This time, the students create a semantic map using a word sort. This two day lesson targets communication skills, higher-level thinking skills, predicting, listening, and classifying. Later in the unit, students work in groups or independently, to research an area of the world where rainforests are found. In their research project, students will create a climate web, and the class will create a graph of average temperatures and rainfall. This learning experience is student centered and project oriented.
All students find the LE motivating, challenging, and engaging.
Each lesson involves higher level thinking skills. There is a strong emphasis on writing, research skills, mapping skills, and group work.