MAP SKILLS 

• Different Types of Communities (Rural, Suburban, and Urban)

• 5 Regions of the United States 

  • Northeast

  • Southeast

  • Midwest

  • West

  • Southwest

TRIMESTER PROJECT

• Student will be bringing home a map skills project on Tuesday, 10/14 to complete.  The due date for this project will be Monday, 10/27.

• Map portion of the project- Students will create an island using the initial of their first name.  Their maps will include:

  • map key

  • compass rose

  • landforms

  • bodies of water

  • human made features

  • animals (optional- if space allows)

  • plants and landscape 

  • a name for their island

• Written Component- Student will write a commercial to advertise their island as a vacation spot.  The writing should include: 

  • description of the island's geography with some fun recreational activities

  • a well written paragraph that is organized and easy to follow

  • proper use of capitalization, word use/grammar, punctuation, and spelling

  • creative ideas that make the reader want to visit the island

  • neatness

EXAMPLES BELOW