The purpose of this lesson is to build skills in wayfinding - finding our way from one place to another, such as, traveling the subway in New York City during a vacation. This lesson will enable students to learn how to research, evaluate and visually analyze needed data to develop a coherent understanding of maps, to develop spatial reasoning skills and an understanding of map symbols and conventions.
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
· Identify and integrate information needed to read maps
· Understand technical information located on map keys
· Analyze and conclude correct data to form understanding of maps
Student Target
I can use information from my research to build and understand a map.
CCR Standards
Reading
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outline by Standard 10.)
Writing
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
Lead CCR Level Specific Standards
Writing Anchor 9: Level D
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
a. Apply Reading standards from this level to literature (e.g., “Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments”).
b. Apply Reading standards from this level to literary nonfiction (e.g., “Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals’ ideas or events”).
Reading Anchor 7: Level D
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
Supporting CCR Level Specific Standards
KYAE Employability Standards
E.5 Utilize resources responsibly.
E.6 Identify and effectively use skills and materials needed for a particular task.
E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.
