Curriculum Unit Author:
Understanding Why We Left Home
Lindsay Novellino
Title:
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
Geography Anchor Standard One: Students will develop a personal geographic framework, or "mental map," and understand the uses of maps and other geo-graphics [MAPS].
Delaware State Standards for Social Studies
4-5a: Students will demonstrate development of mental maps of Delaware and of the United States which include the relative location and characteristics of major physical features, political divisions, and human settlements. Grade 4
4-5a: Students will apply geographic skills to develop a profile of the local community by placing it in the context of physical, cultural, and other types of regions. Grade 4
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
How can maps explain our family history?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Interviews
Maps
Immigration
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
How can I use a map to compare and contrast my home and country of origin?
How do I get the information I need by asking questions?
What speaking and listening strategies do I use when conducting an interview?
Why do immigrants leave their homes?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C
IMMIGRATION, IMMIGRANT, MIGRANT, REFUGEE, PUSH/PULL FACTORS
IMAGERY, PHYSICAL MAPS, MAP LEGEND, DATA
INTERVIEW, QUESTIONS, STRATEGIES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES
Read Alouds: My Beautiful Birds by Suzanne Del Rizzo, Dreamers by Yuyi Morales, Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh.