Explore London

Gathering Information
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DISCUSS:
Using a tool like this, what’s a place on Earth that you’d like to explore?
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Get your supplies.
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Watch this video to learn more about the city of London.
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Get your London Notes worksheet. Think about and choose how you
want to organize your notes.
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Take notes on Source 1.
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Read Source 2.
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Take notes on Source 2.
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Review what you’ve written. Adjust or add to your notes.
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The papers shown on screen are VIPs: Very Important Papers!
Your teacher will tell you where to put them so you will have them
for the next lesson.
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Explore London
Gathering Information
5.0 (6 reviews)

Students will...

Print Prep
  • gather information from 2 sources.

  • independently take notes from provided sources to determine key ideas.

Before this lesson...

Students should have a basic understanding of note-taking, sorting information, and drafting. If students need support on these foundational skills, we recommend teaching the Travel to Seoul unitfirst.
England Expeditions: London Notes worksheet 1 per student
England Expeditions: Source 1 worksheet 1 per student
England Expeditions: Source 2 worksheet 1 per student

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES

England Expeditions: Sample London Notes teacher-only resource 1 per class
Prep Instructions

  • We suggest teachers make sure each student has a designated location (such as a folder) to store papers between lessons.

  • Each worksheet in this unit will be used across multiple lessons. These worksheets are labeled VIPs (Very Important Papers).

  • London or Cornwall Sample Notes can be used to support students during this lesson or in future lessons if students were absent.

Standards

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Introduction

5 mins

Writing Activity

30 mins

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Partner Activity

Partner Activity

With a partner, share the notes you took on these two sources. If your partner took notes on a piece of information that you don’t have, you can add it to your notes.

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England Expeditions Lesson 1: Explore London

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