Integrated Tasks
RI.2.9
RI 2.9: Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on
the same topic.
Integrated Tasks and Enduring Understandings:
Throughout this unit, the students will study about the different Native American
tribes in the different regions of North America. They will learn about the locations
of the different tribes, the roles that the men and women took on, the food they ate,
and the types of shelter they used and created. Within this unit, students will be
exposed to various Native American folktales, fables, myths, and legends. They will
also compare experiences shared and learned through literature and other
resources to illustrate the similarities between the tribes by writing and presenting
an informative text comparing two tribes.
Social Studies Standards K-4 Benchmark I-C—World: Students will identify and
describe similar historical characteristics of the United States and its neighboring
countries.
Describe and compare similarities of the history of peoples in North America
through literature (e.g., story-telling, fables, folktales, fairy tales).
Culminating Activity: Students will work in pairs to compose an informative
writing piece comparing two Native American tribes that includes a topic sentence,
definitions and facts, and a closing sentence. Students will then create a visual
display of the similarities they discussed in their writing using a power point,
poster, or a project of the teacher’s choice. Students will read and present their
work to the class.
Assessment:
Students will work in pairs to compose an informative writing piece comparing two
Native American tribes that includes a topic sentence, definitions and facts, and a
closing sentence. CCSS W.2.2
Rubric: LCPS Informative/Expository Writing Rubric
Rubric: LCPs Narrative Writing Rubric