Group Size:
Individual

Summary:
Students will know why major tribes were involved in the French and Indian War

Main Curriculum Tie:
Social Studies - U. S. History II
Standard 1 Objective 1
Examine the American colonial experience.

Background For Teachers:
This is the last of three lessons in the Eleventh Grade American Indian History Lesson Plan Unit:

• AIH-17: American Indian Influences on the Constitution
• AIH-18: US Policies that Relate to American Indians
• AIH-19: French and Indian War

Instructional Procedures:

Essential Question 1: What were the causes of the French and Indian War?

Lecture and class discussion about causes of the war

• The Conquest of Paradise: Christopher Columbus and the Columbian Legacy by Kirkpatrick Sale, 1991.
• Through Indian Eyes by Readers Digest, 2003.
• Encounters in the New World . A History in Documents by Jill Lepore,2000, Oxford University Press.
• The French and Indian War
  http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/frenchindian/context.html
  Great background information

Essential Question 2: Why did the American Indians ally with the French against the British?

Teacher would begin with a quick overview of the French and Indian War. The Atlas of the North American Indian is a good resource. Reciprocal questioning, chunking and re-retext, on provided source.

Sources:

• Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. New York : Checkmark Books, 2000, pp. 124-26.
• Recognize that the French & British brought their European war to the Americas.
  • French and Indian War
    http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/ohc/history/h_indian/events/frnchwar.shtml
  • The French and Indian War
    http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/frenchindian/context.html

Essential Question 3: How were the lives of American Indians changed as a result of the war?

With guidance from the teacher, students will perform research in the library, a computer lab, and at home using the following sites.

• ThinkQuest: Native Americans
  http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=51
• EXPLORE! Architecture for kids
  http://www.ebuildingconnections.com/
• Native American Images
  http://www.nativeamericanlinks.com
  people, places, land, images
• AMERICAN INDIAN SOVEREIGNTY: NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T
  http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/sovereignty.html
• American Indian Education Foundation Home Page
  http://www.aiefprograms.org
• American Indian Policy Center
  http://www.airpi.org/projects/index.html
• Native American Educational Resources
  http://lone-eagle.com/na-ed.htm
• American Indian History and Related Issues
  http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais
• Native American Books
  http://www.kstrom.net/isk/books
  Useful maps on tribes, cultures, languages and descriptions of tribes from historical point of view. Some reviews on books considered fraudulent stories of American Indians.
• Blue Cloud Abbey
  http://www.bluecloud.org
  Has many sites on education and American Indians.
• National Parks Service - Links to the Past
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/topic.htm#Indian
  Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan Index.
• Native American Consultation
  http://www.codetalk.fed.us/myfrontpage2.htm
  This site provides current and historical information from government agencies perspective. An interesting site for secondary students to use.

Assessment Plan:

Essential Question 1: Assessment
From a list, students will choose the correct causes and write a short paragraph about the causes.

Essential Question 2: Assessment
Students will answer an Essay question based on text and internet research, citing sources.

Essential Question 3: Assessment
Students will research text and internet sources and give an oral presentation or written presentation. They could use maps as visuals. National Geographic has a new map in September 2004 issue.

Bibliography:
Utah State Office of Education
Social Studies Enhancement Committee
American Indian History

Lesson Plan Writers:

• Loya Arrum - Ute
• Don Mose - Navajo
• Irene Silentman - Navajo Nation
• Brenda Francis
• Janice Schroeder - Lummbee
• Lee Borup
• Gary Tom - Paiute, Tribal Council (Kaibab Band)
• Dolores M. Riley, Consultant

Author:
Utah LessonPlans

Created Date :
Feb 03 2005 08:52 AM