- Unit 6
- Level 1
- 4 days
- context clues
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Standards Addressed:
- L.3.1
- L.3.1.a
- L.3.1.g
- L.3.2
- L.3.2.f
- L.3.4
- RF.3.3
- RF.3.4
- RI.3.1
- RI.3.2
- RI.3.3
- RI.3.5
- RL.3.1
- RL.3.2
- RL.3.3
- RL.3.4
- RL.3.5
- RL.3.9
- RL.3.10
- SL.3.1
- W.3.3
- W.3.6
Lesson Materials/Resources
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Zuni Indian Fact Sheet Visit Link
Objectives
Follow Treasures TE guidelines to teach:
Phonics: consonants + -le and -al, multisyllabic words, fluency
Vocabulary Words: decorated, symbol, darkened, gnaws, securing, weakest, constellations, dipper, compass, North Star
Vocabulary skills: context clues,
Spelling: consonant + -el, -le syllable words
Grammar: adjectives that compare, conventions of standard English
(Native Americans of the Southwest – New Mexico)
**This may be a good time to incorporate or revisit Unit 2 in Reflections, Social Studies book.
Compare/contrast graphic organizer (Venn Diagram or 2-col. chart)
Journal entry: Describe Little Red Ant and how his curiosity helped him ask and answer questions to learn.
Extension: gather totem pole background information
Assessment/CFU
What were Zuni homes like in the past?
Zuni people lived in adobe houses or pueblos, which are multi-story house complexes made of large stones cemented together with adobe (a baked mixture of clay and straw). Each adobe unit was home to one family, like a modern apartment. Zuni people used ladders to reach the upstairs apartments. A Zuni adobe house can contain dozens of units and was often home to an entire extended clan.
Unlike most old-fashioned Indian shelters, traditional Zuni houses are still used by some people today. Other Zuni families live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.
Instructional Activities:
Reading Foundations:
- Phonics: consonant +le (al, el) syllables TE 310N, multisyllabic words TE 310O, fluency
- Spelling: consonant + -el, -le syllables
- Grammar: Adjectives That Compare
Opening/Warmup/Connecting Prior Knowledge
Teaching The Strongest One
Academic Vocabulary Words (in text, context, or lesson): Zuni, adobe, sophisticated, dwelling, secure, symbol, depict, suggested, crouch, weak, Mesa, pueblo, dangerous, analyze, totem pole, 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional
Outcome of “The Strongest One” – a play:
Students will analyze and compare a Zuni pueblo home to their own home using observation, sketching, peer dialogue, and a graphic organizer.
Activity: Before viewing a picture of a Zuni house, ask students to generate questions about what kind of lifestyle and houses and daily tasks the Zuni people had. Then,
using a picture or photograph, review and analyze the details of a Zuni house. Students will draw two sketches: one of the Zuni house and one of their own style of house. Students should then share their drawings and compare/contrast theirs with the drawings of others verbally. They can then use a compare/contrast graphic organizer to analyze the two types of houses that they drew.
Students should summarize the benefits and drawbacks of a Zuni house as well as the benefits and drawbacks of modern housing.
Use journals to have students describe Little Red Ant and how his curiosity helped him learn and answer questions.
Use Social Studies in Action Resources for Classroom book from Reflections
Use drama activity: Mt. Shasta Grizzly Legend, pg. 28-31 to reinforce American Indian Legends and speaking and listening skills.
Extension Activity: Students could learn about totem poles and how the carvings “tell stories” in North American Indian culture. Students could draw a totem pole about the story of their own lives using a cardboard tube (3-dimensional) or paper (2-dimensional).
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