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The Iroquois

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During the early 1500s, parts of modern-day New York were inhabited by Eastern Woodland Native Americans. To learn about the daily life, value, and traditions of these tribes, fourth graders research the Iroquois.  Groups select projects from a differentiated menu to present the results of their research.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
native american culture, native american history, native american tribes, native americans, north american native americans, new york history, cultural traditions
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have groups search for images of daily life in an Iroquois village and use these images to create a slideshow
  • Save projects from year to year to use as models
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires extra prep time to create the slideshow and to locate leveled text for each group
Pros
  • Includes a rubric for each project
Cons
  • Provides neither examples of leveled text for the three groups nor a slideshow