Get to Know the Real Native Americans
Timeline:
50 minutes
Part 3
Procedure:
- Start by a review of what was accomplished during the last class and review the plans for this class.
- Ask the groups to gather and discuss progress as per their plan.
- Teacher should rotate through the groups during this time to help solve any problems, check progress and student participation.
- Using the items that each student provided for their re-created item(s), the groups should make the item.
- It’s important to provide help during this time and check progress.
- If plans aren’t working, teacher should help solve and have materials prepared to assist in projects.
- Once items are completed, groups should discuss their presentations.
- By this time, each member should be almost completely prepared for the presentation.
- Groups should be able to tell teacher exactly what they will be doing and provide a time estimate.
- Each group should have 10 minutes to present.
- Depending on each group’s progress, they can either continue work on presentation or do a dry run.
- Teacher will circulate, ask and answer questions and help students as needed.
Get to Know the Real Native Americans
Part 4
Timeline:
50 minutes
Procedure:
· Groups will present their tribes and re-created items.
· The students viewing the presentations should be asked to make a list for each tribe of what we have ‘borrowed’ from this tribe that we actively use today.
Conclusion:
· Following all group presentations, a discussion of what we have learned and ‘borrowed’ from each tribe begins.
· Students will use their created lists and brainstorm more.
· Discuss with the class how tribes were alike and different.
· Discuss what we today have in common with Native Americans of the past and present.
· Display presentations and created items in area for class to see, allow time for students to check out these items.
