Kindertransport: Cultural Comparison of Urban Areas

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
ELL
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will read portions of a novel, The Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen. They will then apply the elements of culture to get a better understanding of life in urban European cities during WWII. They will become experts on one city and will share the information with their peers in order to create a comparison between two European urban environments: London and Vienna. This lesson contains strategies for diverse learners (ELLs)
Author: 
Suzanne Buffington
Grade Range: 
High School
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
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Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
application/pdf iconVocabulary Test
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions