Module 1:
Cultures in Conflict
How did the United States westward expansion impact Native American cultures in the West?
How did the Nez Perce’s homeland sustain their lifestyle and culture?
What role do stories play in Nez Perce culture?
How does the conflict between the Nez Perce and the US government reveal differing cultural beliefs and values?
What important beliefs and values guide Chief Joseph and his daughter, Sound of Running Feet?
What important Nez Perce beliefs and values does Chief Joseph convey in his Lincoln Hall speech?
Reading
Module 1: Cultures in Conflict
In this first module, Cultures in Conflict, we will ask what it means to belong to a culture. How do a culture’s beliefs guide the actions of its people? And what happens when different cultures come into conflict?
Core Texts:
- Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
- “Lincoln Hall Speech,” Washington, D.C., January 14, 1879
- “Coyote and the Monster Story” Parts 1, 2, and 3, told by J. R. Spencer
- “How Beaver Stole Fire from the Pines”
Class Art, Videos & Other Media:
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce Chief
- Head-and-shoulders Portrait, Facing Forward, E. A. Burbank
- The White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas, George Catlin
- Portrait of George Washington
- “Chief Joseph and his Family c. 1880,” F.M. Sargent
- “A Landscape of History”
Books to Extend Learning at Home:
- Sacajawea, Joseph Bruchac
- Trail of Tears, Joseph Bruchac
- A History of US: The New Nation, Joy Hakim
- How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark, Rosalyn Schanzer
- Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears, Alex W. Bealer
- Seaman’s Journal: On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, Patricia Eubank
- Zia, Scott O’Dell
- Sing Down the Moon, Scott O’Dell
- Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George
- The Birchbark House, Louise Erdrich
- Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell
- Salt: A Story of Friendship in Times of War, Helen Frost
Writing
Focus: The Writing Community, Writing Process and Personal Narrative (Weeks 1-3)
- Build a caring writing community
- Get ideas for writing from read-alouds
- Draft many pieces in a variety of genres
- Select drafts to develop & publish
- Revise, Proofread, Write Final Drafts & Publish
- Write about significant experiences that resulted in learning or change
- Use sensory details
- Proofread for consistent verb tense
- Explore strong openings and endings
Teacher Mentor Texts
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
The Frog Prince
About Jon Scieszka
Scranimals
Lemonade
Backyard Bubbles
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Meteor!
About Patricia Polacco
Water Dance
Can It Rain Cats and Dogs?
More About Jon Scieszka
Never the Monkey
Shortstop
George Street
Mrs. Seeton's Whistle
Still Firetalking
On Respect
On Helping Others