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Teacher's Guide for APPLESEEDS American Places: San DiegoMay 2000
Teacher's Guide prepared by: Linda A. Boaen and Linda C. Marty.
Vocabulary
bonobo
borrego
chantey
chula vista
El Camino Real
embarcadero
fiberglass
flamingo
galley
kinkajou
mission
palomar
presidio
pueblos
rainmaker
ranchos
skeg
Introduction
San Diego is a major tourist spot as well as one of the first major European settlements on the West Coast of America. Ask students what they know about San Diego today and about its history. Have students share their ideas. After reading this magazine, have students create a tourism brochure highlighting San Diego's past and present.
Mark It on the Map
Have students locate San Diego on a map. Have them identify the state where San Diego is located. Ask students about San Diego's proximity to Mexico and how this location affects the city. What affect does the Pacific Ocean have on the city and its people?
Questions for Discussion
- Who was Junípero Serra and why is he important to the history of San Diego?
- What effect does the multicultural history of San Diego have upon the city?
- Why do many places in San Diego have Spanish names?
- What effect did the Sante Fe Railroad have on the development of San Diego?
- Why was Balboa Park built? What is located in the park today?
- Why is San Diego one of America's fastest-growing cities?
- Why is the San Diego Zoo so popular? What are some of the animals you would find there? Why is it considered a world leader in its treatment of animals?
- Why is surfing so popular in San Diego?
- Why is baseball player Tony Gwynn considered an important symbol of San Diego?
Write About It
Students may complete one or more of the following activities:
- After reading the article about the San Diego Zoo on pages 14 - 15, think of an animal threatened with extinction. Write a short essay on how the zoo might help save this animal.
- Read "Beastly Bedtimes" on pages 18 - 19. Then imagine that you are on an African safari. Write your own diary entries for your safari.
- Write an animal story or legend that you could tell at "Beastly Bedtimes" (see page 18).
- Review the magazine and make a list of five things you could do or places you would want to visit in San Diego. List these in the order you would like to do them and explain why.
- Read "Voyage into the Past" on pages 20 - 21. Then imagine that you are aboard a tall ship sailing toward San Diego. Write an essay describing your journey and all the events that take place on ship.
- Create a descriptive time line of San Diego's culture and history.
- Write and illustrate your own poem about San Diego.
- Write and illustrate your own poem about your hometown.
Think About It
- Read the article "A Visit to Balboa Park" on pages 16 - 17. Decide what places in the park that you most want to visit. Explain why.
- You have just returned from "A Voyage into the Past," as discussed on pages 20 - 21. Think about what life was like living on a ship during the early days of San Diego. Would you have liked to live and work on such a ship?
- How do you believe San Diego's connection to the Santa Fe Railroad altered this city's history?
Get Into Art
Students may complete one or more of the following activities:
- Divide students into groups and have each group choose one animal mentioned in "A Walk on the Wild Side" (pages 14 - 15). Have each group design a natural habitat for their chosen animal. The design should include a written description of each animal's important habits. Combine each habitat together on a wall or bulletin board to represent your class's unique zoo.
- Have students create a maze of Balboa Park imitating the one on page 22 - 23.
- Have students design a tourist poster titled "Surf's Up!"
- Have students play the role of competing advertising companies asked to create a public relations campaign for the city of San Diego. Have students peruse different travel magazines and then create an advertisement for the city. The best ad (determined by student vote) wins the contract!
- Ask students to imagine how your city could become a major tourist spot, and then create a map such as the one on pages 16 - 17.
- Have students create a design for their own surfboard.
Research Project
Students may complete one or both of the following activities:
- Have students research which animals live inside the San Diego Zoo. Then have them choose one animal they think is not naturally well suited for San Diego's climate. Have students research and write a report on how the zoo has accommodated the needs of this particular animal.
- Using your television weather channel or newspaper weather guide, compare the climate patterns of San Diego, your own city, and one other city of your choice. Make a chart to show the comparison.
Learning Foreign Languages
Find five words on pages 8 and 9 that are derived from the Spanish language. List each word and write its original meaning. Place them onto a vocabulary board. Write a sentence using each word. Have students think of other words that are derived from Spanish.
Just for Fun
Students may complete one or more of the following activities:
- Have students design a baseball card for San Diego Padre player Tony Gwynn or another member of the team. Make sure they include the players' statistics on the back of the card (see pages 26 - 27).
- Play "Batter Up!" on page 28.
- Make a list of the fun things you could do while vacationing in San Diego. Create a crossword puzzle using these activities. Use the description of the activities as your clues.
Follow Their Footsteps
Juan Cabrillo
Faye Fraser
Tony Gwynn
Charles Hatfield
Alonzo Horton
Duke Kahanamoku
Stephen Kearny
Andes Pico
Junípero Serra
Bob Simmons
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