Curriculum / ELA / 3rd Grade / Unit 6: Honoring Indigenous Peoples / Lesson 5
ELA
Unit 6
3rd Grade
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Expand the following sentences using a transition word or a conjunction.
The People fought to protect themselves and their land.
The People promised to honor the Treaties.
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L.3.1.i — Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
W.3.2.c — Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.3.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.3.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
W.3.5 — With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
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.
Lesson 4
Lesson 6
Explain two to three things the author wants the reader to know and understand about the People.
RI.3.3 RI.3.7
Explain how the arrival of European explorers and settlers impacted Indigenous people.
Explain how the Americans impacted Indigenous people, culture, and society.
Explain what the People realized at the end of the story and what they told others.
Writing
L.3.1.i W.3.2.c
Discussion & Writing
Analyze and explain the author’s purpose for writing The People Shall Continue.
L.3.6 RI.3.3 RI.3.6 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.c SL.3.1.d
Writing – 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.3.3 W.3.2 W.3.2.a W.3.2.b W.3.2.c W.3.2.d W.3.7 W.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.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.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.3.2 RI.3.9
Discuss why Wilma Mankiller is considered an "ordinary person who was given an opportunity to do extraordinary things."
RI.3.2 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.c SL.3.1.d W.3.2
Writing – 6 days
Create a presentation about a recent Indigenous changemaker.
RI.3.3 SL.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.2.a W.3.2.b W.3.2.c W.3.2.d W.3.7 W.3.8
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