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Barret Paideia Academy. “ Native American Indians” 5 th Grade. Unit Plan Summary:. Students understand that trade connected the Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans. Students locate geographic features and places on a map of the United States. Essential Question. Why am I here ?.
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BarretPaideia Academy “Native American Indians”5th Grade
Unit Plan Summary: Students understand that trade connected the Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans. Students locate geographic features and places on a map of the United States.
Essential Question Why am I here?
Can students identify and compare historic Native AmericanIndian groups of the West, Southwest, Northwest, Arctic, Great Plains, and Eastern Woodlands regions at the beginning of European exploration? • Can students locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of water on a map of the United States? Unit Questions Content Questions • How were the Native American nations alike/different? • What was life like for Native American nations in the 1600’s? • What are the various major landforms and geographical features of the United States? • What specific landforms are present around a specific Native American nation? • How did the landforms in a region affect the Native American nation?
Benefits of Using Project Approaches, Ongoing Assessment, and CFQs in My Unit • Students research about a Native American Nation. • Their project has a real audience—History students from a local college. • Students collaborate with peers to collect information about a Native American Nation. • They learn writing and thinking skills while they are working on the project. • Throughout the project they give and receive feedback on their work.
By Using Project Approaches, Ongoing Assessment, and CFQs My Students Will: • Experience writing and creating for a real audience and use technology to enhance their learning • Gain self-assessment and self-direction skills that they will use and build on all year long
Gauging Student Needs Assessment • I will use my Essential and Unit Questions to: • Find out what students think Native American Nations and the regions of North America • Gather information on higher-order thinking and 21st century skills: • By answering how good writers write, students will show their metacognitive awareness of writing strategies • By taking on different perspectives and predicting their needs, students will anticipate what people want to know about the school
Gauging Student Needs Assessment • What I will learn from the assessment • What my students already know about the different landforms in North America • Prior Knowledge of Native American Nations • What my students will gain from the assessment • Clarification of types of landforms • Misconceptions of Native Americans
My Goals • Learn about different kinds of technology that will motivate my students • Find ways to get my students to do more higher-order thinking • Learn some strategies for helping students do projects from other teachers