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Unit 6
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Explain how the Americans impacted Indigenous people, culture, and society.
Book: The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz pp. 15 – 20
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How did the Americans impact Indigenous people and culture?
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What happened after the fighting ended? What did the People agree to?
What does it mean that the reservation land was very poor? How did that impact the People?
After the People agreed to live on reservations, what happened to their land?
What did the government do to the People?
Why does the author include the illustration on page 17?
What was life like for the People after they were moved from the reservations?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
treaty
n.
(p. 15)
an official agreement between two groups
reservation
an area of land in the U.S. that is kept separate as a place for Native Americans to live
scarce
adj.
very small in amount or number
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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.
RI.3.7 — Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.3.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.3.4.b — Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
RF.3.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.3.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RI.3.1 — Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RI.3.4 — Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
RI.3.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2—3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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.3.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Explain what the People realized at the end of the story and what they told others.
Explain two to three things the author wants the reader to know and understand about the People.
Standards
RI.3.3RI.3.7
Explain how the arrival of European explorers and settlers impacted Indigenous people.
Elaborate by adding important details to prove a point.
L.3.1.iW.3.2.c
Analyze and explain the author’s purpose for writing The People Shall Continue.
L.3.6RI.3.3RI.3.6SL.3.1SL.3.1.cSL.3.1.d
2 days
Research an Indigenous nation or tribe in your area. Create a report that shows how the Indigenous population has changed over time.
RI.3.3W.3.2W.3.2.aW.3.2.bW.3.2.cW.3.2.dW.3.7W.3.8
Explain what information the author wants readers to understand about Native languages and why they are important.
RI.3.2
Explain what messages Chester received about speaking Navajo and why the messages changed.
Explain why the Navajo Code Talkers were vital to the war.
Explain why being a Code Talker required both intelligence and bravery.
RI.3.2RI.3.3RI.3.7
Explain why it is important to honor and remember the Navajo Code Talkers.
Explain the challenges Wilma and her family faced and what Wilma learned from the challenges.
RI.3.3
Explain why Wilma was motivated to make her community a better place.
Describe why Wilma Mankiller was "an ordinary person who was given an opportunity to do extraordinary things."
RI.3.2RI.3.9
Discuss why Wilma Mankiller is considered an "ordinary person who was given an opportunity to do extraordinary things."
RI.3.2SL.3.1SL.3.1.cSL.3.1.dW.3.2
6 days
Create a presentation about a recent Indigenous changemaker.
RI.3.3SL.3.1W.3.2W.3.2.aW.3.2.bW.3.2.cW.3.2.dW.3.7W.3.8
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