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Unit Introduction
KWHL chart, discussion and video. -
Native Americans- Tour the Homelands of the First Americans Close Read
Students will choral read, Native Americans- Tour the Homelands of the First Americans by Jeri Cipriano.*As they read, students will color a map of the United States indicating each region described in the text. *Along with the map students will complete a tree map graphic organizer to take notes on the clothes, food, dwelings, and cultural artifacts of the Native Americans of that region. *Before writing down notes on the tree map students will discuss their ideas and new discoveries. *Afte -
Dancing Rainbows
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*Read Dancing Rainbows and answer text-dependent questions. -
My Life Close Read
Students will close read the informative text My Life, Read-works article.Focus Question: How did the natural resources found in local regions influence Native American traditions long ago? -
Introduction to Folkales
*Folktales will be ntroduced using a Power Point presentation*Teacher will read the text, Storytellers by Diana Yurkovic. *From the story students will learn about Native American story telling and then they will create their own Storyteller doll using clay. -
Lesson 6 and 7
Choral read Native American non-fiction text that teaches about a specific region. Then, read a related folktale. -
Close read the Read Works articles: Native Americans: Inuit and Igloos
Students will close read the Read Works articles: Native Americans: Inuit and Igloos and write an informative essay answering the prompt: Describe how Native Americans used natural resources to provide for their own needs. -
Keynote Research
Using their My Big Campus accounts, notes, and non-fiction texts, students will work collaboratively to create a Keynote presentation. -
Native American Matrix
Working with their table teams, each student will complete a Native American Matrix by matching the clothes, food, dwellings and artifacts with each of the four main regions, Northwest coast, desert, plains and northeast coast. -
Performance Task
Performance Task- All people share certain needs such as clothing, food, and shelter. Different groups of people have met these needs in different ways. After reading the articles “Native American: Keeping the Past Alive” and “Traditional Native American Homes,” describe how Native Americans used natural resources to provide for their own needs.
