MEADOWHEAD SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT LESSON PLAN
TOPIC ; Italy LESSON ; 2
Unit :
AIM : To find out what gives Italy it’s own sense of identity.
OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson(s)
Pupils will know: What a sense of identity and stereotype is
Pupils will understand: That Italy has it’s own customs and traditions but not all Italians are
the same
Pupils can do: Complete the sense of Identity worksheet and menu.
RESOURCES
Interactive whiteboard (not compulsory)
New Interactions – p.76-77
Italy: A sense of Identity worksheet
Menu of Italian food (this can be done as a separate lesson in the PC suite)
Blank A4 paper
Colours
Scissors
Glue
LESSON STRUCTURE
* Introduce topic vocabulary and concept(s)
* What is a sense of identity? (can show the PowerPoint presentation to give examples of
what we associate with other countries). If PP is unavailable, talk about other countries and
what we associate with them. E.g. France, Wine, Fashion, cars etc.
* Read through information on p.76-77. Draw attention to the fact that there are many
famous Italian descendants spread out around the world e.g. Sylvester Stallone, Madonna,
Robert De Niro etc.
* Students use information on fig D to complete their worksheet – Italy a sense of identity.
* Complete activities 1 & 2 on page 77.
* Food and Drink – Complete activity 3. Use the Food and Drink PowerPoint and sample Italian
menu for guidance. Marks awarded for correct spellings, suitability – i.e. not Pie and Chips! a
and design and use of the correct currency (Euro)
* Review learning
KEY VOCABULARY and CONCEPTS
Stereotype, Identity, migrated, various foods and drinks associated with menu task.
HOMEWORK
Complete menu for hand in next week.
MARKING /10 N.C.
EXTENSION : SEN. CITIZENSHIP