Lesson plan

Turkish Delights: Hodja Tales


GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson, students will learn about the Turkish culture as they read some of the tales of the Turkish folklore philosopher and jokester, Nasreddin Hodja.

Duration

2 class periods

Author

Cheryl
Wiens

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
2: 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

Teacher Instructions

WiensHodjaTalesT.pdf (109.51 KB)

Student Materials

MED.pdf (387.9 KB)
World-at.pdf (294.64 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files