George Mason University English Language Institute

  Exploring Native America Elective  Schedule -- Summer 2008

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week One
May 26 & 28
MEMORIAL DAY
No classes

Go over syllabus
Introduction to class


Week Two
June 2 & 4
The first Americans :
Christopher Columbus video clip
p5 &  6 - read and comprehension questions
H finish comprehension questions

Introduction to NE Native Americans - reading and video
 H NE native Americans
Algonquians vs Iroquoi'Notetaking ex


Week Three
June 9 & 11

Finish NE Native american video clip
Go over homewk outline
Begin Mohawk reading and comprehension quesitons
H - Finish Mohawk reading and comprehension questions


Mohawks continued
Thunder Spirit video clip
False Face reading and note-taking outline
H - Read about famous NE native American -  Pocahontas p 38 - 40
Techmseh p 45 - 46
Ada Deer p 47  and fill out notetaking outline


Week Four
June 16 & 18


Discuss present day NE Native Americans, show life on reservation from Dreamkeepers video
Review game
H - Review for Quiz 1

Quiz 1
Intro to Native Americans of the Plains (Indians) - video
H - reading and fill out outline


Week Five
June 23 & 25

Plains Indians - dreamkeepers video
Blackfeet Listening/Reading Ex
H - Research indiv. SW Indian topic

Native Americans of the SW - Reading/Notetaking  Ex.
Choose story books
H -read story book for presentation last week of classes


Week Six
June 30 & July 2

Presentations of indivSW H - Begin story book

Native Americans of California
Listening/notetaking ex
H -Review Plains, SW & CA for test ;Monday


Week Seven
July 7 & 9

Review Game
Quiz 2
H -Intro to Native Americans of SE

Oanh's presentation
Dreamkeepers video
H - continue story book for pres Mon July 28


Week Eight
July 14

SE Native Americans -Cherokee note-taking
H - Trail of Tears Reading

NO CLASSES
ELI FIELD TRIP


Week Nine
July 21 & 23


 Cherokee visitor
H - Tlingit handout - read and answer questions

NWNative Americans    Dreamkeepers video
Chief Seattle's letter
H - finish book report for pres. on Monday


Week Ten
July 28 & 30

Final Test
 Presentations (oral book reports)

posters
Class evaluations



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Last updated: July  2008