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Time/Duration of the lesson: 45 minutes
English Language Proficiency of Students:
Standards: 3.2. Students describe the American Indian Nations in their local region long ago and in the
recent past.
Objectives: Students will be able to identify the type of physical location and the natural resources of our
local Indians.
Content: Trace the ways in which people have used the resources of the local region.
Technology in Support of Learning: Music, Original photos of Native American Indians.
Motivation:
I will project pictures of Tongva Indians on the board. I’m providing visual and auditory stimulations
One photo will be of a woman in front of a shelter. for the class. This will help the students to
Tools will also be presented; for hunting ( traps, and concentrate, while enjoying the native music.
arrows), gathering( baskets), and to prepare food. I will
present and describe the physical locations, food, tools
and shelters of the Tongva Indians. Music will be
playing in the background; rain and thunder sounds-
Native American Flute music.
Presentation (Instruction):
I will project a graphic organizer ( on an over head The large projection of the graphic organizer
projector). I will model for the class, how to record will help the class concentrate. This visual,
information in the correct columns. There will be four will help those students with visual problems.
columns; Physical location, food and how obtained,
types of shelter and how obtained, and types of tools and
how obtained. Below the four columns will be a section
where “ how obtained” information will be written.
Practice/Application:
Students will be paired up. Each pair will work on In groups, the students can help each other
their graphic organizers. Students will work together to and discuss what information to place in the
find the information to finish their graphic organizers. columns. They will be reviewing all the
Native American flute music will be playing quietly in information they know about the Tongva
the background. Indians.
Review/Post-Assessment:
Students will present their graphic organizers to the The graphic organizer is a physical object that
class. After presentations, students are recommended to they could hold, a tactile object. The students
ask any questions. can learn from their peers.
Extension:
More columns can be added to the graphic organizer. I added more columns for future lessons. The
The new columns can be on transportation and/ or class can also choose which are the new
economy/trade. topics.