Mapping the Woods: Maps and Cartography
Informational (nonfiction), 2,069 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Commas
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

In Mapping the Woods: Maps and Cartography, readers are introduced to a variety of maps including physical, political, and data maps. Samples of each type of map, as well as explanations about scale, keys, landmarks, and symbols, are provided.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand nonfiction text
• Identify main idea and supporting details
• Identify commas in a series
• Recognize and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Content words: cartographers, compass rose, elevation, key, landmarks, pictorial map, relief maps, scale, statistics, surveying, topographic

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level W Answer Sheet