Title: Lesson Plan: 10 Ways to Teach About Geography - The New York Times
Headings: All Over the Map: 10 Ways to Teach About Geography
All Over the Map: 10 Ways to Teach About Geography
By Tom Marshall and Michael Gonchar
Geography
Common Core ELA Standards, 6-12
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Content: Then ask students to think of a time when they got lost or figured  out how to find something, drawing and annotating their own mental maps to tell the story. Post them in a classroom “Atlas of the Mind” exhibit. 3. Some maps are better than others. What exactly is a ‘map,’ and what does  it do? Ask students to define the term. Then look at these examples of maps in The New York Times that use technology, symbols or images  to broaden our understanding. Ask students to explain what each map shows, and how it conveys more information than a simple road map. Then students can brainstorm and design their own maps of a place they know  well, a location described in a film or novel, or an imaginary place, using similar methods to convey detail and enhance people’s understanding. 4.