Where Did These Words Come From
Task:
From our study of Native Americans we learned that there are words that we use today that are from right here in America. We borrowed them from the Native Americans. We use them to name or describe things. You will be placed in small groups to research two questions each. Each question is related to a Native American word.
Activity Questions:
1.What is the name given to the cone shaped dwelling that the Native Americans lived in?
2. Name some of the vegetables that they grew.
3. What is the name given to the bushy tailed animal with black fur and white stripe down its back, and sprays a bad smelling liquid when it is scared?
4. Describe a moose.
5. What does a Totem Pole represent?
6. What is the name given to an oval nut with a smooth, thin shell?
7. Think about those questions as you research words that originate from our Natives Americans.
8. Describe how succotash is made. What is it used for?
A printed activity will be given to students to help them identify some Native American words.
Resources:
To find information on these Native American word we use you may check our “Display of the Week” books on Native America Cultures, or you may visit www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/intro.html click on Native American Cultures.
Culminating Question:
How many words did you discover?
How do we use them?
Project:
Which Native American studied the Cherokee language and developed a system for it? Your answer may come from information on the Cherokee Indians. Can you name one city or state with names that are from Native American words?
Assessment:
Activities one and two are each worth five points. Each bonus question answered is worth twenty points each. You may answer question one or two and any one of the bonus questions for a total of twenty-five points.
1. Give an oral presentation on the words each group discovered.
2. Draw pictures to represent the words you learned about. Explain which native group originated the word you researched.
3. Bonus Students will name one city and a state with names from Native Americans.
4. Tell what Sequoyah did that was significant for Native Americans
