Monday, Sept 8th

Bell ringer:Add these words to your Unit 1 vocabulary list:

Prehistory – a time before written records

Hunter-gatherers – people who survive by searching for wild plants and animals to eat

Archeologists- people who study past cultures from the artifacts they find.

PRIMARY SOURCE – SECONDARY SOURCE – Primary & Secondary Sources

First-hand info / you were actually there

second-hand info / someone told you about it

AUTHENTIC –

Is this real? Is this fake?

BIAS –

Whose side are you on? /an opinion

ARRIVAL OF NATIVE AMERICANS

A. Crossed ‘land bridge’ from Asia

B. Adapted to environmentC. Were hunter-gatherersD. Spread throughout

Americas

Creative hunting skills….

4 Tribal Areas of TexasSoutheastern Peoples (starts on page 32)Plains Peoples (starts on page 36)Puebloan Peoples (starts on page 41)Western Gulf Peoples (start on page 44)

People in an area often shared similar characteristics: food sources, housing types, lifestyles – though they may have been hostile to each other.

Texas tribes chartWork in pairs to complete chart for Gulf Coast and Plains tribes (pages 36-39 and 44-46)

ClosureDiscuss what you have learned about 1 tribe today

Tuesday, Sept. 9thBell Ringer:

Add these words to your vocabulary list for Unit 1:Pictographs: pictures drawn or painted, often in caves

Petroglyphs: carvings made in rock

Atlatl: hand-held spear thrower

Band: 2 or more extended families living together under one leader

Texas tribes chart (part 2)Work in pairs to complete chart for Puebloan and Southeastern tribes (pages 32-35 and 41-43)

ClosureDiscuss what you have learned about 1 tribe today.

Take the Unit 1 Review sheet and work on for homework. It is due on Thursday.

Wednesday, Sept. 10thBell Ringer:

Add these words to your vocabulary list for Unit 1:Confederacy: alliance of peoples for a common purpose

Tipis: cone-shaped tent made of poles and animal skins. They were easy to move.

Nomads: people who wander in search of food

Pueblo: large, multi-family housing in the Southwest

Adobe: mixture of wet clay and straw dried in the sun to make bricks

Small Group ProjectYour small group will be assigned a tribal area to make a presentation. You will present in class tomorrow:1. Work together as a team – everyone should

contribute.2. Be creative!3. Use your knowledge of the regions of Texas

and the tribes in your assigned areas. Your presentation should illustrate the challenges and hardships, food sources, housing choices, lifestyles, etc.

ClosureTurn in presentation –

Make sure everyone’s name is on the back!!!!!!!

Thursday, Sept. 11thBell Ringer:

Sept 11th video

Check homework (Review sheet for completion)

Group presentationsEach group will present their work.

Listen carefully and BE RESPECTFUL

Unit 1 ReviewAny questions about:

Mr. Lip

4 Regions of Texas

Indian tribes of Texas

Review sheet

ClosureVideo (if time)

Friday, Sept 12thBell ringer –

Think of any questions you have related to Unit 1.

Unit 1 AssessmentNo talking!

Clear your desk – only have a pencil or pen.

Keep your eyes on your own paper.

Raise your hand for questions or when you are finished.

ClosureVideo – if time