Landmarks in Asia: Writing Across the Curriculum

Help students build background knowledge, strengthen writing skills, and improve comprehension with this engaging presentation featuring six famous places in Asia.
 
Students explore:
🇨🇳 The Great Wall of China
🇮🇳 The Taj Mahal
🇯🇵 Mount Fuji
🇰🇭 Angkor Wat
🇦🇪 Burj Khalifa
🇷🇺 St. Basil's Cathedral
 
Each section introduces students to the history, geography, culture, and significance of a remarkable place. Students learn not just facts about each landmark, but the stories behind them, such as why they were built, how they were used, and why they remain important today.
 
Fully editable slides
Student-friendly informational text
Maps and photographs
Historical and cultural background
Memorable stories and interesting facts
Questions and opportunities for discussion
Easy to adapt for your own classroom
 
A ready-to-use PDF version of the complete presentation is included for teachers who want to present the material without making edits.
 
Writing Across the Curriculum
This resource connects content knowledge with writing instruction. Once students have learned about these fascinating places, they have meaningful information to use as they practice:
 
Sentence expansion
Subordinating conjunctions
Because, but, and so sentences
Note-taking
Using academic vocabulary in context
 
Instead of asking students to write about a topic they know little about, this resource gives them concrete knowledge and interesting ideas to write about.
 
Students learn best when new ideas are connected to concrete examples they can see, understand, and remember. Learning about an actual place gives students something to visualize and discuss while building the background knowledge they need for future reading and writing.
The six landmarks also expose students to different countries, cultures, religions, historical periods, geographic features, and human achievements.
 
Great for:
Grades 4–6
Writing Across the Curriculum
Social Studies + ELA integration
Building background knowledge
Informational writing
Reading comprehension
Whole-class instruction
Writing warm-ups
Social studies units
Research preparation
 
Formats included: Editable presentation + PDF
 
Important: This is an original, teacher-created resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the landmarks, organizations, or sources referenced in the presentation.
 
The sentence activities are adapted from the instructional approach in The Writing Revolution 2.0 by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler.