3+Five+Day+Unit+Plan

__**Design for Instruction SSE 3312 Unit Plan**__


 * Theme**: 5th Grade Native Americans
 * Group Members**: Natalie Garcia, Jordan Williams, Allison Spurgeon ,Aliya Dada, Mercedes Larrazabal


 * Day 1**: Natalie- Intro. to Native Americans; legends & misconceptions: In small groups, students will receive a Native American Artifact/Artifake to observe, and write a short story of what their life would be like if they were a Native American. In addition to making up a tribe name, students will also give themselves a Native American name to go on their portfolio. Technology-Blabberize


 * Day 2**: Allison- Geography & Regions: There are four main regions which the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: costal tribes, nomadic tribes of the Great Plains, Woodland tribes East of the Mississippi River, and the Cliff Dwellers/Pueblo people. Students will perform an “archaeological dig” and find artifacts specific to one region, use an interactive website ([|__http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/curriculum/nativeamericans/index.html)__][| to figure out which region their bin represents. They will then jigsaw with the rest of the class, presenting their information and create a flipbook showing how geography affected their way of life.]


 * Day 3**: Mercedes- Cultures/Belief; we will be focusing on the cultures and beliefs of the 4 nations (Pueblo, Coastal, Nomadic, and Woodland) * Technology- YouTube video and Promethean Planet demonstration


 * Day 4**: Jordan- Westward Expansion; The main focus of today's lesson is to discuss the major wars that which the Indians were involved, as well as the actions that took place to force the Indians westward. Emphasize on the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears. The students will watch a video clip depicting the horrors of the Trail of Tears. Then, the students will develop a "journal entry" as if they are a Cherokee tribe member being forced west. The teacher will then demonstrate the appearance of the aging process of paper by soaking the cardstock in tea and scorching the edges. *Technology- [|YouTube Video], Trail of Tears digital map, Promethean Planet demonstration

This will be dictated by the historical figures using blabberize.com. Students will be required to remember an interesting fact from each to include in a paparazzi magazine they create for history's native "celebrities".
 * Day 5**: Aliya- Historical Figures; Famous figures during wars and how they impacted settlers. A picture book will be read during the 90 minute reading block on Native American chiefs. During Social Studie block. We will go into more detail of the lives and impact of influential Native American historical leaders.