Close Reading Techniques Ch. 1 The First Americans
Topics & Main Idea What is a main idea? BrainPOP Video: Main Idea: point the author is trying to make Smaller Ideas are called details
Paragraph 1 Topic: Native Americans Big Idea: Native Americans came from Asia Key Vocab: –Native: belong to a place since birth or childhood
Paragraph 2 Topic: Native Americans Main Idea: Native Americans were the first people in America.
Paragraph 2 Topic: Native American Differences Main Idea: Native Americans had difference cultures.
Paragraph 4 Topic: Northwest Native Americans Main Idea: Northwest Native Americans used trees to build and fish to eat. Key Vocab: –Canoe: long wooden boat
Paragraph 5 Topic: Southwest Native Americans Main Idea: Southwest Native Americans had almost no rain, animals, or fish so they had farms. Key Vocab: –Cotton: plant used to make clothes
Paragraph 6 Topic: Midwest Native Americans Main Idea: Midwest Native Americans live in a flat area and used the buffalo for food and supplies. Key Vocab: –Great Plains: a name for the flat, middle part of North America
Paragraph 7 Topic: Eastern Native Americans Main Idea: Eastern Native Americans lived in forests and hunted turkeys and grew vegetables.
Paragraph 8 Topic: Native American Similarities Main Idea: Native Americans loved the land and plants and animals.
Paragraph 10 Topic: Native American Tools Main Idea: Native Americans made tools out of stones and bones.
Paragraph 11 Topic: Native American Teaching Main Idea: Native Americans taught Europeans to grow food and make medicine.
Paragraph 12 Topic: Native Americans Today Main Idea: Native Americans still continue some of their traditions today.