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SECONDARY SCHOOLACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014 Lesson Plan

Teacher´s Name: C. Monserrat Rodríguez Cevallos Subject: GeographyTopic: Geographical Space and

Maps (Categories and Characteristics)

Period: 1 Date: 19/08/2013 to03/09/2013

Objective(s): *Recognize the diversity of features that are part of a geographical space.* Identify categories for the analysisof a geographical space.

Topic PlanningWarm-up

Lesson number

Teacher and Student´s Activities

Lesson 1

Introduction with students (ice breaking activity) and introduce subject, evaluation criteria, and classroom rules. Video Why Geography. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=dDk06h7Abbw&feature=endscreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAE7xDGLE_4 Notes about evaluation criteria, Diagnostic Exam, talk about what they like or dislike and remember about concepts seen in Geography. What they expect and would like to know about Geography, etc. Present the period topics.

Lesson 2

Diagnostic Exam. . Listen to what they know about geography what they like and/or dislike about it, etc Ask about what they think they will be seen through each period subtopic. Take notes of period topics and evaluation criteria. Talk about what they think they will learn about each subtopic and what would they like to know and make a table with notes brainstormed. Introduction. Discuss and build chart: Chart what we like /what we don´t like/ what is easy / and what is hard. Puzzle.

Lesson 3

Hand out images: money, president, animal, plant, art object, etc to ssBuild chart. Analyze images in pairs and write (or paste the image) in the correct column. Copy in Notebook. Write about what is the relationship between those components and explain to class take notes on classmates and teacher´s feedback.**Hw: Bring Pictures of different cities, animals, landscapes, buildings and towns. (places). 3 of each and 3 color or white paper sheets.

DevelopmentLesson number

Teacher and Student´s Activities

Lesson 4 Discuss characteristics of places in the pictures brought as homework. In teams plan a presentation to the group explaining your pictures and to which category they correspond as well as why you think so.**Hw investigate what is place, environment, landscape, region and territory.

Lesson 5Based in pictures from last class answer in notebooks: which are the differences between each place? Which elements of nature or created by mankind can you see in each? Is there any relationship between the two kinds of elements? (Why?)

Lesson 6 Notes (or scheme) on characteristics of scheme, mind map, chart and concept map.

Lesson 7

In groups of 7 or 8 and write on board a definition of each concept: place, environment, landscape, region, and territory. Definitions are compared and discussed. Write a definition of each concept.Plays video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=BHwYouh3P9Q&gl=U ).Students share what they learnt-understood from video. Orally define by teams geographical space and its categories and characteristics.**HW: Bring pictures of the view of 2 cities and 2 towns in other countries and 2 of Veracruz ( a city and a town)

Lesson 8

Questions on the board: How is the place where you live?, How is the place where you live different from the ones in your images? How are the components (natural, social, economical, cultural and political) related in the place where you live? Which characteristics make the place where you live unique? Read projected notes on regions and geographical components for ss to take notes.PPT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chUU-0OvOEU, categories and video What is a Region? In pairs look at their pictures and try to notice the components each contain and which are similar in Veracruz. Copy questions in NBS.HW: answer questions in NB.

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SECONDARY SCHOOLACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014

Lesson 9 Share HW answers and discuss orally. Paste pictures in notebooks. Read definitions projected and take notes.

Lesson 10Build a chart or scheme with Geographical Space categories and characteristics. Discuss similarities and differences between concepts.**HW: by trios bring a cardboard, magazines, colors, markers and glue.

Closing ActivityLesson number

Teacher and Student´s Activities

Lesson 11 Plan and start working on carboards to represent the assigned category or characteristic.Lesson 12 Finish product and explain to class your work (by teams).

Assessment Method Assessment Tool %Written Exam Answer Key 50%

Project: Written work and oral presentation. (Team/Individual) Rubric 20%

Class Activities Grades gotten in activities and participation 10%

Homework Checklist 10%

Notebook Checklist (signatures and/or stamps) 10%

Teaching AidsVideos.Downtown Veracruz croquishttp://www.frommers.com/images/destinations/maps/jpg-2006/934_downtownveracruz.jpg

México Maphttp://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mx.htmhttp://www.explorandomexico.com/map-gallery/

Veracruz Sate map:http://www.explorandomexico.com/map-gallery/1/54/Online http://www.mexicopic.com/images/veracruz-3.gif

Veracruz City maphttp://www.traveldodo.com/webmaster/mexico/veracruz/

Online Atlas and maps siteshttp://www.yourchildlearns.com/online-atlas.htmhttp://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Mexico-georegion.html http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=North_America&ar_a=1

Note:

Yuliet García Maza Arturo León García

Academic Coordinator Secondary/High School Director