Know – Understand – Do Organizer
Name:
8th Grade Social Studies
Date:
Topic: Native American Cultures
Course/Subject: Georgia Studies
Team: 8th grade
School/District: Glynn County
Which Standards are students learning in this unit?
8RH3 - Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to
history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are
raised or lowered)
8RH7 - Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs,
videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
8WHST8 - Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and
quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
8WHST10 - Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of
discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
SS8H1 - The student will evaluate the development of Native American cultures and the impact of European exploration and settlement on the Native
American cultures in Georgia.
SS8G2 - The student will explain how the Interstate Highway system, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Georgia’s deep water ports and the
railroads help drive the state’s economy.
Know – Understand – Do Organizer
By the end of this unit, students will be able to ……..
Know
Understand
Students will understand the evolution of
 archaeologist
Native American cultures including the Paleo,
 Artifacts
Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.
 Prehistoric
 Culture
Students will understand the impact of
 Paleo Period
European contact to the Native American
 Archaic Period
cultures.
 Woodland Period
 Mississippian Culture
 Matrilineal
 Mounds
 Effigy
 Nomadic
Launch Activity Option:
 Personal Timeline
 Clovis Man – Video for Archaic
Lost Worlds Georgia Part 5 “The Mississippians” – You Tube
Assessment Options:
 Tic Tac Toe
 Recipe for Civilization
 Test
 Rewrite a popular song for one civilization
 Group Poster Project – Choose one civilization
Do
Create a timeline demonstrating the development
of Native American cultures.
Compare and contrast the various Indian periods
using graphic organizers.
Show the effects of European contact to the
Indian cultures.
Identify the various lifestyles, technology, food,
trade and religion of each of the Indian periods.