Map Activity

Objectives:

• The learner will write directions from a starting point to a destination using a map and ads from the Yellow Pages 

• The learner will define the following terms using total body response or through the use of random objects: "right-hand," "left-hand," "merge," "bear to the right/left," "continue," "upper," "lower," "next to," "between," "below," "above," "inside," "outside," "across (from,)" 

• The learner will convert the cardinal numbers 1-20 to their ordinal equivalent.

• The learner will write directions given orally.

Duration:

    4 hours

Materials:

• Lined paper

• Envelope containing origins and destinations 

• Computer

• Map Activity Dialogue

• Oxford Picture Dictionary Beginning Workbook, Marjorie Fuchs, Oxford University Press;1999, p. 107

• Random classroom objects

• Roanoke Valley map

• Yahoo!Maps

• Yellow Pages (copies of random pages showing business ads)

Activities:

1. Teacher reviews structure of commands, highlighting differences between simple declarative sentences and imperative forms using same verb and object.

2. Teacher reviews map activity, part 2, Oxford Picture Dictionary, p. 107 and vocabulary (i.e., "block, "tracks," "U-turn," etc.).

3. Teacher introduces and defines lesson vocabulary. Students demonstrate comprehension through use of total body response and correct placement of random objects relative to each other. 

4. Teacher distributes Roanoke Valley maps; learners choose one origin and one destination from an envelope.

5. Learners locate their origins and destinations on their maps and write directions using lesson vocabulary and proper command (imperative) format.

6. Teacher assigns pairs, learners take turns giving directions and plotting directions on maps. Learners collaborate to make corrections as needed.

7. Three learners volunteer to give directions to the class; class traces each route. 

8. Teacher distributes Map Activity Dialogue sheet. Teacher models dialogue by selecting learners to take turns reading from each part. Learners review vocabulary.

9. Teacher distributes copies of Yellow Pages business ads. Learners choose two locations, finding directions from one to the other and including them in a dialogue of their own.

10. Learners choose a partner, practice the dialogue, then perform it for the class. Learners giving directions reveal the names of the businesses they chose; whole class follows each route on their maps. 

11. Each learner pair checks their directions with those provided by Yahoo!Maps. Whole class compares, discusses the results. 

Assessment:

Teacher monitors verbal and written responses of individual students.