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Production Phase

STEP 1 Continued
ANALYZE THE SITUATION

 

CREATING A "GEOGRAPHICAL SKETCH"

About 250 minutes


Goals: To identify and represent the main characteristics of the territory related to the issue

Teacher can now model a pedagogical and technical methodology around how to create a Geographical Sketch using Microsoft Word or Open Office tools

View the sample Sketch of New York done in Power Point

 

Using an appropriate the photo of New York:

- Identify points in common with Montréal.
- Identify the characteristics of this metropolis.
- Return to the following subjects: How do these characteristics contribute to the draw of the city and to housing problems?
- Use modelling to explain how to create a sketch.
- Discuss the use of drawing tools in Word to create a sketch of Montréal.

A sketch of Montreal!
Photos on Recitus site that could be used to create the sketch of Montréal

  



Find out more!
To find out more about geographical sketches, consult “ Using a Geographical Sketch?” or the original Croquis géographie pages on the website of the Service national du RÉCIT de l’univers social.


The students share their sketches and observations

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Evaluation of students’ sketches

“COMPETENCY 1: Understands the organization of a territory” evaluation grid in Word or PDF format