Benedict ELA Assignments

Use this Nearpod lesson to complete your assessment.

Using your story map, create a summary of the story, Coyote and the Monster. Be sure to write complete sentences, and use transition words.

Answer the following question:

Which of the following words best describe what Coyote is like in the story "Coyote and the Monster?" Choose all that apply.

a. Shy
b. Clever
c. Helpful
d. Careless
e. gentle

Please complete the front and back of the first page ONLY.

Quick Write to answer the following questions.
1. How does George Catlin show White Cloud's strength in his portrait?
2. How does Gilbert Stuart  show George Washington's confidence in his portrait?
3. How do the artist show the idea of leadership in the portraits of White Cloud and George Washington?

Introduction: For the past several lessons, we have been learning about the conflict over the Nez Perce homeland that erupted between the Nez Perce tribe and the U.S. government and settlers in the nineteenth century. Why was the Nez Perce homeland important to each of these groups? How do these differing views of the land reflect differences in the groups’ cultural beliefs and values?

Your task: For an audience that might be interested in learning more about the conflict between the Nez Perce and the U.S. government and settlers, write a well-developed paragraph in which you contrast the significance of the Nez Perce homeland to the Nez Perce tribe and to the U.S. government and settlers. Develop your ideas with evidence from chapters 1-3 of Thunder Rolling in the Mountains and the A Landscape of History video. Expand on your ideas by explaining how the land’s significance to each group reveals the group’s cultural beliefs and values.

Your paragraph should include:
a topic statement that identifies the groups being contrasted and states the essential idea—how the groups differ
two supporting points to show how the significance of the Nez Perce homeland differs between the groups
evidence from Thunder Rolling in the Mountains and the A Landscape of History video to support each of your points
elaboration on how the evidence relates to the essential idea in your topic statement and reveals differing cultural beliefs and values of each group
transitions to contrast ideas
a concluding statement that reinforces your essential idea
correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

Write at least 3- 5 sentences to answer this question.

Complete the chart with noticing and wonderings about the characters from Chapter 1. 

This task will give you an opportunity to express your understanding so far of the Focusing Question, “How did the Nez Perce’s homeland sustain their lifestyle and culture?” Writing about the relationship between the Nez Perce homeland and the tribe’s traditional ways of life and culture in a smaller, focused piece will help you prepare for the EOM Task.
 For the past several lessons, we have been learning about the Nez Perce homeland and considering how it shaped and/or sustained the traditional culture and ways of life of the Nez Perce people. You have become an “expert” on shelter, an aspect of Nez Perce lifestyle or culture. How did the Nez Perce homeland sustain or shape this aspect of Nez Perce lifestyle or culture?
 For an audience who might be interested in learning more about Nez Perce culture, write a well-developed paragraph to explain how the Nez Perce homeland shaped or sustained Nez Perce shelter. Support your ideas with information and evidence from the article you read about your topic (i.e., “Shelter—The Tipi”).
Your summary should include:
a topic statement that states your essential idea, answers the prompt, and includes one or two points*
one or two points that “prove” your essential idea
evidence from the text to develop your point(s), including necessary context for each of your points
elaboration to explain how the evidence develops your point(s) and relates to the essential idea of the topic statement
a concluding statement that reinforces your essential idea
correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
correct use of the word homeland at least one time
* Check in with your teacher if you are unsure whether to include one or two points in your paragraph.

Click the link below and complete the vocabulary word search.

Write a summary of the story. "A New Nation Comes to the Indian Country". Your summary should include: a topic statement that states the overall main idea of the text. Your body sentences should express three main ideas from the text (one from each subheading) in your own words, supported by key details. A concluding statement that reinforces the overall main idea of the text.  

Please complete the attached quiz.