Mary B. Taylor
Mary B. Taylor is a literacy coach at Mineral Springs Middle School in Winston-Salem, NC. She completed her undergraduate education at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and received her Master’s degree from UNC - Greensboro. She has taught social studies and language arts to grades 6-8 for 25 years.
Resources created by Mary B. Taylor
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- Africa: Interpreting physical maps
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.1
- In this lesson for grade seven, students look at a physical map of Africa and use it to speculate how the geography of a given region might affect human culture in that area.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
- By Mary B. Taylor.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Economic planning in West Africa
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.3
- In this lesson plan for grade seven, students will research the West African nation Mali and will work in groups to create proposals for improvement projects in Mali. Students will discuss careers that require creating proposals and giving presentations.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Mary B. Taylor.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Ecotourism in South Asia
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.4
- In this lesson for grade seven, students learn about ecotourism in Nepal and discuss its negative and positive aspects. Students conclude by drawing connections with tourism in the United States.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Kenyatta Bennett.Adapted by Sonya Rexrode and Mary B. Taylor.
- Laws and government: Hammurabi's Code
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.2
- In this lesson plan for grade seven, students analyze the Code of Hammurabi and make inferences about Babylonian society based on the code. The lesson plan concludes with a discussion of contemporary careers that involve knowledge of laws.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Mary B. Taylor.
