It's Catholic, Arabic, French and Italian—in short, Malta's identity is a complex amalgamation of its historical influences. The island archipelago off the coast of Italy is so scenic, it's regularly used for filming television shows and movies. UNESCO says it's the most concentrated historical area of the world. A video resource showcases all of the country as it explores the nation's culture, language, and geographical features. 

Concepts

european countries, european geography, world geography, physical geography, human geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer the video to supplement instruction of Greek literature or other ancient texts
• Use the video to stimulate discussion of language development

Classroom Considerations

• Fits as the 110th video in the comprehensive Countries A-Z series
• Characterizes the country as strange, which can be seen as ethnocentric
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Maps and photos demonstrate geographic concepts in an engaging way
  
• Video includes cross-curricular connections, making it easy to adapt to a variety of lessons

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.10