Geography Alive! Geography Alive! Model Lesson:Model Lesson:Chapter 9: Spatial Inequality Chapter 9: Spatial Inequality

in Mexico Cityin Mexico City

Unit 3: UrbanizationUnit 3: Urbanization

Purpose:

Students learn about the process of urbanization and the patterns of inequality that exist in urban area.

Overview

You will assume the role of exchange students attending a university in Mexico City. You “travel” to neighborhoods to survey people from different social classes about their experiences living in Mexico City and draw conclusions from the survey.

Assessment

Writing for Understanding: These neighborhood visits will prepare students to write an article for their school’s newspaper at the end of the exchange program.

Standards addressed in lesson:

1.11.1 How to use mapsHow to use maps 1.31.3 How to analyze mapsHow to analyze maps 2.12.1 Understanding the physical Understanding the physical

and and human characteristics of human characteristics of placesplaces

4.14.1 Understanding the Understanding the characteristics of characteristics of human human populationpopulation

4..4 Understanding the patterns of human settlement

Essential Question:

Why does spatial inequality exist in urban areas?

Skills usedSkills used

Determine patterns on a mapDetermine patterns on a map Use and analyzing tables, diagrams, Use and analyzing tables, diagrams,

maps to find informationmaps to find information Finding main ideas and supporting Finding main ideas and supporting

detailsdetails Making valid generalizations

AgendaAgenda

Interview: Neighborhood Visit OneInterview: Neighborhood Visit One Part 1: Visiting Neighborhoods in Mexico City Part 1: Visiting Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Briefly Review 9.3Briefly Review 9.3 Part 2: Introducing Neighborhood Survey:Part 2: Introducing Neighborhood Survey: Debrief Survey Debrief Survey Part 3: Color the area where you think Part 3: Color the area where you think

neighborhood is locatedneighborhood is located Debrief Survey: What are the possible Debrief Survey: What are the possible

neighborhoods it could be?neighborhoods it could be?

Interview: Neighborhood Visit Two

Part 1 & 2: Introduce and Briefly Part 1 & 2: Introduce and Briefly Review 9.4 Review 9.4

DebriefDebrief Part 3: Color the area where you Part 3: Color the area where you

think neighborhood is locatedthink neighborhood is located Debrief Survey : What are the

possible neighborhoods it could be?

Street Café Discussion Street Café Discussion QuestionsQuestions

What was the most interesting part What was the most interesting part of your neighborhood visits?of your neighborhood visits?

What surprised you the most when What surprised you the most when completing the survey in each completing the survey in each neighborhood? What did not neighborhood? What did not surprise you?surprise you?

What do you think causes spatial What do you think causes spatial inequality in Mexico City?inequality in Mexico City?

Street Café Discussion Street Café Discussion QuestionsQuestions

Does life in Mexico have to be this Does life in Mexico have to be this way? If not, who is responsible for way? If not, who is responsible for changing it?changing it?

Is spatial inequality fair? Does where Is spatial inequality fair? Does where people live determine how they live?people live determine how they live?

What about life in Mexico City seems What about life in Mexico City seems similar to or different from life in similar to or different from life in Denver?Denver?

Debriefing the LessonDebriefing the Lesson

Review the elements of the lesson.Review the elements of the lesson. Review the assessment and the Review the assessment and the

essential questions for understanding.essential questions for understanding. What student learnings are exhibited?What student learnings are exhibited? Where does this lesson in the unit Where does this lesson in the unit

plans and in answering the semester plans and in answering the semester question? question?

How do you take this lesson back to How do you take this lesson back to your class?your class?