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 Clues to a Culture ** This six-week unit focuses on aspects of Native American nations/cultures as revealed through pairings of literature and informational text. ** This unit begins with students collectively defining and discussing the word //culture.// Next, students compare nineteenth-century America from the Ojibway point of view in //The Birchbark House// to depictions in texts such as //Little House on the Prairie// and //If You Were a Pioneer on the Prairie.// In order to glean the similarities and differences across nations, students read trickster stories and informational text; they also listen to music and examine art from a variety of Native American cultures. Class discussions reinforce awareness of how someone’s perspective can affect their view of events and people. This unit ends with an informative/explanatory essay in response to the essential question.

How does literature provide insight into to a culture?
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