Unit 10: Past, Present, Future; Thanksgiving/American Indians in Tennessee Grade 1
Length: 2.5 weeks
Anchor Texts:
Needs, Past and Present- Benchmark Big Book Unit 6, Week 2
Questions: Needs, Past and Present
  1. What do people today need to survive?

  1. What did people long ago need to survive?

  1. How might people meet their needs in the future?

Vocabulary: Needs, Past and Present
shelter
past
present
future
Social Studies Weekly magazine- American Indians in Tennessee
Questions: American Indians in Tennessee- Social Studies Weekly magazine
  1. Where did we get the name of our state?

  1. Explain the historical importance of Nancy Ward and Sequoyah.

  1. Compare the Chickasaw to the Cherokee. How were they alike and different?

  1. Make conclusions about why they build two different types of homes.

Vocabulary: American Indians in Tennessee- Social Studies Weekly magazine
Cherokee
Tanasi
Chickasaw
Shawnee
Creek
Social Studies Weekly magazine- The First Thanksgiving
Questions: The First Thanksgiving- Social Studies Weekly magazine
  1. Describe how you think the Pilgrims felt as they began new life in America.

  1. Discuss the journey the Pilgrims took.

  1. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

  1. How did the Pilgrims and Indians work together?

Vocabulary: The FirstThanksgiving- Social Studies Weekly magazine
Plymouth
Survive
Journey
Community
Suggested Texts for Read Alouds:
Going Faster- Benchmark
Past, Present, and Future- Social Studies Weekly magazine
Changes in Transportation- Social Studies Weekly magazine
Changes in Communities- Social Studies Weekly magazine
If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma
The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Galler Greene
The Story of Thanksgiving by Nancy J Skarmeas
Tennessee by Julie Murray
Amazing Cherokee Writer Sequoyah by Mary Wade
Sequoyah by James Rumford
Technology Resources:
Pebble Go- Long Ago and Today




Pebble Go- Thanksgiving
BookFlix- Giving Thanks
BookFlix- Thanksgiving
Interactive Pilgrim and Wampanoag simulation found on Scholastic: The First Thanksgiving



Suggested Texts for Guided Reading:
Benchmark Books:
Communication Then and Now
Technology Today
Old School, New School
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Benjamin Franklin
Thanksgiving Then and Now

*See DRA expectationson kcsteachlearn.com
*It will be necessary to use resources from the book room in addition to the Benchmark resources. All guided reading group books do not need to correspond to the unit. Books from bookroom should be individualized to meet DRA levels.
Use the boxes below to plan for your guided reading groups.
DRA______/ DRA______/ DRA______/ DRA______
Text: / Text: / Text: / Text:
Target: / Target: / Target: / Target:
Writing: Writing Expectations
Informational: Thanksgiving
Compare any topic past and present
Personal Narrative
Opinion: Would you want to be on the Mayflower? Why or why not?
Standards:
History 1.36- Produce complete sentences to describe people, places, things and events with relevant details that relate to time, including past, present, and future.
1.37- Interpret information presented in picture timelines to show the sequence of events and distinguish between past, present, and future.
1.38- Compare ways individuals and groups in the local community and state lived in the past to how they live today, including forms of communication, types of clothing, types of technology, modes of transportation, types of recreation and entertainment.
Culture 1.5- Present the student’s family culture through the use of drawing, writing, and/or multimedia.
1.6- Describe the meaning of the word Tennessee and its origin coming from the Cherokee name, Tanasi.
1.7- Interpret legends, stories, and songs that contribute to the development of cultures in Tennessee, including Cherokee, Chichasaw, Shawnee, and Creek tribes.
W.1.1- Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.2- Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
RI.1.1- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.3- Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.6- Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
RI.1.7- Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
RI.1.8- Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
RI.1.9- Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.
RI.1.10- With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.