Describing A Place with Assessment

KS3 Geography Lesson: Describing a Place Using Geographical Skills

Lesson Focus:
How can we describe a place in Geography?

This engaging KS3 lesson develops students’ geographical skills by exploring how to describe places using appropriate vocabulary and structured writing.

Lesson Includes:

A clear focus on key geographical terminology to support accurate place descriptions

Whole-class feedback opportunities to model and refine descriptive writing

Editable worksheets that guide students in describing their local area (adaptable to suit your classroom context)

A structured assessment task with a scaffolded writing frame and mark scheme

A high-quality WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) to exemplify expectations