Linguistic Map Lesson Plans

Third graders examine maps and map keys. In this locating map features activity, 3rd graders use crayons, markers and colored pencils to label maps. Students work in partners to read map keys and locate given places and things.

Students consider female authors and their literature. Working in partnerships, they research and map the life and work of a Nobel Prize-winning female author of their choice. Students write individual letters expressing their thoughts and admiration to the author they have researched.

Students examine variation in English as it relates to geographic regions. They recognize some of the major differences between regional dialects and determine that everyone speaks a dialect. They trace historical events that have shaped the current major regional dialects.

Second graders engage in a lesson about their own community. They map the community and are assessed by the creativity of the document. The maps are produced using an example made with the teacher. Students make the cognitive connection that the classroom is like a small community.

Students use a map of their school to describe how to get from one place to another. In this mapping worksheet, students use terms relevant to mapping and write how to get from location to location.

Students read a book about maps and identify the differences between a picture and a map. In this maps lesson plan, students also label maps of their home, neighborhood, and community.

Eighth graders complete worksheets on reading the distance on maps in miles or kilometers. In this maps lesson plan, 8th graders use a calculator and ruler.

Second graders write a personal narrative using webs they created and a story map worksheet. In this personal narrative lesson plan, 2nd graders make lists of ideas to write about and pick one to focus on.

Young scholars assess how word choice and linguistic patterns affect a presidential debate. In this linguistic patterns instructional activity, students examine candidates words for repetition to emphasize an idea. Young scholars locate country's that fit the expression "free world." Students participate in a roundtable discussion of the debate.

Third graders work in groups to create an edible resource map showing locations of at least five resources in the United States. Students research on the internet different regions and the resources that are found in those areas. They then decorate an USA shaped cookie, and create a map key.