HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sugar Grove Academy

8405 Bonhomme - Houston, TX 77074
Phone: 713-217-0214 - Fax: 713-771-9342

Teacher: Peacock Course/Period: ALL Date(s): 10/18/10

TAKS/TEKS Objective:
What will your students be able to do?
Key Points:
What main ideas or key questions will
you ask/show during instruction?
SWBAT create a political map of Texas. (using geography terms
correctly)
-Political maps are used to show major cities and borders between
states or countries.
-Texas has 8 major cities and borders 4 other states.

LESSON PLAN
Do Now
“What are political maps used for?”
Engage

Vocabulary Words:
Political Map (review)
Lead students through discovery
Explore

-Students and teacher review initial answers to the warm-up.

-Students complete guided notes on the purposes of a political map.
-Students complete guided notes (guided learning), listing the 8 major cities of Texas and 4 states that border
Texas.

Teach the concept. (interaction, investment, interest.)

Explain

-Teach guides students through labeling a political map of Texas with the 8 major cities and 4 bordering
states.

Students apply the information learned in the “explain” portion

Elaborate

-Students color their maps to demonstrate understanding of borders between other states and other
countries.

Reflection, check for understanding

Evaluate

-Students take an exit quiz where they are asked to label the 8 major cities of Texas and the 4 states that
border Texas.

MODIFICATIONS

GT: Students are asked to make their map a “good” map using TODALS.
ESL: Guided learning, oral directives.
Sp. Ed: Oral administration of exit quiz based on IEP requirements. Shortened labeling.