How Did the Culture of Native Americans Affect Their Community? What Is an Opinion Piece (Persuasive Writing)? Why Do People
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Grade 5 - Unit 4— Concept 1 — Native Americans/Persuasive Writing How did the culture of Native Americans affect their community? What is an opinion piece (persuasive writing)? Grade 5 - Unit 4— Concept 2 — Early American civilization/Connections Why do people immigrate to the United States? What are the three connections readers make? Grade 5 - Unit 4— Concept 3 — Global Communities and Celebrations/Narrative What are the celebrations or traditions that occur in other areas of the world? What are the parts of a friendly letter? The Sioux Nation The Sioux Indians were just one of the many different people who lived on the Plains. Others were the Osage, Crow, Cree, Blackfoot and the Pawnee. The name given to all the Sioux people was the Sioux Nation. There were 25,000 people in the Sioux nation and it was very hard to organise them all. To help organise the people the Nation was divided into 7 tribes and the 7 tribes all had 6 sub-tribes. Each tribe had a Chief; he was usually the bravest, strongest and cleverest man in the tribe. It was his job to keep the people in his tribe safe and decided when it was time to move to find more food. All the people of the tribe would listen to him. The Chief was a very important man. Questions (write the answers in full sentences) 1. Name the 6 different Indian peoples mentioned in the text. 2. The name given to the Sioux people was the Sioux a) children b) who c) nation 3. How many people were members of the Sioux? 4. The Sioux were organised into tribes and each tribe had sub-tribes. 5. In your own words write a story about and Indian Chief and why he was important. Use the last paragraph to help you By Mr Osborne www.SchoolHistory.co.uk _____________________________ Writing a—i Persuasive A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Name: Beginning p. 4__ Middle p Reason #1: Reason #2: — Ending © Learning A—Z, Inc. All rights reserved. www.writingci-zcom ______________________________ Writing a-i Persuasive___ GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Name: Introduction Body -, Reason #1: Details: - Body Reason #2: Details: Body Theason #3: Details: - Conclusion © Learning A—Z, Inc. All rights reserved. www.writinga-z.com ______________ _________________________ Name Date Reading Comprehension When they arrived in the United States, people from one part of the world often settled together in a neighborhood or community. This made sense, since not everyone speaks English. German immigrants, for example, often lived in communities with other German-speaking people. One of the oldest immigrant neighborhoods in New York City is called Little Italy. Many Italian immigrants settled there when they came to New York City in the early 1 900s. A few blocks south of Little Italy is Chinatown. Many Chinese immigrants settled there. Immigrants continue to come to New York City and many other cities in our country today. Fill in the circle before the correct answer. 1. Why did New York City grow so much in the 1 900s? ® geography © disease ® birth rates rose © immigrants 2. What is one of the oldest immigrant neighborhoods in New York City? ® Little Italy © Chinatown ® Little Germany © Japantown 3. What do you think made life difficult for immigrants in the United States? 3 x UNIT 2 ASSESSMENT 37 ______________ ________________________ Name Date 1iiTl Unit 7 Reading Comprehension “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” -from Emma Lazarus’s poem, “The New Colossus” engraved on a plaque on the Statue of Liberty Read the passage above. Then fill in the circle before the correct answer. 1. What people does the poem say are welcome? ®the rich and famous ® those who are skilled and educated © those who are loved and valued in their native countries © those who are poor and want freedom 2. In lines 3 and 4, the words “shore” and “tempest-tost” suggest that the immigrants are traveling on foot © by airplane ® in boats © by car Read the passage above. Then answer the question below. 3. Explain how the Johnson-Reed Act changed immigration. = C E 182 UNIT 7 ASSESSMENT f Name Date liii 11 L Unit9 Lesson 4 Reading Comprehension Source A Source B Most immigrants headed directly In June 1907, I came to Chicago, for cities in the North, where jobs Illinois, USA, to my friend, who were more plentiful. In these cities was a choir leader at the St. Patrick they formed their own communities Church. The next day, I got a job where they could live with others at Youngstown Steel Mill in South who spoke their language and Chicago at 10 cents a day. As a followed their traditions. boarder, two of us slept in one room at $3.00 a month and in one years’ time, I saved $200. Look at the documents above. Then fill in the circle before the correct answer. 1. What is one example of a secondary source? ® photographs © diaries ® encyclopedias © autobiographies 2. Read Source A and Source B above. Which source is secondary? ® Source A © neither ® Source B © both Look at the documents above. Then answer the questions. 3. What information does Source B have that Source A does not have? What information does Source A have that Source B does not have? U E 228 UNIT 9 ASSESSMENT Reacting Comprehension Si-rategy - Summarizing tHe wanted (Some’ody) So then 1ti-e wanted (Some’ody) but___ So then ©Alysia. Biogspoi-. corn —V -v —V çc Q Q —V -v D — Q Q Q —V —V —V cJ (;-. Q F- - - I-x F— D -Q —V —V Name Textto-5eIf Connections • Good readers use scheme to make connections between the text and their lives. • Readers distinguish between connections that are meaningful and relevant and those that aren’t. Title: When I hear the part about it reminds me of When I hear the part about it reminds me of Name Textto-Text Connections When you connect characters, setting, or events from one story to another story 1\IØø0%I \fZ- • The character in this story is like the character in... • The setting in this story is the same as the setting in... • This event is like the event in... Title: This book reminds me of another book I read called These two stories are alike because: Name Text-to-World Connections When you make connections between a text and something that happens in the world This happened in real life... This is like something I heard on the news... The story reminds me of the real world because Writing a—it Friendly Letter A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER CiteD [Greeting [Body] Idea: Idea: e Idea: e S [cIosindJ signature © ProQuest Information and Learning Company All rights reserved. www.writinga-z.com _______ Writing a—it Friendly Letter GRAPHIC ORGANIZER : utatioj (BodyD Idea: Details: . Idea: Details: . Idea: Details: . (Write on the back of this page if more ideas/details are needed.) (Closing (signature © ProQuest Information and Learning Company All rights reserved. www.writinga-z.com.