INTEGRATED LITERACY ASSIGNMENT

INTEGRATED LITERACY ASSIGNMENTLAURA COON

5 U1.1.1 Use maps to locate peoples in the desert Southwest, the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River (Eastern Woodland).

5 U1.1.2 Compare how American Indians in the desert Southwest and the Pacific Northwest adapted to or modified the environment.

GLCE Social Studies Content Expectations

http://www.quia.com/pages/hostetterna.htmlThis website provides endless information on the American Indianshttp://quizlet.com/7104887/unit-2-lesson-3-mc3-native-american-studies-flash-cards/This website allows students to practice the vocabulary necessary in these standards using online flashcards!http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activity/native-american-culturesThis website allows students to visit the different Native American regions.

Searching the WebWeb Resources

Maps based on colorPicture Books/ Trade Books

The Desert Southwest- Four Thousand Years of Life and ArtBy Allan and Carol HayesThe Desert is TheirsBy Byrd Baylor

When Clay SingsBy Byrd Baylor

Photographs

Plains Indians

Desert Southwestern Indians

Pacific Northwest Indians

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Charts Comparison Chart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfGKzev1ZtUThis clip shows a map of the regions and pictures of the environment of each region. It also shows the ways each tribe of Indians adapted to their surroundings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx_FNgiZDqkThe Plains Indians and their environment and way of life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmNW8rkmkyMThe way the Eastern Woodland Indians used the land for daily lifeVideo Clips

PoemsThe Hunters

There were but two beneath the sky-The thing, I came to kill, and II, under covert, quietlyWatched him sense eternityFrom quivering brush to pointed noseMy gun to shoulder level roseAnd then I felt (I could not see)Far off a hunter watching meI slowly put me rifle byFor there were two who had to die-The thing I wished to kill, and I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snJ3-0PjuJo

Eagle Poemby Joy Harjo(Start video at 0.28)In the Trail of the Wind9http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFeLSMJmygwThis dance represents the rowing of the fishers and the whalers from the Pacific Northwest Indian region.Music and Dance

Baylor, Bird. (1975). The Desert is Theirs. New York, NY: Aladdin Paperbacks.Baylor, Bird. (1972). When Clay Sings. New York, NY: Aladdin Paperbacks.Hayes, Carol. & Hayes, Carol. (2006). Desert Southwest- Four Thousand Years of Life and Art. Berkely, CA: Ten Speed Press.The Hunters. (Poem) Harjo, Joy. (Speaker). (2009). Eagle Poem. [Youtube video]

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