Craft Lesson 3:
Perspectives
This activity will broaden student’s minds into seeing things from the perspective of someone else. This new skill will not only help them in understanding the community around them, but it will also help them with their personal writing by opening the doors to writing with new or different perspectives.
How To Teach It:
After having read through The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian I will discuss with the class the history of Native Americans. Explore the history and beginnings of the Spokane Indian tribe to modern day. Learn their traditions, beliefs, and their over all daily lifestyle. Then discuss briefly the explorations of Lewis and Clark, and read a few excerpts out of their journals of their impressions on the Indians. Have the class then discuss their opinions on the letters. Have the students then write their own diary/journal from the point of view of a Native American who encountered Lewis & Clark. We will then compare and contrast, and briefly go over the idea of perspectives.
Sources for research:
http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-journals.asp
http://www.wellpinit.wednet.edu/salish/spokans.php
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/salish/spokanhist.htm
1 comment:
Nice lesson! Last semester, I did my PowerPoint presentation in edit over Spanish-speaking countries for 8th graders, just to get them more well-rounded on the culture of Spain, Chile, and Mexico. I think understanding other people's culture is very important.
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