Writing on the Map

“Writing on the Map”Vital Teachshare: 08/11/11

Writing

• “the set of skills which allows an individual to engage fully in society and in learning, through the different forms of language, and the range of texts, which society values and finds useful.”

Writing

• “the set of skills which allows an individual to engage fully in society and in learning, through the different forms of language, and the range of texts, which society values and finds useful.”

• Geography’s contribution ??

Tim OatesChair of Curriculum Review

Aims"embody for all children in England their

cultural and scientific inheritance, enhance their understanding of the world around them and introduce them to the best that has been thought and written"

Core knowledge & literacy

• What are we going to be teaching ?• What is core knowledge in geography ?• What writing will be asking students to

do ?• Who are ‘the best’ writers ?

What is curriculum making ?

“the creation of interesting, engaging and challenging educational experiences which draw upon teacher knowledge and skills, the experiences of students and the subject resource..”

OFSTED

“LITERACY” a focus for inspectors in the revised OFSTED framework...

“Language provides the medium for learning geography in every classroom and should therefore be a major consideration in the

planning and preparation of lessons.”

Graham Butt, University of Birmingham

Originally contained in 2nd edition of Balderstone and Lambert (2010)

DARTS

Directed Activities Relating to

Text

Courtesy: Learning Teaching Scotland

Vocational Resources on GA website – job applications

Geographyalltheway.com

“The Language of Landscape”

Student Experiences

Geography: the subjectTeacher Choices

Writing

Geographically

Which type of writing ?

For which audience ?

Living Geography & ‘curriculum making’Living Geography & ‘curriculum making’

Literacy in 8X’s lesson ?Previous experienceTextbook / resourcesSchool management prioritiesClass teacherOthers ??

Prior learning from other lessonsPrior learning from geographyLearning from friends and familyLearning from mediaPersonal experienceWhat do 8X bring to the lesson ?

The Future

A GeoLiteracy badge ?

“Childhood is a branch of

cartography”

Michael Chabon

Urban tales…

Maps break down our inhibitions,Stimulate our glands, stir our imagination,Loosen our tonguesCarl Sauer, 1956

Smartphone apps: writing content?

Assessment

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