Honoring Indigenous Peoples

Lesson 17
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ELA

Unit 6

3rd Grade

Lesson 17 of 18

Objective


Create a presentation about a recent Indigenous changemaker.

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Writing Prompt

Create a presentation about a recent Indigenous changemaker. Your presentation should include: 

  • Details about the person’s tribe (what the tribe values and important traditions) 
  • Important moments from the person’s childhood 
  • Important moments from the person’s adulthood
  • What we can learn from the person
  • Any additional facts 

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.3.3 — Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
  • SL.3.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
  • W.3.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
  • W.3.2.a — Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
  • W.3.2.b — Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
  • W.3.2.c — Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
  • W.3.2.d — Provide a concluding statement or section.
  • W.3.7 — Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
  • W.3.8 — Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Supporting Standards

L.3.1
L.3.2
SL.3.4
SL.3.5
W.3.4
W.3.5
W.3.6
W.3.10
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