DESTINATION: NATIVE AMERICANS
| THE BIG QUESTION: What resources and problem-solving strategies did Native Americans use to adapt and survive in their environment and what can we learn from their resourcefulness? |
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STATION 1: SPEAKING CHEROKEE
You will need: Beginning Cherokee, index card, pencil
Write some phrases on your card:
FOR EXAMPLE:
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Hello |
O-si-yo |
Oh-see-yo |
With a partner, practice speaking Cherokee.
- ask questions
- answer questions
- count 1-10
How does it feel to speak another language? How does it feel to not understand another language?
Pioneers could not communicate with the Native Americans. Immigrants today must learn English to communicate in America. It's a lot of work and takes a lot of practice to learn a language well.
STATION 2: LEGEND WRITING
You will need: pencil, colored pencils, How to Write a Legend reference sheet, worksheet A, worksheet B
- Read this short legend from Soft Rain
- Watch powerpoint and read 'Why the Owl has a Spotted Coat'
- IDENTIFY beginnings on Worksheet A.
- IDENTIFY characters, problems, and resolutions on Worksheet B.
- You will write your own legend by following the reference sheet.
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ELEMENTS OF A GOOD LEGEND
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1) Prewriting: Organize your thoughts for writing by completing the plot diagram OR this worksheet
2) Use your prewriting thoughts to complete a rough draft.
3) Choose 1 student to peer edit your essay.
3) After you have edited your rough draft, type your final copy on the computer.
4) Print final copy, put in folder, and turn it in
To earn an A, your legend:
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STATION 3: SHOEBOX DIORAMA
You will need: a shoebox, glue, items from nature (twigs, grass, sand, etc), clay, pipe cleaners, yarn, whatever you need for your display
After researching your tribe, you should have a good idea about the outdoor environment, housing, and customs of your tribe.
In your shoebox you will make a miniature display representing your tribe.
- Using your webquest information from Station 5, make as many items as you can for your box.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION!
- When you are finished, you will report to the class about your tribe and explain the items in your diorama. RUBRIC
STATION 4: RUG WEAVING
You will need: felt base, fabric strips, raffia
Every tribe has an unique style and pattern of weaving that identifies their work.
You will create a small weaving to represent your tribe.
- Choose raffia or fabric
- Choose felt base
- Weave each strip under 1 slit, over 1 slit, under 1 slit, over 1 slit...
- Push strips together
- Repeat this process until you have completed the whole mat
- Place in diorama
STATION 5: WEBQUEST
You will need: pencil, worksheet
- Print webquest worksheet
- Choose a Native American tribe
- Use this map to help you start researching your tribe or you may use library books from the shelf
Click your tribe name to begin your search
HAPPY HUNTING!
STATION 6: BUFFALO ONE-STOP
All Native Americans were very resourceful. They threw nothing away and found a use for every part of an animal and for every natural resource they could find.
Imagine you're a Plains Indian and the buffalo is your only source of food, shelter, clothing, and tools. 2,000 
pounds...six feet tall at the humped shoulders...its spirit was praised before every hunt with a tribal ritual dance. How many ways can you use a buffalo? How many ways can you use just one part?
- Print worksheet.
- List 8 items that you need.
- Name a buffalo part that you could use to make that item.
- Briefly describe how you would make that item from that part.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION!
