Exploring Navajo Culture Through Poetry 

Shonto Begay book and Illustrations: 
Navajo: Visions and
Voices Across the Mesa
Grade Level - 3rd - 6th 
CCSS- 5.RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poemfrom details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic;
summarize the text.
Lesson: Students will identify various elements of Native American poetry in relation to their culture.  Students will write a short selection on identifying the aspects in the poem related to Navajo culture. 
 http://lessonplanspage.com/sslanavajopoetryculture36-htm/

Identifing different Native American Cultures through Research

Viewing Artwork 
Grade Level- 3rd-5th 
CCSS- 4.R.W.7  - Conduct short research projects about a topic 
Lesson: Students will do a research project based on comparing different Native American Culture
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/native-american-cultures-teachers-guide

Using Impressionist technique to represent personal meaning of Navajo Poem

Shonto Begay book and Illustrations 
Navajo: Visions and
Voices Across the Mesa
Grade Level - 4th- 5th 
CCSS- 5.RL.7 Analyze how visual elements contribute to meaning or tone of poem 
Lesson: Students will create an illustration that shows their best interpretation of a particular Navajo Poem. 
http://lessonplanspage.com/sslanavajopoetryculture36-htm/

A Navajo Thunder Song 

Navajo: Visions and Voices Across the Mesa
Alice Yazzie’s Year
Grade Level: 3rd-4th 
CCSS: 3.RL.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text referring explicity to the text as the basis for anwers.  
Lesson: Students will read and interpret a Navajo song and discuss how climate and Nature influence Navajo culture. 
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