Title: Walk Two Moons, northwestern United
States
Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
NCSCS:
Social Studies Goal 1: The learner
will
apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries
of North America.
Obj. 1.01:
Describe the absolute and
relative location of major landforms, bodies of water, and natural
resources in the United States and other countries of North America.
Computer Technology Goal 2: The
learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computers
and other technologies.
Obj. 2.01:
Use knowledge of database terms/concepts and functions to find
information in prepared content area databases and describe strategies
used.
Language Arts Goal 2: The learner will
apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and
viewed.
Obj. 2.02:
Interact with the text before,
during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by making
connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
Language Arts Goal 3: The learner will
make connections through the use of oral language, written language,
and media and technology.
Obj. 3.01:
Respond to fiction using
interpretive, critical, and evaluative processes by examing
relationships among characters.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Computer Technology
Materials:
- Computer with projection system (1 for the class)
- Walk Two Moons (1 for
each student)
- Map of the United States (1 for each student)
- Map of the United States (1 for class)
- Travel Logs (1 for each student)
Procedure:
- Go over what has happened in the book so far. Make
predictions for the end of the book.
- Finish reading book aloud to class.
- Trace the journey online, and have students do it on their own
maps.
- Go over the relationship of Sal and her mother and her friend and
her mother. Venn Diagram the similarites and
differences.
- Go over the northwestern region of the United States.
What's it like? Major bodies of water? Natural
resources? Go online and research it.
Unique Differentiation:
- Book is read aloud to class.
- Students trace the journey first as a class, then on their own
maps.
Assessment:
- Finished maps
- Writing assignment
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