Recommended Levels: Primary
Time Frame: Two
Days ( 45 minutes a day)
Tribal
Affiliation: Santa Clara Pueblo
Geographic Location: Southwest (New Mexico)
Email addresses of developers: patty_madrid@teachnet.edb.utexas.edu
Date lesson was developed: July 24,2001
Goal:
Students will learn what a biography is.
Behavioral Objectives: .
Students will:
· Listen to Pablita Velarde: Painting Her People by Marcella J. Rich
· Identify author’s purpose.
· Discuss the book.
· Make a concept map of what they learned.
American Indian Standards:
Language & Literacy
· Listen for meaning and gain information from English and a Native language
· Use a variety of strategies to gain meaning from text.
· Use different forms of writing to communicate.
· Be familiar with children’s literature with Indian themes, especially with that pertaining to the student’s tribe and literature written by Indian authors.
Prior Knowledge Needed:
Listening skills
Beginning understanding of elements of literature
Experience in creating a concept web
Some knowledge of Kidspiration
Materials and Resources Needed:
· Pablita Velarde: Painting Her People by Marcella J. Rich
· Kidspiration
· Paper & Pencils or markers
Lesson Summary and Performance Tasks:
First students will be introduced to the elements of a biography. Then the teacher will read Pablita Velarde: Painting Her People by Marcella J. Rich to the class. As a class the students will discuss the book and identify the authors purpose. As small groups students will then create a concept map of the things they think are important from the book. Each group will create a concept map with graphics using Kidspiration.
Assessment: Teacher will assess each group concept map using a rubric created by the teacher.
Culture Content and Strategies: Pablita Velarde is a well know Native American author and illustrator form Santa Clara Pueblo. By studying her work we learn about the culture of Santa Clara Pueblo.
Technology Integration:
Kidspiration
Enrichment/Remediation:
Students can also listen to Old Father Storyteller by Pablita Velarde
Students can draw pictures of parts of the legends
Students can write their own legends using Pablita’s as a model.
Teacher Reflections
Teachers should have read the books and have some understanding of how this book is a biography. After the lesson is presented, other reflections on improvements and adjustments to the lesson for future use.