Three Native Nations - Lesson 10

Three Native Nations: Of the Woodlands, Plains, and Desert

Lesson 10

Enduring Understanding:
Readers understand the importance of
supporting opinions about various
texts.
Writers understand that they can draw
evidence from literary and informational
texts to state and support opinions.

Essential Question:Readers: How can readers state and support opinions
about both literary and informational texts?
Writers: How do writers use text evidence to support their opinion?

Keeping the end in mind:Students
will think about the various Native
American cultures they read about.
They will then write an opinion
essay explaining in which group they
would have liked to grow up.

Alliance, legend, festivals

We are going to read another text about a
similar topic to see how different authors
present the information. We will pay close
attention to the way details and examples
support opinions and facts presented in the
text.

Three Native Nations: Of the Woodlands, Plains, and DesertWritten by Lois Markham

Noun meaninga group of people,

countries, or groups that share
certain goals and agree to work
together.

alliance

Noun meaninga story or group of

stories that have been handed down from a
time long ago and that many people in a
society know but cannot prove to be true or

untrue..

legend

Multiple Choice

How did the Haudenosaunee people make such an impact on the land that is now known as New York state?

• they built houses along the land

• they created alliances with other tribes and that covered a lot of land

• they kept other tribes away from there land

• they made it mandatory to increase their family sizes so they could take up a lot of land

Multiple Choice

Why was it a good idea to for the nations to create an alliance?

• intruders would have to fight a large group

• there would be less war

• there would be more food

Poll

Do you think The Three Sisters was an appropriate name for the vegetables?

Be ready to explain why you chose your answer.

• Yes

• No

Noun meaning a group of shows,

events, or special activities usually
planned around a type of food, a season,
or a kind of art or music.

festivals

Drag and Drop

According to the text, how did the women play a significant in the Haudenosaunee society?​ ​ ​ ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

the eldest woman was the leader

the women worked and provided food

the men made the important decisions

the men cleaned the house

Open Ended

How are the Haudenosaunee clans similar to modern day families?

Match

Match the following

• alliance

• festivals

• legend

• wampum

people form together to work towards a goal

celebrations

stories that have been passed down

beads

• people form together to work towards a goal

• celebrations

• stories that have been passed down

• beads