Lesson Objective

Students explore popular Italian summer destinations and read short travel descriptions. Destinations may include Amalfi Coast, Sicily, and Sardinia.

What destinations are popular in Italy during the summer?

How does geography influence vacation choices?

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Communication: Interpretive

Cultures: Practices & Perspectives

Connections: Geography

Level 1: Identify locations

Level 2: Describe destinations

Level 3: Compare regions and attractions

Students practice skills similar to researching travel destinations before planning a trip.

Students may think Italy is culturally uniform across regions.

Students may assume all Italian vacations are beach-focused.

Provide simplified travel texts.

Allow visual maps for geographic support.

Challenge advanced students to research additional destinations.

Integrated Performance Assessment

-Reading

-Listening

-Writing