Annual Foreign Language Awareness Visual Art Contest

CROSSING BORDERS

MAP CONTEST

 

Involve your students in the theme of the 2011 Spring Conference:

CROSSING BORDERS TO PROFICIENCY

 

Steps for map making:

 

1. Combine the map-making activity with another language activity with your students, i.e. skit, study of a country, travel unit, etc.
2. Create a map showing three countries or three regions of a country (resource site: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/ index.html Use sturdy paper to create map such as poster board, manila file folder or tag board.
3. Students draw and color map and use materials to enhance the presentation (i.e. creating mountains and plateaus in three dimension, using tissue paper to create rivers, etc.)
4. Students then create the flags of the country or region to attach to the map (suggestion: use toothpicks as flag poles).
5. Finally students create a paper doll depicting the traditional dress of the countries or regions and attach those to the map. The idea is that students clearly show that 3 borders have been crossed in their journey on the map.
6. Students should label their maps with the following information on the back side of the map using a 3” X 5” index card:
   • Name of map-maker
   • Language of study
   • Year of study (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)
   • School name
   • School phone
   • Teacher's name
   • Teacher’s email
   • Name of school district
7. Teacher sends in best examples of maps to:

Map-Making Contest Chairman at the following address:

Barb Vits: 14460 W. 71st Ave., Arvada, CO 80004

 

Box of maps must be post marked no later than December 1, 2010. Teachers will be able to pick up their students' maps after the Key Note Luncheon at the Spring Conference.