Prior Knowledge and NEW Instructional Content Prior Knowledge: History of American Indian tribes and cultures How to analyze photographs New Content: Different homes and environments of Native Americans Natural resources Environmental characteristics Pueblo: the communal dwelling of an American Indian village of Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent areas consisting of contiguous flat-roofed stone or adobe houses in groups sometimes several stories high Longhouse: a long communal dwelling of some American Indians (as the Iroquois) Instructional Instructional Main Events of Modifications to Modifications to Instruction ASSIST Students CHALLENGE Students Provide definitions Compare and contrast the Ask students to choose for key words two photographs. whether they would rather throughout the live as Pueblo in a pueblo discussion. Ask students to create a house or Powhatan and Include key words venn diagram along with live in a longhouse and during brain storm the teacher as part of class explain why in a paragraph such as brainstorm. as well a picture they draw. environment, climate, land and plant life. Name:____________________
Prior Knowledge and NEW Instructional Content Prior Knowledge: History of American Indian tribes and cultures How to analyze photographs New Content: Different homes and environments of Native Americans Natural resources Environmental characteristics Pueblo: the communal dwelling of an American Indian village of Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent areas consisting of contiguous flat-roofed stone or adobe houses in groups sometimes several stories high Longhouse: a long communal dwelling of some American Indians (as the Iroquois) Instructional Modifications to ASSIST Students Main Events of Instruction Instructional Modifications to CHALLENGE Students Provide definitions for key words throughout the discussion. Include key words during brain storm such as environment, climate, land and plant life. Compare and contrast the two photographs. Ask students to create a venn diagram along with the teacher as part of class brainstorm. Ask students to choose whether they would rather live as Pueblo in a pueblo house or Powhatan and live in a longhouse and explain why in a paragraph as well a picture they draw. Name:____________________
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