O cenário de uma história é o local e a hora, ou onde e quando. Os cenários muitas vezes desempenham um papel crucial, especialmente no caso da ficção histórica ou quando existem vários lugares, como é o caso no livro Walk Two Moons . Os alunos criarão um mapa da jornada de Sal para identificar as diferentes configurações do livro . Eles podem traçar a rota que ela e seus avós fizeram nos Estados Unidos. O modelo fornece um mapa em branco dos Estados Unidos e os alunos são convidados a adicionar símbolos e cenas para indicar onde Sal parou ao longo do caminho a oeste de Bybanks, Kentucky para Idaho. Os alunos podem usar o lado do cartão-postal do modelo para escolher um lugar na jornada do Sal para destacar. Eles podem criar uma cena, escrever uma descrição do local abaixo da imagem e, em seguida, escrever um cartão postal do ponto de vista de Sal para alguém em Euclides, OH. Ela poderia escrever para seu pai, Phoebe, Ben ou outro personagem. Locais que Sal visitou: Chicago, IL, Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin Dells, Monumento Nacional Pipestone, MN, Badlands, SD, Mount Rushmore, SD, Old Faithful, WY, Coeur d'Alene, ID e Lewiston, ID.
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Objetivo: Criar um storyboard identificando as diferentes configurações do livro Walk Two Moons .
Instruções do aluno:
Expand your lesson by connecting students' setting maps to social studies or geography. Linking literature to other subjects deepens understanding and makes learning more meaningful.
Gather blank maps, colored pencils, and research materials about U.S. geography and culture. Having these ready helps students make richer connections between Sal’s journey and real-world places.
Assign each student or group a stop on Sal’s journey to investigate. Encourage looking up fun facts, historical events, or cultural landmarks to bring each setting to life beyond the book.
Host a brief class discussion or gallery walk where students share what they learned about their assigned locations. This fosters engagement and helps students see the diversity of settings in Sal’s journey.
Prompt students to analyze how each place may have shaped Sal’s experiences or decisions. This reflection helps build deeper literary understanding and critical thinking skills.
The setting map activity for Walk Two Moons involves students tracing Sal's journey across the United States by marking key locations from the story on a blank U.S. map. Students add symbols and scenes for each stop and may also create a postcard highlighting one special place from Sal’s travels.
Students can create a map of Sal’s journey by using a blank United States map template, adding symbols or drawings to represent each place visited, and labeling these locations in a key. This visual helps them identify and remember the novel’s different settings.
Sal visited several places including Bybanks, Kentucky; Chicago, IL; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Dells; Pipestone National Monument, MN; Badlands, SD; Mount Rushmore, SD; Old Faithful, WY; Coeur d’Alene, ID; and Lewiston, ID.
To write a postcard from Sal’s point of view, choose a place she visited, draw or describe the scene on the postcard, and write a short message as if Sal is sending it to someone back in Euclid, OH—like her dad, Phoebe, or Ben—sharing her thoughts or experiences at that location.
Mapping the setting helps students understand the importance of place in the story, visualize Sal's cross-country journey, and connect events to specific locations. It deepens comprehension by making the narrative more interactive and memorable.