Teacher slide on river Severn stuff Use geography matters 1 p 61-66 In groups are given one of the settlements along the river severn. They have find a property (3 bedroomed between 200 and 250k roughly) in that settlement and sell it to the rest of the class Criteria: a)well described settlement using geography key words b)Reference to OS maps c) Be able to ‘sell’ your area to the rest of the class d) Be able to explain how any perceived disadvantages can be overcome Use www.rightmove.co.uk

Living Along the river Severn In todays lesson and the next one you will be working as a team of estate agents trying to find the right “location location location” for a couple with 2 young children who are house hunting. They want to live in the river Severn valley and have up to £250k to spend on a 3 bedroom house. They want you to present back to them after about 20 minutes of next lesson.

for a couple with 2 young children who are house hunting for a couple with 2 young children who are house hunting. They want to live in the river Severn valley and have up to £250 000 to spend on a 3 bedroom house. Your resources: A3 paper Text book Access to internet Think about: Schools, Road access, Access to facilities, Shops Group Roles: CEO Quality controller Resource co-ordinator Communication officer Designer USE RIGHT MOVE APP or Website! Criteria: a)well described settlement using geography key words b)Reference to OS maps c) Be able to ‘sell’ your area to the rest of the class d) Be able to explain how any perceived disadvantages can be overcome Use www.rightmove.co.uk How to do well: A clear and easier to understand presentation Writing all of it in your OWN words You cover both descriptions and evaluations of different areas You work well as a team You use connectives to link together different evaluations You make good use of the map.

Locations Llanidloes – Welshpool – Worcester – Bridgenorth – Tewkesbury

Everyone in your group has a role Managing Director Location Manager (someone able to describe the local area) Map Reference Manager Sales Manager (showing the area in a positive light) You have 2 lessons: at the end of the second you will present your ideas back to the rest of the class

How good is your work? Level 3 You describe the settlement where the house is Level 4 You describe the settlement and use map evidence to back this up Level 5 You complete level 4 in detail and explain why it would be a good place to buy a house (again using map evidence) Level 6 You complete level 5 in detail and compare the site of your house and settlement to a different settlement. You use map evidence to justify which settlement you think is better to live in Level 7 You do all of level 6 using detailed analysis of the map and other resources you have found

Changing Customer Demands Your client has been reading about different areas of settlements. They now also want to know which area the house you are suggesting is in. they have given you a choice of 4 to choose from: Urban: CBD Urban: Inner City Urban: Suburbs Rural: Hamlet or other settlement They would like to know what are the advantages of living in this particular type of area

Feed back and Self Assessment Write down 2 of the positive comments your group received Write down one more aspect that you think your group could have done better. Again you can refer to the level grid on the earlier slide

Class Survey Answer each of these questions on a scale of 1-5, with one being strongly disagree up to 5 completely agree: I enjoyed working in a group I enjoyed using the ipads Working in a group helped me learn better Working with an ipad helped me learn better

Group Good Improvement level 1 2 3 4 5 6