Geographic Thinking in Action: Using Maps in the Classroom

Key Ideas and Details (cont) Analyze the ways in which people change their views of places and regions as a result of media reports or interactions with other people. Key Ideas and Details Analyzes graphs, tables, and maps using geographic data to describe relationships, patterns, and trends. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Describe examples of how perceptions of places and regions are based on direct experiences (e.g., living in a place, travel) and indirect experiences (e.g., media, books, family, and friends). Craft and Structure Describes and constructs appropriate forms of visualizations to represent different types of geographic data. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Identifies geographic issues and constructs a question from a geographic perspective.

Entering Midway Plaisance to the World's Fair Grounds, Chicago, Ill. ca. 1892. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/2006680015/>.

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, photographer Johnston, Frances Benjamin, photographer. World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893. 1893. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/92514561/>.

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, photographer Johnston, Frances Benjamin, photographer. World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.: Long boat on Venetian canal. [-93, 1892] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/2006680021/>.

[Parade of Arabian circus, at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois]. ca. 1893. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/92521887/>.

[Ferris wheel at the Chicago World's Fair]. ca. 1893. Image [Ferris wheel at the Chicago World's Fair]. ca. 1893. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/2006683489/>.

Key Ideas and Details (cont) Make logical inferences∙ Support conclusions drawn from the text ∙ Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development a. Key Ideas and Details Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly ∙ Cite specific textual evidence ∙ Summarize the key supporting details and ideas c. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text b. Craft and Structure Interpret words and phrases as they are used in text ∙ Analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone ∙ Analyze the structure of texts ∙ Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of text Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (cont)Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats ∙ Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims ∙ Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take

Poster advertising the Mammoth Cheese made at the Dominion Experimental Dairy Station, Perth, for display at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, Beckett, Donald, C. http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ap/a/a160537.jpg .

Hitz, John, Helen Keller, and Annie M Sullivan Hitz, John, Helen Keller, and Annie M Sullivan. Letter from Helen Keller to John Hitz, August 29, 1893. 1893. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/magbell.21500147/>.

Key Ideas and Details (cont) Make logical inferences∙ Support conclusions drawn from the text ∙ Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development a. Key Ideas and Details Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly ∙ Cite specific textual evidence ∙ Summarize the key supporting details and ideas c. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text b. Craft and Structure Interpret words and phrases as they are used in text ∙ Analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone ∙ Analyze the structure of texts ∙ Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of text Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (cont)Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats ∙ Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims ∙ Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take

What is Informational Text? http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/cbl/images/litfac/binfo.pdf

Literate Connections

Finding Resources Library of Congress website loc.gov