Vocabulary
Conservationists try to ____ animals from going extinct. Hurt or protect?
Protect
What is a baby buffalo called?
Calf
What was the most important animal to the Hidatsa?
Buffalo
The first sentence of an informational paragraph is called a __
Introduction
The page in the beginning of an informational text that tells us the names of each section is called a _____
Table of Contents
What is buffalo animal skin called?
hide
Name two predators of the bison.
Packs of wolves, grizzly bears, humans
How did the Hidatsa make a hoe (tool for digging up crops and planting)?
They used a buffalo shoulder blade attached to a stick
The part of the informational paragraph that proves the focus sentence is
evidence
What is a timeline?
Shows the dates/ order of events that happened over time
A sudden rush of animals all in one direction, usually out of fear
Name three ways that the Hidatsa used the Buffalo.
Shoulder blades used to make a hoe, hides for tents, and clothing, meat for cooking and drying (for eating during winter), to trade for other items, fat mixed with plant pigment to make face paint
How did the Hidatsa eat during the winter?
They dried corn, beans, squash and meat and stored them in a cache that was underground at their village. They would travel back to the village and dig up the food when they needed it.
Name the 4 parts of an informational paragraph.
Introduction, focus sentence, evidence and conclusion
What do are captions for?
They describe pictures or diagrams in informational texts
What does signal mean in "Where the Buffalo Roam"?
To do something that shows feeling or meaning (communicate)
What is the hump on the back of the bison's neck?
It is solid muscle and bone used to lift the buffalo's huge head
What were the two MAIN crops the Hidatsa harvested in the fall?
corn and squash
What is the purpose of a conclusion?
It restates the focus of the paragraph.
When you cone to a word you don't know, what are the two steps you should take to figure it out?
1) use context clues to figure it out
2) check the glossary for the definition
What is the land called that the US forced the Hidatsa (and other Native Americans) to live?
a reservation
What happened to the population of the buffalo in the early 1800's, and how has it changed?
The Hidatsa began hunting them more and more to trade the hides with white settlers. Then, the settlers started hunting them almost to extinction. At the end of the century, the Smithsonian protected them and the numbers started to increase. They continue to increase to this day.
What role did dogs play in the Hidatsa community?
They were fixed with a harness and frame and traveled to where there was firewood. Then, they would pull the stacks of firewood back to the village. They would also haul supplies to and from Like-a-Fishhook village in the winter.
What is the difference between a focus sentence and an introduction sentence?
A focus sentence tells the focus of the paragraph, and an introduction sentence introduces the topic.
What are context clues?
words around an unknown phrase or word that give clues about what the word means