Module 8: Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Learning Objectives
- I can identify several indigenous peoples who live/have lived across the Americas, and share features of each group’s ways of living.
- I can give examples of knowledge and skills that families/cultures pass down over generations.
- I can investigate one tribe that is near my home in the U.S. and make observations about their culture.
Technology Concepts
- I can integrate multimodal information.
- I can complete an internet search using specific search terms.
- I can send information via email and choose to use CC or BCC depending on the purpose of the message.
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:
indigenous a resource sustainable a region |
Intentional:
to connect the capital land scientific an empire trade to contact |
Morphological features:
-ible -able
such as |
Students research early civilizations that existed on the lands of their home countries and present their findings to the class. |
Module 8 Materials
- Module 8 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 8 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).
