Maps and Mapmaking

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.03.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Objectives
  3. Strategies
  4. Activities
  5. Assessment
  6. Maps and Websites
  7. Teacher Resources
  8. Endnotes

Santa Fe and the World: Maps and Mapmaking of People, Places and Poverty

Meredith Charlton Tilp

Published September 2007

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Assessment

  1. Directional and maps of measurement will be assessed using criteria for completeness, and basic maps principles
  2. Working together on class group projects will be graded using a rubric for participation, content and overall presentation.
  3. Historical maps are included in weekly quizzes to fill in place names, resources, historical sites and events.
  4. Blank and free hand drawing of maps to show relationships and an understanding of resources, relationship to development and growth.
  5. In the poverty seminar, student participation, group work and Internet research are all graded.
  6. Weekly study sheets and quizzes assess student comprehension

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