INSTITUTO MEXICANO AMERICANO de Veracruz, A.C.

KINDERGARTEN, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL 100% BILINGE

SECONDARY SCHOOL
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014

Lesson Plan
Teachers Name:
Topic:
Objective(s):

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C. Monserrat Rodrguez Cevallos

Subject:
Geographical Space and
Period:
1
Date:
Maps (Categories and
Characteristics)
*Recognize the diversity of features that are part of a geographical space.
* Identify categories for the analysisof a geographical space.

Geography
19/08/2013 to
03/09/2013

Topic Planning
Warm-up
Teacher and Students Activities
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.
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 dont like/ what is easy / and what is hard. Puzzle.
Hand out images: money, president, animal, plant, art object, etc to ss
Build 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 teachers feedback.
**Hw: Bring Pictures of different cities, animals, landscapes, buildings and towns. (places). 3 of each and 3
color or white paper sheets.
Development
Teacher and Students Activities
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.
Based 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?)
Notes (or scheme) on characteristics of scheme, mind map, chart and concept map.
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)
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.

INSTITUTO MEXICANO AMERICANO de Veracruz, A.C.

KINDERGARTEN, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL 100% BILINGE

SECONDARY SCHOOL
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014
Share HW answers and discuss orally. Paste pictures in notebooks. Read definitions projected and take
notes.
Build 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 Activity
Teacher and Students Activities

Lesson 9
Lesson 10
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number
Lesson 11
Lesson 12

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

Assessment Method
Written Exam
Project: Written work and oral
(Team/Individual)

Answer Key

Assessment Tool

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50%

Rubric

20%

Class Activities

Grades gotten in activities and participation

10%

Homework

Checklist

10%

Notebook

Checklist (signatures and/or stamps)

10%

presentation.

Teaching Aids
Videos.
Downtown Veracruz croquis
http://www.frommers.com/images/destinations/maps/jpg-2006/934_downtownveracruz.jpg
Mxico Map
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mx.htm
http://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 map
http://www.traveldodo.com/webmaster/mexico/veracruz/
Online Atlas and maps sites

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/online-atlas.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Mexico-georegion.html
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=North_America&ar_a=1
Note:

Yuliet Garca Maza

Academic Coordinator

Arturo Len Garca

Secondary/High School Director