1. U NIT #1: L ESSON #1 Reading and Interpreting Maps

2. Hampton Preparatory School Pledge I pledge to do my best this day To honor myself and others In everything I do To accept responsibility for my own learning And to encourage the struggles of others As I embrace my own To exercise leadership And to crave college preparation continually. For me, mediocrity is not an option. Only excellence will do. Who I am has value. What I think has value - “Sapere Aude” Who I will become is invaluable to the world.

3. S OME THINGS TO R EMEMBER Greeters and guests Some questions you always need to be able to answer: What are you learning?, Why are you learning this? Speaking in complete sentences. Always write your answers in complete sentences. Write the questions down. Use accountable Talk prompt stems Backpacks Gum Map Testing What is the greeting, why is it important? Why are these questions important? Why is it important to speak and write in complete sentences? When and why do you have to write the questions Provide one example of accountable talk. What are your map testing goals?

4. D O N OW : 1. Read the scenario below. 2. Answer both questions in complete sentences in your humanities journal. Imagine that you just started working for a company that makes maps. On your first day on the job, the boss leaves a note on your desk that says a client is coming into town and will need a map to get around. What types of questions will you ask to better determine which type of map to create? And once you learn which type of map to create, what information will you need to include to make it useful for the client?

5. O BJECTIVES : SWBAT identify and apply the key components of a map. SWBAT identify the different types of maps (political, physical, thematic).

6. H OOK : Which of the maps above is correct in orientation? How do you know?

7. INM: Lines : indicate political boundaries, roads and highways, human movement, and rivers and other waterways. Symbols : represent such items as capital cities, battle sites, or economic activities. Labels : words or phrases that explain various items or activities on a map. Compass Rose : shows which way the directions N, S, E, and W point on the map. Scale : shows the ratio between a unit of length on the map and a unit of distance on the earth. Usually 1 inch. Colors : show variety of information, such as population density or the physical growth of a country. Legend or Key : lists and explains the symbols, lines, and colors on a map. Title : tells the “big idea” and time period represented on the map

8. IP: Work in your groups to create a map of the school. The map must include lines, symbols, labels, a compass rose, scale, colors, a legend/key, and a title.

9. INM #2: Type of Map:Definition:Example:Use: Political Map maps that show boundaries (ex. Cities, states, countries, continents) Physical Map maps that show landforms or geographic features of the Earth Thematic Map maps that have a theme (ex. economic, languages spoken in the world)

10. Physical Map: Thematic Map: Political Map:

11. C LOSURE : S = summarize the day’s KPs T = connect to learner profile trait O = did we meet the objective for the day? P = make a personal connection to the lesson

12. E XIT TICKET :