Native+American+Legends+and+Cultures

This unit contains several lesson plans and a text set that encompasses the Native American culture and traditions. The lesson plans include informative and narrative books, and songs, that all surround the idea of teaching students about the Native American lifestyle. Students will be able to familiarize themselves with Native Americans through anyone of these lesson plans. The overarching goal of this Unit is to create an understanding of Native Americans while working on developmental goals for all knowledge and proficiency levels. Third Grade/ Native American Culture
 * Snapshot of the Unit:**
 * Grade/Subject:**


 * Common Core Standard(s):**

//W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic or convey ideas and information clearly.// //RL.3.2 Recount stories, including folktales, fables, and myths from diverse culture; determine the central meaning.//


 * English Language Proficiency Standards:**

//ELP.2-3.1 An ELL can construct meaning from oral presentations and literacy and informational text through grade appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.// //ELP. 2-3.3 An ELL can speak about grade appropriate complex literacy and informational texts and topics.//


 * Unit Objectives**
 * ====**Content:** I can describe various Native American cultures and their differences.====
 * ====**Language:** I can use content specific words to describe Native American Culture.====
 * ====**Literacy:** I can retell various Native American legends and folk tales and explain the main idea.====


 * Text Set**


 * Unit Components:**
 * **Introductory Activity:** (Who are Native Americans? What is Culture? Maps)[[file:legends_IntroductoryActivity (1).docx]]
 * **Narrative Text:** ([|The Rough Face Girl], Comparing and Contrasting (Venn Diagram), Elements of a fairy tale) [[file:NarrativeTextActivityGuide-NativeAmericans.docx]]
 * **Song:** [[file:FINAL Native American Song Lesson.docx|Native American Music/ Canoe Song]]:(A lesson that combines the purpose of Native American music with learning about Canoes and learning a song!)
 * **Formal Writing Activity**: ([|Crazy Horses Vision], winter count (calendar), Students will pick a major event in their life and write about it)
 * [[file:legends_FormalWritingTaskActivity- Final.docx]]
 * **Informational Text:** A son narrates the story of his father carving a Totem Pole for a Seattle Indian Tribe. He describes common native american traditions and details what a Totem Pole means to the culture, how it is made and how it is celebrated. Students will fill out worksheets brainstorming the construction of their own totem pole in preparation for the culminating project
 * .[[file:legends_InformationalTextActivityGuide (1).docx]]
 * **Informal Writing Activity:** (Legend of the blue bonnet, its a narrative: Key details, facts, also outlining what a legend is)[[file:Legendofthebluebonnetinformalwriting.docx]]
 * **[[file:ELL Culminating Project Outline.docx|Culminating Project: Writing Legends and Totem Poles]] (**Writing their own legends, creating their own totem poles and (Optionally) presenting them)
 * [[file:ELL Culminating Project Outline.docx]]


 * Created By:**


 * Claire Le Poullouin** recently graduated from Gonzaga University where she was awarded a Bachelor's in English and obtained her Washington State Secondary Teaching Credential with Endorsements in English and English Language Learners. This August, Claire will be leaving the United States and joining the Peace Corps as a volunteer stationed in Tonga. She will be working to help teachers adapt student centered practices and continue to work on promoting community literacy education opportunities.


 * Kaitlyn McCann** recently graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. She is beginning her one-year Masters In Teaching and will be getting endorsed in Elementary, Reading and English language learning.


 * Mary Haase** graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and recently graduated with her Master's in Initial Teaching from Gonzaga University with an endorsement in Elementary education and Reading. This September, she will be teaching 3rd grade in North Bend, Washington.


 * Sarah Teichmer** recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Children Studies from Eastern Washington University. She is just starting her one-year Master's in Initial Teaching from Gonzaga University and will be working on her endorsement in Elementary education and reading. She will be doing her student teaching in a second grade classroom in the Central Valley School District this fall.