GIS Writing
Using your maps, memories and your notes from these classes, discussions, readings and prep work, respond to the
question using the following steps:
1.
2.
Planning: Brainstorm & Organize (homework)
Writing (in-class)
Question:
How can spatial technologies help us better understand the 2 types of geography, the 5 themes of
geography, and the 3 questions of geography?
Planning/Brainstorming
2 Types of Geography
5 Themes
2 questions
Hypothesis/Evidence Template
How can spatial technologies like GIS help us better understand
the 2 types of geography, the 5 themes of geography, and the 3
questions of geography?
Question:
What is the task (in your own words):
Key Terms to Discuss:
Show how the 2 types of geography, 5 themes of
geography, and 3 questions of geography.
2 Types of Geography
5 Themes
2 questions
Hypothesis:
The 2 types of geography, 5 themes of geography, and 3 questions of geography all would not be possible without
spatial technologies.
Explanation of Idea
2 types of geography wouldn’t be possible without special technologies.
We wouldn’t be able to represent manmade features and natural features online without special technologies.
Evidence Quotation ☐ Visual Cue ☐ Inference ☐ Connection ☐
Google maps features human and physical features. We can see buildings and lakes and rivers and stadiums.
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Extension
This furthered our knowledge of the world being able to see it from a different perspective.
Explanation of Idea
5 themes of geography wouldn’t be possible without spatial technologies
Evidence Quotation ☐ Visual Cue ☐ Inference ☐ Connection ☐
Arc GIS features maps with all these themes. We can view them and learn from them
Extension
Arc GIS lets us learn more about our own countries and others, which we should know for the extraction of resources
Explanation of Idea
2 questions of geography wouldn’t be possible without special technologies.
Evidence Quotation ☐ Visual Cue ☐ Inference ☐ Connection ☐
We wouldn’t have all this information to analyze, if not for special technologies.
Extension
These spatial technologies allow us to philosophically ask why we care and why there.
Conclusion: Rhetorical Question ☐ Rephrasing ☐ Big Idea ☐
Now that we have spatial technologies to help us with our Earth, we should go further to other planets.
For this piece of writing, I am focusing on:
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CATEGORY
POSITION OR THESIS
STATEMENT
EXCELLING
The position statement
provides a clear, strong
statement of the author's
position on the topic.
ADVANCING
The position statement
provides a clear statement of
the author's position on the
topic.
EMERGING
A position statement is
present, but does not make
the author's position clear.
LACKING
There is no position
statement.
ACCURACY
All supportive facts and
statistics are reported
accurately.
Almost all supportive facts
and statistics are reported
accurately.
Most supportive facts and
statistics are reported
accurately.
Most supportive facts and
statistics were inaccurately
reported.
QUALITY OF EVIDENCE
& EXAMPLES
All of the evidence and
examples are specific,
relevant and explanations
are given that show how
each piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.
Most of the evidence and
examples are specific,
relevant and explanations
are given that show how
each piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.
At least one of the pieces of
evidence and examples is
relevant and has an
explanation that shows how
that piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.
Evidence and examples are
NOT relevant AND/OR are
not explained.
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
All sentences are well
constructed with varied
structure.
Most sentences are well
constructed and there is
some varied sentence
structure in the essay.
Most sentences are well
constructed, but there is no
variation is structure.
Most sentences are not well
constructed or varied.
SPELLING &
GRAMMAR
Author makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Author makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Author makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Author makes more than 4
errors in grammar or spelling
that distract the reader from
the content.
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