Balkan Basics

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students learn the cultural, historical, and economic characteristics of the Balkan Republics via a country profile chart. It also analyzes the similarities and differences of various Balkan Republics in an expository compare and contrast essay
Author: 
Barbara Stout
Grade Range: 
7-8
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconAssessment Rubric
application/pdf iconStudent Example
application/pdf iconStudent Example
application/pdf iconT-Chart
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconCapital Cities of Central and Eastern Europe map
image/gif iconBalkan Area map
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
Related Links: 
Audio-Visual Presentation of this Lesson
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
2: Places and Regions
4: Human Systems
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface