S.T.A.R. I.T. Simplify The Article's Really Important Topic: Teaching the 5 W's Using The 5 Themes of Geography

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students incorporate what they already know from one discipline, geography, into the areas of reading and writing. The students will learn how the Five Themes of Geography fit into the Five W's: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How.
Author: 
Barbara Martin
Grade Range: 
6-8
Duration: 
1 class period
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconGraphic Organizer
application/pdf icon6 Traits Writing Rubric
Supplemental Files: 
image/jpeg iconSatellite View (2002) of Tucson
image/jpeg icon3D View of Tucson
video/mpeg iconZooming into Tucson, Arizona movie
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions with ELL Adapatations
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets and Assessments for ELL Lesson
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
application/pdf iconArizona Images
Related Links: 
Audio-Visual Presentation of this Lesson
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
2: Places and Regions
6: Geographic Applications
National Geography Standards: 
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future