IU+Nerney+Margaret

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Critical Content/Concept Web

 * Unit Theme**: Wabanaki Culture
 * Conceptual Lens:** Perspective
 * Unit Length:** one trimester


 * ===Unit Overview=== ||
 * Have you ever wondered who the original inhabitants of Maine were? Have you wondered where they went? Are you ready to find out? In our first unit of the year, we will revisit the first people of Maine. We will meet the "People of the Dawn Land" as they were and as they are today. Wabanaki culture and people will be explored in the English, social studies, and science classrooms. In the English classroom we will evaluate the impact on the Native American and English languages once the two cultures met, explore traditional storytelling and its importance, as well as experience other cultural aspects. Social Studies will focus on historic, as well as current, events and aspects of geography, as well as the difference of perspective when looking at events and issues. Science will focus on conservation and preservation issues historically as well as present day. ||

language acquisition oral traditions gesture culture point of view ||  || preservation pollution water pollution land use hunting fishing conservation game laws political implications || Wabanaki tribe systems sovereignty cultural genocide residential schools reservations geography ||  ||   ||   ||
 * English ||  || Science || Social Studies ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Storytelling

Designer(s):
Margaret Nerney Paula Roy Tom Piekart

Students will understand that... ...events can be better understood when viewed form the many perspectives of those involved.

Essential Questions: How do cultural values, beliefs, and traditions shape a society?