Book Summary
Debbie is on vacation with her parents in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Although the mountains and valleys are a beautiful sight, Debbie is a bit bored--until she finds an ancient arrowhead in the dirt and meets Anna High Cloud, a young Cherokee park ranger. Anna takes Debbie back in time as she weaves the fascinating story of her people for Debbie.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Compare and contrast story elements
• Identify run-in quotations
• Identify past-tense irregular verbs

Materials

• Book -- The Cherokees (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Map of North America
• Visualize, compare and contrast, past-tense irregular verbs worksheets
• Discussion cards

      Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be demonstrated by projecting book on interactive whiteboard or completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: civilization, constitution, conviction, descendants, embankment, expression, exterminate, nuisance, prosperous, unsanitary, voluntarily