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Students will know why major tribes were involved in the French and Indian War
This is the last of three lessons in the Eleventh Grade American Indian History Lesson Plan Unit:
Essential Question 1: What were the causes of the French and Indian War?
Lecture and class discussion about causes of the war
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:
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.
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.
Utah State Office of Education
Social Studies Enhancement Committee
American Indian History
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