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Schemes of work: Geography at key stage 3 Teacher's Guide

APPENDIX 5: POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND LITERACY

WHAT IS IT LIKE? DESCRIBING/ COMPARING FEATURES AND PROCESSES IN THE PHYSICAL AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

Specific language skills encouraged

The development of descriptive language from visual, auditory and tactile stimuli, progressing via increasing clarity and attention to detail and appropriateness of the words used and through the ability to operate at an increasing range of scales.

Examples of connections to literacy

  • describe events, places, processes, making connections between them
  • talk and listen in an increasing range of contexts using words chosen for variety and interest
  • show adaptation of style to different forms of writing
  • read non- fiction texts fluently, accurately and independently, select and synthesise and analyse from a variety of sources

Examples of connections to geography programme of study

  • ask geographical questions (1a)
  • collect, record and present evidence (1c)
  • analyse and evaluate evidence (1d)
  • describe physical and human features (3c)
  • describe patterns (4a)
  • describe environmental changes (5a)
  • differences between weather and climate (6di)
  • characteristics of one major vegetation type (6ei)

What is it?

Where is it?

How did it come to be like this?

How is it changing?

What do I/ others think and feel about this?