"Building on Native Lands"
What does the illustration on page 21 contribute to the text?
Text Features
The illustration shows us the Lakota people moving and paragraph 4 tells us about them moving.
What was the text structure for The decline of bisons?
Text Structure
Cause and Effect
Why did the U.S. government push the tribes to sign the treaties?
Explicit!!
The U.S government wanted to take land from the Native Americans permanently.
What does the pic on page 24 contribute to the text?
Text Features
Shows us the bison that paragraph 16 tells us about.
What does the author claim about Bisons in paragraph 5?
Author's claim
They were a problem for the railway companies.
What is the meaning of the word devastating as it is used in paragraph 7?
Vocabulary
Sad and defeated
What is the meaning of word Treaties as it is used in paragraph 10?
Vocabulary
How does the photograph contribute to the section “Losing A Way of Life”?
Text Feature Connections
The photograph contributes to the section
“Losing a Way of Life” it connects to paragraph 15 and 16 by showing what bisons look like.
What is the central idea of this Building on Native Lands?
Central Idea
Railroads are not helpful to Native Americans.
Which evidence from paragraph 7 supports the author's claim?
Author's claim
Overhunting, bison began to disappear.
How does the author organize the information in the passage “Treaties and Reservations”?
Text Structure
By describing the causes and effects of the bisons disappearing.
How do the Native Americans contribute to the texts structure?
Text structure
They faced the problem in the text.
What connection does paragraph 5 and 6 have on page 21?
Connections
Paragraph 5 gives us the problem the railway companies have and paragraph 6 tells us how they solved the problem.
What caused Native Americans to win many battles?
Explicit
U.S forces had to rely on supplies from back east and it was a slower process.
What does the photo on page 23 contribute to the text or the readers understanding?
Text feature
The photo shows us people who signed a treaty and paragraph 10 explains to us what a treaty is.
What is the meaning of the word descendants as used in paragraph 16?
Vocabulary
People that come after others
What does the illustration on page 22 contribute to the reader's understanding?
Text Feature
The illustration shows us what the "hunt by rail trips" looked like and paragraph 6 explained what the trips were.
What is the meaning of the word disadvantage as it is used in paragraph 9?
Vocabulary
To not have an advantage
What caused the Native Americans to sign treaties and move to the reservations?
Explicit
Fewer bison and needed food, clothing, and bedding to survive.
What sentences from the section titled "Losing a Way of LIfe" supports the idea that Native American lives on reservations can still be challenging?
Explicit
"Native Americans have less access to resources and opportunities"