Inquiry+lesson

My inquiry lesson would be part of a geography and culture unit; the focus would be on Latin American countries and what it might be like to live in some of them. This lesson would be towards the end of the unit after we had already studied about each of the countries. My hope with this lesson would be to not only encourage inquiry among the students, but also try to get them thinking about the good things that many Latin American countries have to offer. Most students probably have negative perceptions of these countries, so pointing out positive things would be relevant and new to them. I also tried to make it more personal by having a letter written to the students from another student in another country. This lesson also encourages creativity by having the students create their own country and writing a letter back telling some interesting facts about their country.

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