Culturally Relevant Mini Lesson Plan

Kaylee Amundson, Kailey Bianchi, Thea Meyer

Headings Explanations

Academic Standard, ELA 6.5.9.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres including
District Goal those by and about Minnesota American Indians, with that of another.

Social Studies 6.4.4.16.1

Rivalries among European nations and their search for new opportunities
fueled expanding global trade networks and, in North America, colonization
and settlement and the exploitation of indigenous peoples and lands; colonial
development evoked varied responses by indigenous nations, and produced
regional societies and economies that included imported slave labor and
distinct forms of local government.

Objective(s) Student I Can Statements:

I can compare and contrast books about the same topic.
Learning Goal(s) I can determine if a source is reliable.
I can explain different perspectives in the history of Native Americans and
why it is important.

Measurable Learning Objectives:

TSWBAT compare and contrast books about the same topic and determine
the reliability of a source using at least three examples.

Central Focus and Appropriately compare and contrast two sources to determine reliability.
Academic Language
Reliable: consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
Perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a
point of view.

Opening (Anticipatory Table of Contents Preview Activity:

Set) Students will be given a copy of the table of contents from Native
American Heroes and What Was the First Thanksgiving.
Students should compare and contrast the table of contents and
discuss as a table what they notice.
 After 2-3 minutes, students will come back together as a class to
discuss what they noticed about the table of contents. The class
should discuss 2-3 minutes.

Procedure Students will discuss for 2-3 minutes in their table groups what a
reliable source is and the characteristics it would have.
Once table groups have created a list of characteristics, they should
come up to the board and write one of them down to share with the
class.
After each group has written one characteristic on the board, they
should each share and explain their characteristic.
If there are any characteristics that the students have not written on
the list, the teacher should discuss and add them.
Students will receive a copy of a passage from Native American
Heroes and What Was the First Thanksgiving.
Student should compare the two passages and decide which book is
more reliable based on the list created.
Students chose a speaker from their groups to tell which source is
more reliable and explain their reasons.

Closure How does perspective matter for the reliability of a source?

How does perspective matter in Native American History?
Who is usually telling the story?
What is their perspective?
Why does this happen?
How can we figure out the truth?

Informal and formal Students will complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting
Assessments the two books.

Materials Native American Heroes by Ann McGovern (1 copy of the passage/student)

What Was the First Thanksgiving by Joan Holub (1 copy of the
passage/student)
Whiteboard
Piece of paper (1/student, student provided)

Resources Holub, J. (2013). What was the first thanksgiving. New York, NY: Scholastic
Inc.
McGovern, A. (1970). Native American heroes. New York, NY: Scholastic
Inc.
Enrichment/Extensions Students research more about an event, using what they learned to find
reliable sources.