1. Westward Expansion Unit 2 Lesson A SS.912.A.2.7
Native Americans
Westward Expansion
Unit 2 Lesson A
SS.912.A.2.7

2. Bell Ringer Quotations from The Trail Where They Cried
"No eastern tribe had struggled harder or more successfully to make white civilization their own. For generations the Cherokee had lived side by side with whites in Georgia. They had devised a written language, published their own newspaper, adopted a constitution, and a Christian faith. But after gold was discovered on their land, even they were told they would have to start over again in the West."
~ The West, a documentary by Ken Burns and Stephen Ives
Explain how the American government did not honor efforts of the Cherokee to assimilate into American culture?
Next get out three sheets of paper and make a Cornell Note guide with your name, date [09/09/2016], and period at the top. Make a summary box and question box.

3. Introduction Video
Dawes Act—Are Native Americans truly ‘Free’ of the Reservation System

4. Vocabulary Plains Indians Transcontinental Railroad Assimilate
Term
Meaning/Identify
Significance
Frontier
Reservation
an area of land reserved for tribes of Native Americans
Signed treaty… tribe promised not to go beyond the borders
Plains Indians
Transcontinental Railroad
Assimilate
Allotments
Homesteading
Buffalo Soldier
Homestead Act
Reservation System
Frontier

5. Demonstration of Chunking
Decimation of the Buffalo
Travelers west were encouraged to kill any buffalo they encountered. Buffalo robes became fashionable in the East, so profit-seekers slaughtered thousands of bison simply for their hides. Others shot them for sport, leaving their remains for the local vultures.
People told to kill buffalo
Buffalo hide was popular in the east
Thousands killed leaving the meat (caucus) to waste

6. Reading Strategy: ‘Chucking’
“Chunking the text” simply means breaking the text down into smaller parts. 
rewrite “chunks” in your own words…
paraphrased text is used to evaluate students’ understanding and reading ability
Each group will write a copy of their paraphrased notes on the whiteboard & discuss findings
All other students are to copy the notes to use as their study material
Ask questions and discuss your opinion about the material presented

7. Reading Strategy: Decoding Strategies
Circle words that are unfamilar
Use context clues to help define
Loot up the meaning of unknown words.
Write synonyms for these new words in the text.
Underline important places and people to identify.
Read aloud
Read multiple times

8. Answer Essential Question
Using two to three facts for the presentations, answer the essential question
How did westward migration change the Plains Indian’s way of life?