The Medicine Bag – Traditions and Inference
Teaching with Primary Sources
Illinois State University
Sue Pulido
Bloomington Jr. High School
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Summer 2009
Teaching with Primary Sources
Illinois State University
Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images, 2001 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.award/iencurt.cp05001
Students will read The Medicine Bag. Students will view and respond to photos from the Library of Congress.
Overview/ Materials/Historical Background/LOC Resources/Standards/ Procedures/Evaluation/Rubric/Handouts/Extension
Overview Back to Navigation BarObjectives / Students will:
· Create an inference flow chart of The Medicine Bag
· Compare and contrast and place in a venn diagram the students family traditions and traditions from The Medicine Bag
· View, select, and complete a photo analyze of the Native American photos
Recommended time frame / Five 40 minute class periods
Grade level / 8th grade
Curriculum fit / Language Arts
Materials / · Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, The Medicine Bag. Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes Silver Level Copyright 2000 ISBN 0-13-436018-4
· Inference Flow Chart
· Native American Photo Gallery
· Photo Analysis
· Traditions Venn Diagram
Illinois State Learning Standards Back to Navigation Bar
Language Arts:
GOAL 1: Read with understanding and fluency.
· 1.B. Apply reading strategies to improve
understanding and fluency.
· 1.B.3c Continuously check and clarify for understanding (e.g., in addition to previous skills, draw comparisons to other readings).
· 1.B.3d Read age-appropriate material with
fluency and accuracy.
· 1.C. Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.
· 1.C.3c Compare, contrast and evaluate ideas and information from various sources and genres.
GOAL 2: Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.
· 2.A. Understand how literary elements and
techniques are used to convey meaning.
· 2.A.3d Identify ways that an author uses language structure, word choice and style to convey the author’s viewpoint.
· 2.B. Read and interpret a variety of literary works.
· 2.B.3a Respond to literary material from personal, creative and critical points of view.
· 2.B.3c Analyze how characters in literature deal with conflict, solve problems and relate to real-life situations.
GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.
· 3.B. Compose well-organized and coherent writing
for specific purposes and audiences.
· 3.B.3a Produce documents that convey a clear understanding and interpretation of ideas and information and display focus, organization, elaboration and coherence.
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Day One:
· Introduce The Medicine Bag and the author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve.
· Discuss background information about the Sioux.
· Review the literary elements of inference.
· Read the The Medicine Bag out loud.
· Discuss the setting, images, character’s actions, dialogue and plot.
Day Two:
· Review The The Medicine Bag story
· Introduce the venn diagram for traditions
· As a class brainstorm two ideas for each of the venn diagrams.
· Students work in groups of two to complete the venn diagrams for family traditions.
· Students share their venn diagrams with the class by writing their responses on the smart board.
Day Three:
· Review The Medicine Bag story.
· Discuss the reactions and feelings of the characters in the stories.
· Introduce the inference flow chart.
· As a class brainstorm two ideas for the inference flow chart.
· Students work in groups of two to complete the inference flow chart.
· Students share their inference flow chart with the class by writing their responses on the smart board.
Day Four:
· Introduce the photo gallery to students.
· Model how to use the links to get to the Library of Congress site.
· Discuss citations and demonstrate how to use the site.
· Students will select and analyze a Native American picture from the photo gallery.
· Students will complete a photo analysis of the Native American photos.
Day Five:
· Students will share their photo analysis with the class. Students will compare responses with classmates that picked the same picture.
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Students will be evaluated on:
· Inference Flow Chart
· Photo Analysis Rubric
· Traditions Venn Diagram
Extension Back to Navigation Bar
Students will continue to practice inference
Analysis Guide for Photo
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Use this to guide your analysis of the photo you selected from the Native American photo gallery. To start, view the image and look for clues to each of the questions below. Then, note answers and important information as you go.
Your name:
Title of photograph:
Name of photographer:
Describe what you see in the photo:
Are the people showing any emotion – describe it:
What details do you notice about their clothing:
What is the setting for this photo:
Is there anything out of place (unusual) in the photo:
Based on your analysis of the photo describe the persons life and what you think his or her situation is?
Historical Background
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Before this lesson student have been introduced to and have practiced making inferences.
Native American Photo Gallery
Primary Resources from the Library of Congress
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Native American Photo GalleryReview the photos below. To see an enlarged version follow the directions to click on the URL which will take you to the Library of Congress site? Select and analyze a Native American’s picture from this group. Complete the photo analysis.
. Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images, 2001.
Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1907. / 1 photogravure : brown ink ; 46 x 35 cm. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1907. Original source:The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin [portfolio] ; plate no. 78 Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1908. Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images, 2001. / photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm. Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co., c1926. Original source:The Chipewyan. The Western woods Cree. The Sarsi [portfolio] ; plate no. 619 Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1928. Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images, 2001.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/curt:@field(DOCID+@lit(cp03002)) / http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/curt:@field(DOCID+@lit(cp03003)) / http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/curt:@field(DOCID+@lit(cp18004))
1 photogravure : brown ink ; 33 x 45 cm. Original photogravure produced in Norwood, Mass. by Plimpton Press, c1924. Original source:Southern California Shoshoneans. The Diegueños. Plateau Shoshoneans. The Washo [portfolio] ; plate no. 543 Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1926. Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images, 2001. / Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952.
Description by Edward S. Curtis:This portrait exhibits the typical Brule physiognomy. NOTES 1 photogravure : brown ink ; 46 x 24 cm. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1908. Original source:The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin [portfolio] ; plate no. 89 Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1908. Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images, 2001. / 1 photogravure : brown ink ; 46 x 33 cm. Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co., c1927. Original source:The Indians of Oklahoma. The Wichita. The southern Cheyenne. The Oto. The Comanche. The Peyote cult [portfolio] ; plate no. 685 Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1930. Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images, 2001. / Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952.SUMMARY
Description by Edward S. Curtis:Not a true Mandan type. The face shows evidence of alien blood, possibly Dakota.NOTES
1 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 29 cm. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1908. Original source:The Mandan. The Arikara. The Atsina [portfolio] ; plate no. 149 Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1909. Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images, 2001.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/curt:@field(DOCID+@lit(cp15036)) / http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/curt:@field(DOCID+@lit(cp03014)) / http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/curt:@field(DOCID+@lit(cp19034)) / http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/curt:@field(DOCID+@lit(cp05002))
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Students Name:______
Date:______
Class Period:______
Photo Analysis Guide RubricExcellent
Very in depth comments for all
4 points / Good
Good in depth comments for most
3 points / Fair
Limited in depth comments for some
2 points / Poor
Little in depth comments for
few
1 points
Describe what you see in the photo:
Are the people showing any emotion – describe it:
What details do you notice about their clothing:
What is the setting for this photo:
Is there anything out of place (unusual) in the photo:
Based on your analysis of the photo describe the persons life and what you think his or her situation is?
Total Points
24 points possible
Teaching with Primary Sources
Illinois State University
Venn Diagram - The Medicine Bag - TraditionsBack to Navigation Bar
After reading The Medicine Bag compare and contrast the traditions in the story to your family traditions. Some traditions in the story are not pointed out to you. Read carefully! Label one circle for each story. The overlapping (center) part of the diagram is for similarities you found between the two sources.
This page is from: www.2Learn.ca's Tools: Graphic Organizers - Venn Diagrams
http://http://www.2Learn.ca/construct/graphicorg/venn/vennindex.html
After creating this diagram what statement can you make about family traditions. ______
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Detail / Reflection / InferenceInference Flow Chart For The Medicine Bag
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