Mme. Cowherd
November

Students will include language in their study of Native American culture, enriching their school experience and their understanding of Native American tribes and nations as complete and continuous cultures.

Students will create, illustrate and decorate, using appropriate motifs, a Native American Phrase Book

·Prepare and present brief reports on thematic topics (e.g., weather report, commercial, etc.) using a variety of formats (e.g., brochures, dioramas, puppets, travel posters, etc.)

· Identify roles and responsibilities of men, women and children in the target culture(s).

·Identify how people in the target culture(s) interact with their environment (e.g., living space according to available materials, modes of transportation – metro, chivitas, recreational space, etc.)

·3 Describe cultural achievements and/or symbols of the target culture(s) (e.g., Mona Lisa, Statutes of Simon Bolivar, Fados of Portugal, castles, cathedrals, pyramids and fountains).

·4 Use primary bilingual dictionary, picture dictionary or glossary to access information.

·Demonstrate a familiarity with peoples, events and places from a broad spectrum of human experience through selected study from historical periods and from the various regions.

·Recognize that people develop traditions that transmit their beliefs and ideals.

·Examine family life and cultures of different peoples at different times in history

·Interpret text by using prior knowledge and experiences

·Use a variety of monitoring and self-correcting methods (skimming, scanning, reading ahead, re-reading, using resources, summarizing, re-telling, re-adjusting speed)

·Interact with others in creating, interpreting and evaluating written, oral and visual texts

·Engage in a process of generating ideas, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing or presenting

·Proofread and edit for grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization

·Speak and write using conventional patterns of syntax and diction

2. Critically evaluate the websites for relevancy