Module 11: Westward Expansion and Indigenous Communities
Learning Objectives
- I can identify patterns when looking at maps of westward expansion in the United States.
- I can infer what happened to Indigenous peoples when settlers began to move and inhabit land in the United States.
- I can compare and contrast the use of language and vocabulary in a treaty excerpt and a response letter to that treaty.
- I can investigate events that have promoted healing within Native American communities.
Technology Concepts
- I can write and send a formal email.
- I can use an AI chatbot (ChatGPT) to correct vocabulary mistakes and rewrite the text in a more formal way.
- I can copy and paste text into an email.
Read each objective as a class. Then rate yourself from 1-5 on how well you can do it.
You will rate yourself again after you finish the module and check your learning.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I don’t know how to do this at all. | I know how to do this a little. | I have some idea how to do this. | I mostly understand how to do this. | I understand this so well, I can explain it to someone else. |
Standards addressed in each module [linked HERE]
| Key Vocabulary | Word Workshop | Module Project | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content-specific:
to claim/a claim united a border/to border to recognize
|
Intentional:
to avoid to ban extreme to pressure to ignore to improve to abandon |
Morphological features: (review)
-er -ment -ion Connectors (review): while in order to |
Students will research and review significant groups, events, and people that have contributed/are contributing to Native American healing, record their findings, and report to the class. |
Module 11 Materials
- Module 11 Student Materials Packet – This document includes all the printable materials that students will need for this module.
The individual worksheets are also linked in the module where they will be used. - Teacher’s Guide to CILIA-T Instructional Routines (General instructions, suggestions and/or reminders that apply to all modules and are for the teacher’s review and use only).
- Module 11 Teacher Notes and Resources (Module specific notes and resources such as suggested classroom strategies, potential answers, additional activities etc. and are for the teacher’s review and use only).
