Heather Hyatt

SLM 521

Fall ‘03

Dropin 5

Would you like to be a Navajo Indain?

While reading Annie and the Old One, we learned a lot about Navajo Indians. Annie lived differently then we do.

Information:

It is now your turn to learn about how Navajo Indians are different then you are. Using the web sites below, read about how Navajo Indians lived then and how they live now.

http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/Navajo.html/Navajo_Home_Page.html

http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/navajo.htm

http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/Navajo.html/Navajo_etc.html/Navajo_People.html

http://www.towson.edu/csme/mctp/StudentProjects/IndianStamps/Stephanie.html

Activity:

Now you need to compare how the Navajo Indians lived to how you live. You will write the information in the chart below. First, fill in the information about yourself and how you live. Then, fill in the information you learned about Navajo Indians. Write a description for each.

	You	Navajo Indians
What does the home look like?
How many people live in the house?
What do the people wear?
What does the land look like?
What type of animals are there?

Now write a paragraph comparing the differences between how you live and how the Navajo Indians live. Be sure to include in your paragraph:

ð a topic sentence

ð at least 8 sentences comparing yourself to Navajo Indians

ð a closing sentence