Urban vs. Rural: Perspective Taking & Developing Criteria
Activity:
The Lesson/ Whole Group
SMARTboard Lesson - Show images of different communities from artwork/ fiction stories, etc. - THINK, PAIR, SHARE - How are urban and rural communities portrayed? - Perspective taking/ Point of view - Time/ Place/ Setting will need to be considered - What are the criteria used? - What are the exceptions? The Activity INFERENCING at Table Groups - As a table group, the students will use books/literature and artwork to make criteria for urban/ rural communities, and will make a list of what makes something rural/ urban on post-its KWL - As a class, continue the KWL chart that will be used throughout the unit. Use the post-it notes from the previous activity. - KNOW: What do we think we know? - WONDER: What questions do we have? - LEARN: What have we learned? Extension Ideas 1. Have the students discuss who would live or work in the community of each picture. * Justification is once again the most important thing. 2. Have the students draw their ideas- What does an urban/ rural community look like? Materials:
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Learning Objectives:
Students will compare rural and urban communities based on environmental features by making inferences based on prior knowledge.
Social Studies Curriculum Expectations:
1.1: Identify geographic and environmental factors that explain the location of various urban and rural communities
1.2 Compare land use and access to natural resources in urban and rural communities 1.3 Compare transportation in urban and rural communities 1.5 Compare buildings and structures in urban and rural communities Language Curriculum Expectations:Listening 1.2- demonstrate an understanding of appropriate listening behaviour by using active listening strategies in order to contribute meaningfully and work
constructively in groups Writing 1.4- sort ideas and information for their writing in a variety of ways Media Literacy 1.2 use overt and implied messages to draw inferences and make meaning in simple media texts Media Literacy 1.5 identify whose point of view is presented or reflected in a media text and suggest how the text might change For More Ideas on KWL:
Here is an example of how a teacher uses a KWL chart in her classroom. This video is brought to you by the Balanced Literacy Diet Website (www.litdiet.org)
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