READ THE SOURCE
“The Haudenosaunee... lived in longhouses, which were communal dwellings shared by extended families.”
Question: What type of home did the Haudenosaunee live in?
Longhouses.
Geography includes physical features such as rivers, mountains, and ________.
What is climate?
People produce and trade goods the same way their ancestors did, based on customs and traditions.
What is a traditional economy?
To compare means to find ________.
Similarities.
What does the R in RACECE stand for?
Restate the question.
The Muscogee... cultivated crops like corn, beans, and squash, and also relied on hunting and gathering for sustenance.”
Question: Name TWO ways the Muscogee got food.
Any two: farming, hunting, or gathering.
American Indian groups living near rivers, streams, and oceans could use these geographic features to get what type of resource?
Fish/shellfish and other aquatic resources.
The government makes most decisions about what gets produced and who gets what.
What is a command economy?
To contrast means to find ________.
Differences.
What does the A stand for?
Answer the question.
“The Lakota... were skilled buffalo hunters and relied heavily on the bison for sustenance, utilizing all parts of the animal for food, clothing, and tools.”
Question: What is the main idea of this excerpt?
Bison were an important resource for the Lakota.
Some Plains groups established trade networks along this major river.
What is the Mississippi River?
People and businesses freely trade goods and services based on supply and demand.
What is a market economy?
What is ONE similarity between the Muscogee and Haudenosaunee?
Both grew corn, beans, and squash and both had matrilineal systems.
What does C-E mean?
Cite evidence and Explain the evidence.
“The Lakota lived in portable and easily assembled dwellings called tipis.”
Question: What can you infer about the Lakota's lifestyle from this evidence?
They moved from place to place / were nomadic.
Plains groups created bull boats by stretching bison skin over wooden frames. What did they use the boats for?
Trading goods along rivers.
Pre-Columbian American Indian economies emphasized generosity, reciprocity, and shared responsibility for land. Which economic system from the assessment does this BEST match?
Traditional economy.
Complete the comparison:
Haudenosaunee → Longhouses
Lakota → ________
Answer: Tipis.
Which is the stronger citation?
A: Native Americans had traditions.
B: Source B states, “_____.”
B, because it introduces the source and uses quotation marks. The assessment rubric specifically looks for quotation marks, an introduced source, and relevant evidence.
A student makes this claim:
“The Haudenosaunee depended on farming for food.”
Which evidence BEST supports the claim?
A. They lived in the Northeast.
B. They formed the Iroquois Confederacy.
C. They cultivated corn, beans, and squash.
D. They lived in longhouses.
They cultivated corn, beans, and squash.
A tribe settles near a river and begins fishing, farming nearby land, and trading with neighboring communities. Explain one way geography impacted the tribe.
Answers may vary, but students should connect the river to resources, farming, transportation, or trade.
PROVE IT 🔥: Don't just tell me that Pre-Columbian American Indian economies were traditional. Give one piece of evidence that supports that answer.
Possible evidence includes shared responsibility for land, reciprocity/generosity, or traditional systems for leadership and resource distribution.
COMPARE THEM 🔥: Give one similarity AND one difference between the Lakota and Haudenosaunee.
Answers may vary. For example: Both relied on natural resources for survival, but the Lakota were nomadic bison hunters who lived in tipis, while the Haudenosaunee practiced agriculture and lived in longhouses.
FIX THIS RESPONSE 🔥:
“The Lakota lived in tipis. The source says they lived in tipis.”
What's missing?
Explanation! The student needs to explain how/why the evidence supports the answer, such as explaining that portable tipis supported the Lakota's nomadic lifestyle. The rubric requires students to paraphrase their evidence and explain how it answers the question.