Lesson Two: Comparing Ancient and Modern American Indians
Question: What are the different needs between people from the past and the present?
Virginia Standards Addressed:
Social Studies 1.1 The student will interpret information presented in picture timelines to show sequence of events and will distinguish among past, present, and future.
English 1.12 The student will write to communicate ideas
a) Generate ideas.
b) Focus on one topic.
c) Use descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events.
d) Use complete sentences in final copies.
e) Begin each sentence with a capital letter and use ending punctuation in final copies.
f) Use correct spelling for high-frequency sight words and phonetically regular words in final copies
g) Share writing with others.
(Fine Arts) Visual Arts 1.16 The student will view works of art and describe similarities and differences between them.
(Fine Arts) Visual Arts 1.19 The student will express a point of view regarding what art is and what purpose art serves.
Objective(s):
The students will be able to compare and contrast ancient and modern American Indians.
The students will be able to study photographs and paintings of ancient and modern American Indians and analyze them.
Materials
a. Student Materials
i. 26 pieces of notebook paper
ii. 26 pencils
iii. 26 copies of the Ancient and Modern American Indians worksheet (Appendix C)
b. Teacher Materials
i. A copy of the poem, Indian Children, written by Annette Wynne (Appendix B)
ii. Photographs and paintings from ancient and modern American Indians for the students to share
Assessment
The formative assessment would be to have the students observe and study the pictures and discuss the differences between the pictures. The students will have to write two to three sentences about what was different between the pictures and share with other classmates.
Procedure
1. Begin by reading the poem, Indian Children (Appendix B), aloud to the class. Discuss the poem and discuss what people need to survive. Ask the students what they think about the poem and what the children need to survive.
2. Once the poem is completed, the teacher will put the students into groups and have the groups sit together.
3. Before the teacher passes out the pictures and paintings, the go over proper etiquette when handling the pictures and paintings. The teacher will also discuss how to compare and contrast the pictures so the students know what to look for and what to take notice of.
4. Pass out different pictures and paintings to each group of students. The students will be shown paintings and photographs for people to compare. The paintings and photographs would compare ancient and modern American Indians; therefore the students will know that they still exist.
5. Once the students are given enough time to compare and contrast the pictures and paintings, bring the class back together and have a discussion about what the students noticed.
6. Close by asking the following questions:
a. What did you notice about the ancient American Indians?
b. What did you notice about the modern American Indians?
c. How are they similar?
d. How are they different?
e. How are the ancient American Indians different from us? How are they the same?
f. How are the modern American Indians similar to us?
g. Did you know about modern American Indians before this activity?
7. Have the students complete the Venn diagram worksheet (Appendix C) to compare ancient American Indians and modern American Indians. It is important for the students to acknowledge that American Indians are still present and are not like their ancient ancestors.
Virginia Standards Addressed:
Social Studies 1.1 The student will interpret information presented in picture timelines to show sequence of events and will distinguish among past, present, and future.
English 1.12 The student will write to communicate ideas
a) Generate ideas.
b) Focus on one topic.
c) Use descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events.
d) Use complete sentences in final copies.
e) Begin each sentence with a capital letter and use ending punctuation in final copies.
f) Use correct spelling for high-frequency sight words and phonetically regular words in final copies
g) Share writing with others.
(Fine Arts) Visual Arts 1.16 The student will view works of art and describe similarities and differences between them.
(Fine Arts) Visual Arts 1.19 The student will express a point of view regarding what art is and what purpose art serves.
Objective(s):
The students will be able to compare and contrast ancient and modern American Indians.
The students will be able to study photographs and paintings of ancient and modern American Indians and analyze them.
Materials
a. Student Materials
i. 26 pieces of notebook paper
ii. 26 pencils
iii. 26 copies of the Ancient and Modern American Indians worksheet (Appendix C)
b. Teacher Materials
i. A copy of the poem, Indian Children, written by Annette Wynne (Appendix B)
ii. Photographs and paintings from ancient and modern American Indians for the students to share
Assessment
The formative assessment would be to have the students observe and study the pictures and discuss the differences between the pictures. The students will have to write two to three sentences about what was different between the pictures and share with other classmates.
Procedure
1. Begin by reading the poem, Indian Children (Appendix B), aloud to the class. Discuss the poem and discuss what people need to survive. Ask the students what they think about the poem and what the children need to survive.
2. Once the poem is completed, the teacher will put the students into groups and have the groups sit together.
3. Before the teacher passes out the pictures and paintings, the go over proper etiquette when handling the pictures and paintings. The teacher will also discuss how to compare and contrast the pictures so the students know what to look for and what to take notice of.
4. Pass out different pictures and paintings to each group of students. The students will be shown paintings and photographs for people to compare. The paintings and photographs would compare ancient and modern American Indians; therefore the students will know that they still exist.
5. Once the students are given enough time to compare and contrast the pictures and paintings, bring the class back together and have a discussion about what the students noticed.
6. Close by asking the following questions:
a. What did you notice about the ancient American Indians?
b. What did you notice about the modern American Indians?
c. How are they similar?
d. How are they different?
e. How are the ancient American Indians different from us? How are they the same?
f. How are the modern American Indians similar to us?
g. Did you know about modern American Indians before this activity?
7. Have the students complete the Venn diagram worksheet (Appendix C) to compare ancient American Indians and modern American Indians. It is important for the students to acknowledge that American Indians are still present and are not like their ancient ancestors.