Writing Directions

CLB Level: 3/4 Method: 1. Vocabulary necessary for the activities should be pretaught: Go south, turn left, head north, go straight, landmarks, etc. 2. Using a map of Downtown Winnipeg, teacher whites out a few streets on the map. Looking at a map as a model, students have to write the streets that are missing. This will help the students get familiarized with the area. 3. Students make a list of the landmarks downtown and their location. 4. After finding and writing the missing streets and learning about landmarks, students practice as a whole group on how to give directions/on how to get from one street to another. As students give directions, the teacher writes them on the board. Students review the written instructions together. 5. Looking at the map of downtown Winnipeg, students write simple directions. Students might use landmarks if they remember. Teacher provides the map with a starting point (e.g.: point A) and a destination point (e.g.: point B) so students can do activity A. Activity B can be used as assessment. Follow Up: Students write directions on how to get home from school or from school to home. Students could make a list of the places they want to learn how to get to and practice giving directions. Debrief/Transfer: Students talk about what they learned in class and in which situations they would need to use those skills. Students could gage from 1 to 3 how useful this learning experience was for them: One being I would not use this again; Two being I might use it sometimes; and three being very helpful and Ill use this a lot.

Essential Skills Focus: Document Use (read a map/written directions, write simple directions)

Task: Read written directions on how to get to a location

Purpose: Students will Be able to read and understand a map Follow written directions to get to a location Write directions

Materials: Student Handouts (attached)

Learning Style: Visual, auditory, kinaesthetic

Time: 2-3 lessons

Winnipeg School Division Adult EAL Program Author: Ana Azevedo

Essential Skill Focus: Document Use CLB level: 3/4

Student Handout Activity A Instructions: Look at the map of downtown Winnipeg, write simple directions.

1. Your friend is on York Ave. He wants to get to Donald St. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

2. Your friend is on Main St. She wants to get to Donald. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

3. Your friend is on Ellen St. She wants to get to Graham Ave. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
Winnipeg School Division Adult EAL Program Author: Ana Azevedo Essential Skill Focus: Document Use CLB level: 3/4

Student Handout Activity B Instructions: Look at the map. Answer the questions by writing simple directions.

1. I am on Ellice Ave. How do you get to Notre Dame? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 2. I am on Main St. How do you get to Broadway? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 3. I am on Cumberland. How do I get to Portage? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 4. I am on Notre Dame. How do I get to Isabel? _______________________________________ _______________________________________
Winnipeg School Division Adult EAL Program Author: Ana Azevedo Essential Skill Focus: Document Use CLB level: 3/4