Early American Culture
Guiding Questions1. In what ways do civilizations differ?
2. Why do civilizations differ? Activities INTRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
Create a table with four rows and five columns. Label each row: Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca. Label each column: Location, Accomplishments, Government, Religion/Culture, Art. Complete the table with information from the text and/or independent research. In a Venn Diagram compare and contrast 2 of the Native American civilizations (see example below) Read pages 153-156 of the Passing the TCAP ebook and place each Native American group on a map of North America. Extending from each tribe, have 2-3 facts about that tribe. Passing the TCAP ebook http://www.abclearninghub.com/userportal/ REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITES Complete workbook pages Pairs of students will create colorful index cards with facts about a chosen Native America tribe. The cards will be mixed up and students will have to place the fact cards Complete the Native Americans Cultures of the Southeast Cloze using the powerpoint. REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Listen to the "Who Discovered America" Flocabulary song, and complete the missing lyrics activity. Flocabulary (http://flocabulary.com/ ) ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
Create a storybook of one of the major native American groups. Complete the quiz on Native Americans on page 156 of the Passing the TCAP ebook. Passing the TCAP ebook http://www.abclearninghub.com/userportal/ Complete activities on pages S24- S27 of the current textbook on how to answer document based questions. Complete the document based question entitled "First Inhabitants of North America". |
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Knowledge & Skills
8.5.1 Contrast the characteristics of major native civilizations of the Americas.
8.1.03 Identify the role those diverse cultures had on the development of the Americas
8.1.03 Identify the role those diverse cultures had on the development of the Americas
Common Core Connections
RL 7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.