Lesson plan
The Amazing Journey of Edgar the Eagle
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
ELL
Description
This lesson, students will look at the United Statesand Canada through the eyes of a geographer and
identify the five themes. They will learn about
various places and regions and create a straight-line
map. This lesson contains adaptations for diverse
learners (ELLs).
Duration
2 class periodsAuthor
Dennis
Rees
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information2: How to use mental maps (a person's internalized picture of a part of Earth's surface) to organize information about people places, and environments
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
ReesEdgarT.pdf
(177.92 KB)
Student Materials
ReesEdgarS.pdf
(172.41 KB)
ReesEdgarSExample.pdf
(84.97 KB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
ReesEdgarELLV.pdf
(1.27 MB)