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Along the Banks of the Mississippi
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Subject: | Language Arts, Social Studies
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Grade: | 6-8
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Brief Description
Students write a report about one of the states along the Mississippi River.
Objectives
Students learn about the states that the Mississippi River flows through.
Keywords
Mississippi River, states
Materials Needed
computers with Internet access or printouts of River Roads, online and/or print resources, materials for writing reports
Lesson Plan
Ask students to visit River Roads and read about the Mississippi River and some of the states it flows through. Point out that the site is not yet complete and includes information about only three states [set DASH] Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. After students have explored the information provided for those states, arrange them into seven groups and assign each group one of the remaining states along the Mississippi River -- Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Have students create a report about their assigned state, providing the same types of information provided for the other three states.
Assessment
Evaluate students based on the information provided in their reports.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Linda Starr
National Standards
Standard Subject:
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.6
NL-ENG.K-12.7
NL-ENG.K-12.8
Geography::
NSS-G.K-12.2
NSS-G.K-12.3
NSS-G.K-12.5
08/28/2000
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