Note to Teachers:

This project is designed to introduce Advanced English language learners to beliefs and customs of the Eskimo in particular of Native Americans in general and how they relate to Mother Nature. Students are expected to develop an appreciation for our natural environment and all of its inhabitants.

The following standards are addressed:

NETS Standards

Technology productivity tools

• Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

CA Language Arts Standards

The  Reading Process

• Read and respond critically to a variety of assigned and independently selected classic and contemporary literature representing diverse cultural experiences. 
• Identify events that advance the plot and determine how each event explains past or present action(s) or foreshadows future action(s).
• Develop interpretations exhibiting careful reading, understanding, and insight.

• Prepare and deliver presentations that follow a process of organization and use a variety of sources.

   

The Writing Process

• Develop a standard plot line (having a beginning, conflict, rising action, climax, and denouement) and point of view.
• Convey clear and accurate perspectives on the subject.

Materials & Resources

To implement this lesson one should have

• Class set of the novel, Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George
• Computers with Internet access
• Julie of the Wolves Study Guide
• Venn Diagram
• Open Mind

The following resources should be introduced to students for enrighment.

• Thematic Connections in Julie of the Wolves
• Images of Eskimo Culture
• Alaskan Information Center 
• The Tundra
• Native Americans and the Environment

Use Rubistar to generate a rubric for evaluating your students' projects.