LF+1.1+Our+World+(WCS)

This Learning Focus reviews map and graph skills and introduces students to the various world cultural regions which form the basis of study for the rest of the school year. These regions form the basis for the entire 6th grade curriculum and include: North America and the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Russia and the CIS, SW Asia and N. Africa, Africa South of the Sahara, South and SE Asia, East Asia, Australia/New Zealand and Pacific Rim. A recommended framework:  §  2 lessons with the topic/theme //Interpreting Maps and other Data// – SS.6.3B; SS.6.21C; SS.6.21F  §  1 lesson: //Creating Maps// – SS.6.3A; SS.6.22D  §  2 lessons on //Defining/Comparing World Regions// – SS.6.3C; SS.6.4A and 4B; SS.6.21B
 * Learning Focus 1.1 Our World **