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First Peoples Artifact Task

Concept(s)

Primary Source Evidence

Time Period(s)

Pre-1600

Prepared for

MB 4

By

Linda Mlodzinski, Kimberly Cooke, Barb Makowsky, Lynley Simpson, Natalie Johannson

Time Allotment

2 class x 40 minutes

Description

Small groups of students will identify artifacts, or images of artifacts that were used by various First Peoples’ groups, and use these artifacts as evidence to tell us about the lives of the people.

Objectives

(Manitoba: Grade 5)

Knowledge Outcomes
•Describe characteristics of diverse First Peoples cultures before contact with Europeans. (KI-005)
•Compare daily life in diverse First Peoples communities. (KI-006)
•Describe practices and beliefs that reflected First Peoples’ connections with the land and the natural environment. (KL-017)

Skills Outcomes

1.Active Democratic Citizenship
•Collaborate with others to establish and carry out group goals and responsibilities.
(S-100)
•Make decisions that reflect fairness and equality in their interactions with others. (S-102)
•Negotiate constructively with others to build consensus and solve problems. (S-104)

2.Manage information and ideas
•Select information from oral, visual, material, print, or electronic sources. (S-200)
•Distinguish between primary and secondary information sources for research. (S-202)

3.Critical and creative thinking
•Draw conclusions based on research and evidence. (S-302)
•Evaluate personal assumptions based on new information and ideas. (S-303)
•Distinguish fact from opinion and interpretation. (S-304)

4.Communication
•Listen to others to undestand their perspectives. (S-400)
•Use language that is respectful of human diversity. (S-401)
•Support ideas and opinions with information or observations. (S-402)
•Elicit and clarify questions and ideas in discussions. (S-404)
•Articulate their beliefs and perspectives on issues. (S-405)

Required Knowledge and Skills

•an understanding of the concept of Evidence
•knowledge of First Peoples’ ways of life
•knowledge of the six First Peoples’ Cultures, and where they lived in Canada
•familiarity with selected First Peoples’ artifacts, or images of artifacts. Artifacts may have been presented at the beginning of the unit. (Using the artifacts as evidence to make predictions about the lives of these people.)

Detailed Instructions

1. After studying First Peoples’ Cultural Groups, student groups will examine three artifacts that were used by First Peoples, and using the evidence criteria, make observations about how they lived. (For example: Inuit – snow goggles, Haida – Totem poles).

2. Teachers give an example of what is expected through discussion, or on the board.

3. Groups of students use the evidence criteria and the provided chart to record their observations of First Peoples’ ways of life.

4. As a class, compare and discuss the completed charts.

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Task-Specific Rubric

Criteria 1 2 3 4
A
Description of Evidence Criteria		 Physical description of artifact is minimal, or missing.

The purpose of the artifact is described minimally, or missing.

A description of where the material might have been found is minimal or missing.

A description of how the artifact was created is minimal or missing.

Name of artifact is incorrect or missing.

Identification of which First Peoples’ Group(s) used the artifact is incorrect or missing.
 Adequate physical description of artifact.

The purpose of the artifact is described adequately.


Adequate description of where the material might have been found.

Adequate description of how the artifact was created.


Name of artifact is correct.


Identification of which First Peoples’ Group(s) used the artifact is correct.
 Accurate physical description of artifact.

The purpose of the artifact is described accurately.


Accurate description of where the material might have been found.

Accurate description of how the artifact was created.


Name of artifact is correct.


Identification of which First Peoples’ Group(s) used the artifact is correct.
 Accurate and clear physical description of artifact.

The purpose of the artifact is described accurately and clearly.

Accurate and clear description of where the material might have been found.

Accurate and clear description of how the artifact was created.


Name of artifact is correct.


Identification of which First Peoples’ Group(s) used the artifact is correct.
B
Uses Evidence Criteria to identify the First People who used the artifacts		 Does not use or apply evidence criteria. Minimal or implied use of evidence criteria. Applies most evidence criteria and supports ideas Explicitly applies all evidence criteria and supports all ideas.
C
D
E
F

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