Title: Native American presentation

Subject(s): Social Studies

Grade Level: 2nd grade

Duration: 3 weeks

Stage 1: Desired ResuIts

Standards:

2.2 The student will compare the lives and contributions of 3 American ndian
cultures of the past and present with emphasis on the Powhatan of the Eastern
Woodland, the Lokota of the Plains and the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.

Essential and Guiding questions:

American ndians developed different cultures because they lived in different

environments of North America.
n what ways were past American ndian lifestyles in Virginia similar to and
different from those of the Lakota and Pueblo ndians?

Objectives (learning targets):

Students will be able to produce a power point presentation that illustrates

how a native American tribe used their environment to help them survive.

Vocabulary:

Architecture Eastern Woodlands southwest

contribution Powhatan Pueblo
regions transportation adobe
Lakota irrigation Plains

Stage 2: Assessment

What will be assessed? How will it be assessed?

nteractive Notebook information

Native American sort
PowerPoint Presentation



Does the information in the
interactive notebook clearly
describe the tribe?
Are the characteristics for each
tribe sorted under the correct
tribe?
PowerPoint will be assessed
according to a rubric.

Stage 3: Learning Activity

Materials needed:

Websites for each tribe

books about each tribe
PowerPoint program
nteractive Notebook
Worksheet for sort activity
K-W-L chart

Preparation:

Before lesson begins find and gather information, such as books, websites,
and/or videos on each tribe. Load on each student computer websites that
students will access for their research.

Procedure (this section should be lengthy and detailed):

Day 1-5 30-45 min: Students should have interactive notebooks and should
add Powhatan KWL to their table of contents along with the page # where
that information will be found. On the appropriate page students should divide
their page into thirds and label each section with K-W-L. Ask them to fill out
the K section with things they know about the Powhatan ndians. Ask a few
students to share what they know. Ask students to think of what they want to
learn about the Powhatans. Have a few students share their ideas. All students
must fill in at least 3 things in each category for K & L. Once KWL is completed
have students add it to their interactive notebook. Have them add Powatan
2.2 to their table of contents in their nteractive Notebooks. They also need
to add the page #, it should just be the next available blank page after KWL.
ntroduce Powhatan ndians with video that shows how the Powhatan lived
and how they used their environment to survive. f time allots have student turn
and talk with someone near them about what they saw in the video. Choose
some students or pairs to share what they saw and make a chart on the Smart
Board. Have students transfer those ideas to their page in their interactive
notebooks. Students should use all the resource provided by the teacher to
find information on how native Americans traveled, what their homes were built
from, what their diet consisted of and what region they lived in. t should take
approximately one week per tribe. At the end of the 3 weeks, students should
have compiled enough information to create their presentation.

Assessment:

Use attached rubric to assess the PowerPoint.

Differentiation: (Describe how your instructional design accounts for the

different needs in your classroom)

A PowerPoint template will be provided for those students who need it. Also for
those students who opt to use a poster board instead of PowerPoint, posters
will be available.