ESOL STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES!!! Strategy 40

Strategy 40: Attribute Charting

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards:

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SS.4.G.1.4 Interpret political and physical maps using map elements (title, compass rose, cardinal directions, intermediate directions, symbols, legend, scale, longitude, latitude). 

Common Core Standards:

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4c Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

ESOL Standards:
18) Create a positive classroom environment to accommodate the various learning styles and cultural backgrounds of students

STEP BY STEP

1. Choose a concept to chart (Geography)
2. Discuss attributes or traits 
3. Explore the materials   (Map)
4. Use the charted material
5. Add technology

Continent	Island	Connected	Mountains	Flat	Rivers	Desert	Forest	Ice
Africa	_		ü	ü	ü           ü	+	+	_
Antarctica	_	_	ü	ü	_	_	_	++
Asia	_	+		ü	ü	ü	ü          ü	_
Australia	+	_		ü	ü	ü	ü          ü	_
Europe	_	+	ü	_		_	ü	_
North America	_		ü	ü	ü	ü	ü          ü	_
South America	_		ü	ü	ü           ü		_             ü	_

This is a chart that students would complete while looking at a map. Each symbol means something different. The teacher can clearly document the students understanding and knowledge about the continents. After a while of filling out charts like this, the student should be able to recall facts about the physical traits each continent has. This chart can be easily made from programs like Microsoft Excel and can be saved as well as printed out.