American Indian Unit (Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands)

Lesson 7
Name: __Paige Kvartunas_________
Content/Grade Level: ______2nd Grade Social Studies_______
Standards:
SOL HISTORY
2.2

The student will compare the lives and contributions

of three American Indian cultures of the past and
present, with emphasis on the Powhatan of the
Eastern Woodlands, the Lakota of the Plains, and the
Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.

SOL GEOGRAPHY
2.4

The student will develop map skills by

c) locating the regions of the Powhatan, Lakota, and
Pueblo Indians on United States maps;
d) understanding the relationship between the
environment and the culture of the Powhatan,
Lakota, and Pueblo Indians.

SOL WRITING
2.12
The student will write stories, letters, and simple
explanations.
a) Generate ideas before writing.
b) Organize writing to include a beginning, middle,
and end for narrative and expository writing.
c) Expand writing to include descriptive detail.
Objectives:
Students will compare historical Powhatan culture to
American Indian culture today.
Read on Myon
Powhatans (p. 20-end)
Northeast Indians (p. 37-41)
Students will synthesize all of their knowledge of Powhatan
Indian lives.
Students will create some sort of product to show their
thinking and understanding of Powhatan culture.

Materials/Ti
me

Technology:

Procedures:
Read: Myon Northeast Indians (section on Past and Present)
Discuss similarities and differences.
Students create a final product for the Powhatans of the
Eastern Woodlands unit.
Assessment (Choices):
Create a post cardwrite home after visiting a Powhatan
village
Write in the form of a letter
Use descriptive words and five senses
Draw an illustration on the front of the postcard
Include location, geography, occupation, homes,
transportation, resources, and contributions of
Powhatan Indians
Put on a skit or play, or create a song or movie
Include location, geography, occupation, homes,
transportation resources, and contributions of
Powhatan Indians
Build some sort of physical model or representation
Include location, geography, occupation, homes,
transportation resources, and contributions of
Powhatan Indians
Present orally or write a description explaining your
product
Word Bubble
Draw pictures to spell out the word Powhatan or
Eastern Woodland Indians or another word that
describes the Powhatans
Pictures must include location, geography, occupation,
homes, transportation resources, and contributions of
Powhatan Indians
Student choice

Approved by teaher

AND
Students write words/ideas or draw pictures (and label) about
what they learned about the Eastern Woodland Indians from
the video
Put into wordle or ABCya word cloud (students can input their
own words)
Differentiation:
CHOICE for assessment