Running header: NATIVE AMERICAN LESSON PLAN 5

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GRADE

Standard:
Analyze the culture of American
Indians. Analyze historical sources
from varying points of view to
develop an understanding of
historical context.
Concepts: family structure, beliefs,
and conflicts.
Native American Competencies:
5.H.1.1 Review relationships
between Native American tribes
and European explorers based on
information gathered in readings.
Student will understand:

Relationships between tribes,
negative and positive. Understand
cultural differences between
native Americans and Europeans
and how they affected one
another.
Students will know:
How Native Americans interacted
with European explorers.
How Native Americans viewed
Europeans.
How Europeans viewed Native .
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The benefits and drawbacks of
Native American and European
interactions.
Students will be able to:
Confidently research and evaluate
historical information, using
proper resources: local library,
bookstore, and internet.


5.H.1.2 Evaluate Native Americans
cultural practices: laws, family
structure, and tribal wars.
Students will understand:
How tribes governed themselves.
Who made the laws?
How tribe leaders were chosen.
Were they voted in or handed
down through bloodlines?
What tribes were more aggressive
than others?
Students will know:
Native Americans religious and
spiritual beliefs.
Did they believe in one God or
many Gods?
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5.H.1.2 Evaluate Native Americans
cultural practices: laws, family
structure, and tribal wars.
Students will understand:
How tribes governed themselves.
Who made the laws?
How tribe leaders were chosen.
Were they voted in or handed
down through bloodlines?
What tribes were more aggressive
than others?
Students will know:
Native Americans religious and
spiritual beliefs.
Did they believe in one God or
many Gods?
Native American customs:
Celebrations, Dances, and foods.

5.H.1.3 Analyze the conflict
between Native Americans and
European settlers.

Students will understand:
The conflict between Native
Americans and European settlers
over land.
Students will know:
The impact that Explorers had on
the Native American people:
How explorers resources changed
life for American Indians, and
how a lack of certain resources
played apart in their downfall.
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Re-engaging Strategies Choice Opportunities
Students will write down
any questions they have
during the lesson that they
are confused on, or write
down something they found
interesting and would like
to hear more information
on. After 10 minutes ask
students what questions
they have related to the
information discussed in
that 10-minute block. Give
a brief summary of the last
10 minutes.
After another 10 minutes,
ask a critical thinking
question: Should Native
Americans have quickly
accepted Europeans way of
life, why or why not? Have
students pair up for 2
minutes and discuss their
Students will be given a
choice to write a short
essay on one of five
Native American tribes:
the Utes, Cheyenne,
Comanche, Cherokee, or
Apache.
Stuuents will have a choice
to have teachei biing in
Native Ameiican clothes,
have Native Ameiican foou,
oi leain a tiibal uance.
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Aligning Skills Interacting with Students and
Checking Progress
Stuuents will be askeu to
think about what it woulu be
like if a gang came to take
ovei theii neighboihoou.
They will be asked to think how it
might feel if their family traditions
were taken away or criticized.
Students will be asked if what
happened to the Native American
people is something that could happen
today, why or why not. Allotted time 5
minutes
Set fiee time asiue at the
enu of each week, uuiing
this time stuuents will be
calleu up inuiviuually to see
wheie they feel they aie in
teims of peisonal goals they
have set at the beginning of
the lesson.
Email stuuents anu ask if
they neeu help in meeting
theii peisonal goals.
uieet stuuents at the uooi at
answers then discuss as a
class for 5 minutes.
Stait lesson by asking, why
uiu Native Ameiicans live in
tiibes, oi who uiu Native
Ameiicans have to fight foi
lanu. Stop lesson aftei 1u
minutes anu see if the
stuuents can answei
questions.

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the beginning of class anu
ask if theie is any
infoimation that they aie
having tiouble with.
Encourage students to use one another
to learn and discuss information,
exchange ideas with other classmates.
Class Rules Group Rules
Always be iespectful of
otheis.
No teasing, oi name calling.
As soon as you come into
class, be seateu anu take out
class utensils.
No talking when teachei is
speaking.
Raise hanu when you have a
question, nevei shout out
answeis.
Bo not inteiiupt class to ask
to use the iestioom. If
stuuents neeu to go to the
iestioom, quietly giab the
hall pass anu go. Bo not
abuse this piivilege oi you
When stuuents walk in they
will be given a numbei, that
numbei will be the gioup
they will woik with on that
uay.
Bo not complain about who
is in youi gioup.
Be iespectful of otheis iueas.
Bo not shout ovei one
anothei.
Biviue woik equally.
Eveiyone in the gioup will
speak anu shaie iueas.
Remembei some people
leain uiffeiently.
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will loose it.
Be on time to class. If you
aie taiuy, come in quietly
anu sit uown.
Provide Feedback Checking Progress Towards Unit
Standards
uive wiitten foimative
feeuback on assignments.
uiaue homewoik in a timely
mannei so stuuents can
ieview feeuback. Bomewoik
shoulu be given back in no
moie than 2 uays.
uive veibal feeuback at the
beginning of class ielateu to
homewoik assignments.
Biscuss what common
mistakes weie maue,
pioviue solutions.
Ensuie feeuback is not
evaluative. Take S minutes
to walk aiounu anu meet
with stuuents.
Allow stuuents to woik in
gioups to pioviue
constiuctive ciiticism on
Rubiic will be pioviueu foi
uaily lessons so stuuents can
check theii piogiess.
Pioviue stuuents with a
checklist as the class moves
thiough the lesson.
Wiite a sentence stem foi
stuuents, have them tuin it
in at weeks enu.
Set asiue time to meet with
each stuuent to gauge
unueistanuing anu check
piogiess towaius set goals.
Aftei gioup woik have
stuuent's self-asses, anu see
how theii knowleuge
compaies to theii paitneis.
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assignments.

Opportunities to Process in 10
Minute Intervals
Utilizing The 6 Essential Cs
Allow stuuents to finish up
any notes befoie moving on
with lesson.
Take an oppoitunity foi
stuuents to paii shaie. Biief
collaboiative leaining
befoie continuing with
lesson. Allow 2 minutes
Take a few minutes to allow
a question answei session
between stuuents anu
teachei. No moie than S
minutes.
!"#$%&$'() Ask stuuents why
hoises impioveu the life of
Native Ameiicans.
!%**+,'$%*) Can you tell me
how you might have felt as a
Native Ameiican, when
Euiopean exploieis came to
youi lanu.
!%-+#+*,+) Pioviue
stuuents with examples of
the impoitance of Native
Ameiican tiauitions,
stiuggles between them anu
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uive stuuents the
oppoitunity to stanu up anu
stietch theii legs.
Ask stuuents to sit anu think
about the infoimation they
have just ieceiveu befoie
concluuing. Allow S minutes.


Euiopean settleis, anu
explain uisauvantages
Native Ameiicans weie not
able to oveicome.
!%*,+*'#.'$%*) uive
homewoik to help stuuent
ieview lessons fiom class.
Pioviue time foi coopeiative
leaining.
!%.,-$*/) uive quiz to
stuuents, play quiz show
style game with class,
pioviuing foimative
feeuback.
!%*'+0') wiite a biief essay
on a tiibe. Reseaich if tiibe
still exists touay.