1. Fourth Grade Native American Lesson By: Alyssa Baughman ELMT 7130

2. Instructional presentation for fourth grade students Introduces the Big6 information skills model for kids to help students with an assignment about Native Americans. The class will be divided into 6 groups and assigned a tribe to research. Each student will be given a worksheet for taking notes while researching their assigned tribe. The Media Specialist will introduce resources and demonstrate how to use them to complete the assignment. The group will use their notes from their research to make a poster about their tribe and present it to the class.

3. SS4H1: The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America. a) Locate where the American Indians settled with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeastern (Seminole). b) Describe how the American Indians used their environment to obtain food, clothing and shelter. (GeorgiaStandards.Org)GeorgiaStandards.Org

4. Students will learn where early Native American tribes settled and how they used their environment to obtain food, clothing and shelter. Students will enhance their library and research skills by using print and/or online reference resources to complete the assignment. Students will work in groups and present what they learn to the rest of the class.

5. 1. Task Definition: What Needs to be done? 2. Information Seeking Strategies: What resources can I use? 3. Location and Access: Where can I find these resources? 4. Use of Information: What can I use from these resources? 5. Synthesis: What can I make to finish the job? 6. Evaluation: How will I know I did my job well? (from www.big6.com/kids/3-6)www.big6.com/kids/3-6

6. The class will be divided into 6 groups. Each group will be assigned one of the following tribes: Inuit, Kwakiutl, Nez Perce, Hopi, Pawnee and Seminole. Each student will be given a worksheet for taking notes on their tribe. The worksheet will include the following questions: Where did the tribe settle? How did they use their environment for shelter? What did they eat? How did they use their environment for clothing? The group will use their notes to make a poster about their tribe and present it to the class.

8. Where did they settle?How did they use their environment for shelter? What did they eat?How did they use their environment for clothing? Tribe: ______________ Name: ________________________ Sources: ________________________

9. Each group will make a poster using the combined notes from the students in the group. The group will present their poster and what they learned to the class. I will show an example of a finished poster using the Cherokee tribe.

10. Where did they settle? In Southeastern U.S. Georgia, No. Carolina, So. Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee How did they use their environment for shelter? They made homes using trees and vines. The house were like log cabins. The roofs were made of bark. What did they eat? They grew corn, beans & squash. They gathered berries, nuts & fruit. They hunted deer, bear & elk. How did they use their environment for clothing? They made clothes from deerskin or fur that they got from hunting deer, bear and elk. Cherokee

11. Category of Assessment ExemplaryVery GoodAcceptableUnacceptableTotal Points Awarded Individual Research: Found answers to questions on note sheet Listed sources used 10 points Meets all listed requirements including complete and well organized answers to the questions. 9 points Meets all listed requirements including complete answers that are fairly well organized. 7-8 points Meets most of the requirements, but not complete. 0-6 points Does not meet most of the requirements. ______ Poster: Answered all questions Neat and clear Group effort 10 points Meets all requirements. Very detailed and well organized. 9 points Meets all requirements. Neat and organized. 7-8 points Meets most of the requirements and is fairly well organized. 0-6 points Does not meet most of the requirements and lacks detail. ______ Oral Presentation: Organized Used clear speech All members participated. 10 points Group worked exceptionally well together and spoke clearly. All members participated. 9 points Group worked well together and spoke clearly. All members participated. 7-8 points Group worked fairly well together and most members spoke clearly. 0-6 points Group did not work well together or speak clearly. Some members did not participate. ______ Total Score:29-3026-2821-250-20______