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Seya's Song

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Title:

 Seya's Song

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/icdl.la.rv.genre.seya/seyas-song/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

In this online book from the International Children's Digital Library, a young American Indian describes the natural surroundings and activities of the S'Klallam, or Clallam, people through the seasons of the year. The book includes a glossary of S'Klallam words.

 

Author—Ron Hirschi. Illustrator—Constance R. Bergum.

 

The four seasons each hold a different but essential role in the lives of the S'Klallam people of the Pacific Northwest. This book highlights the importance of each season and how it affects the ways the S'Klallam people live their lives.

 

See the supplemental assets for detailed teaching activities. These materials allow students the opportunity to actively engage with the text.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
22. Use content knowledge built during read-alouds and independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
22.
  • Content knowledge
  • Read-alouds
  • Independent reading
  • Informational text
  • Literary Text
  • Content-specific discussions
  • Writing
Knowledge:
22. Students know:
  • Content knowledge is information learned about a specific subject.
  • Content knowledge can be learned by listening to read-alouds or independently reading.
  • Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional.
Skills:
22. Students are able to:
  • Build content knowledge from listening to text read aloud and from independently reading.
  • Use content knowledge learned from read-alouds and independent reading in content-specific discussions with peers.
  • Use content knowledge learned from read-alouds and independent reading in writing.
Understanding:
22. Students understand that:
  • Content-specific discussions with peers can demonstrate the content knowledge they learned through read-alouds or independent reading.
  • They can produce writings that demonstrate knowledge of content-specific information.
Tags: active engagement, independent reading, Informational texts
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Author: Jessica Byrd
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