with descendants of the Oliver family (One of the original families to settle in Cades Cove). My brother in law is

friends with several of the Oliver grandchildren.

Introduction:

Table of

Contents

1. Greeting Card2. Schedule 3. Top Ten List4. Poetry (Haiku)5. Song Lyrics6. Recipe7. Penzu Diary Entry8. Map with Explanation and

Analysis9. How- To 10.Dictionary/Glossary

Welcome to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Here you will find a variety of things you and your family are able to participate in.

Biking

Horseback Riding

Hiking

Tubing Kayaking

Hay Ride Abram’s Falls

Cades Cove Loop

ScheduleArrive at 8:00 am8:00- Select a camping site• Stake tent• Unload the car• Take bikes off car9:00- Gather firewood• Find several good marshmallow sticks and

sharpen one end. Make sure the sticks are green.

• Put sleeping bags, blankets, and pillows inside of tent

• Hang Lantern• Put up hammock10:00- Take bike ride around camp ground 11:00- Prepare lunch and eat12:00- Clean up lunch • Bear proof all food• Put on water shoes and bathing suits• Play in the creek (catch crawdads and

minos)

2:00- Take a ride around the Cades Cove loop2:30- Get out of car and explore the cabins located throughout the loop.• Take photographs of various sites along

the loop. Including, wildlife, cabins, landscapes, the mill, etc.

5:00- Arrive back to campsite• Begin to stack firewood • Relax6:00- Start the fire• Begin putting dinner together• Grill food and eat• Spray for bugs7:30-Sit around the fire and tell stories• Prepare smores8:00- Eat smores• Get ready for bed9:00- Lights out and listen to the crickets, frogs, and the creek flowing.

Top Ten List of things in which you may participate while visiting the Great Smoky

Mountains National Park:

1. Cades Cove Loop2. Photographing Wildlife and Wild Flowers3. Hiking4. Camping5. Kayaking6. Biking7. Tubing8. Horseback Riding9. Picnicking10. Fishing

Great Smoky MountainsTurkeys, deer and bears

oh myWildlife everywhere

Poetry: Haiku

Song Lyrics: On Top of Old Smokey

On top of Old Smokey All covered with snow,

I lost my true lover For courting too slow.

Now, courting is a pleasure And parting is grief,

And a false-hearted lover Is worse than a thief.

A thief will just rob you And take what you have, But a false-hearted lover

Will lead you to the grave.

And the grave will decay you And turn you to dust;

Not one girl in a hundred A poor boy can trust.

They'll hug you and kiss you And tell you more lies

Than the crossties on the railroad Or stars in the sky.

So, come all you young maidens And listen to me,

Never place your affection On a green willow tree.

For the leaves they will wither, And the roots they will die,

You'll all be forsaken And never know why.

On top of Old Smokey All covered with snow,

I lost my true lover For courting too slow.

This song represents the heartbreaks involved in human relationships and how the folks in the Smoky Mountains dealt with those heartbreaks.

Recipe: Smores’

3 packs of Hershey Bars2 boxes of Graham Crackers1 bag of Marshmallows

Instructions:Break one graham cracker in half

Place half of a Hershey bar onto half of a graham cracker

Roast marshmallow in the fire for about 2 minutes

Place marshmallow on top of Hershey bar and graham cracker

Place other half of graham cracker on top

Press together and enjoy!

Penzu Diary Entry:

https://penzu.com/p

A Day of Camping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park:

Today we arrived at the campground at 8:00 am. We chose a campsite and began to put the tents together and unload the car. We then gathered firewood and sticks for our smores’ we would be making later. I then hung up our hammock and tested it out so if someone sat in it, it wouldn’t fall to the ground. It was a success. Our group then decided to take a bike ride around Cades Cove loop and explored all the different pit stops throughout the loop. I took photographs of various sites along the loop as well, including, wildlife, cabins, landscapes, the mill, etc. We then stopped to pick and eat wild blueberries. When we arrived back to the campsite, we decided to start stacking the firewood and begin cooking dinner. After eating a delicious plate of hamburgers and snacks we laid around the campfire and relaxed. Everyone was talking and telling funny stories of how their week went and after a while we decided to cook desert, the best part of camping, smores’! After eating and chatting, everyone was full and ready for bed. Next thing I knew I was waking up to a new day listening to the creek flowing and hearing everyone else waking up. It was a great camping trip and I can’t wait to go again soon!

Map with Explanation and Analysis

This is a map of the Cades Cove area. Areas that are shown are Cades Cove loop, the campground, picnic area, roads, and the historic structures. This map includes the

most significant parts of the cove. The Cades Cove loop is an eleven mile, one way road.

How- To: Treat Poison Ivy While Camping

If you are exposed to poison ivy clean your skin immediately with soap and water. Use Lye soap if possible. Avoid scratching. Wash clothes and anything else that may have come in contact with

the poison ivy. Take a cool bath/shower by hopping into the creek. After cooling off, air dry

because it will reduce the itching of the poison ivy.

Dictionary of Language Used By Settlers

A-childing: PregnantButter-mouthed: Speaking in flattering termsChun-washer: Heavy rainDoney-girl: Female sweetheartEt-ateFur: FarGoozler: Boy whose voice is changingHoller: To yell or a valleyJairy: NervousKiver: CoverLap Child: Child small enough to be held in a lapMater: TomatoNuttin: NothingPap: FatherRip and Tear: Raise CainSkun: SkinnedTurn Right- Handed: Turn RightYan Side: The farthest side

This book is available to use with this topic.A is for Appalachia: The Alphabet Book

Works Cited

Horseback picture: tripadvisor.com

Cades Cove Map: http://www.cadescove.net/auto_tour.html

Dictionary Words: http://themoonlitroad.com/appalachian-mountain-culture-ghost-stories/

Song Lyrics: http://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/song/song-496.asp

A is for Appalachia Book Picture: http://www.amazon.com/Appalachia-Alphabet-Book-Appalachian-Heritage/dp/0813125561

Poison Ivy Treatment: http://poisonivyadvice.com/how-to-treat-poison-ivy/

Hay Ride Picture: familyvacationcritic.com

Hiking Picture: travel.ezinemark.com

Cars Picture: knoxnews.com

Kayaking Picture: alwaysonvacation.com

Tubing Picture: youtube.com

Bicycling Picture: hikinginthesmokys.blogspot.com