Recognize that Indigenous nations are DIVERSE - 574+ distinct nations with distinct languages, lands, and traditions
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~4 min
hist.g2.f.cul.indigenous_diverse_nations.ex_02
Specific Vs Generic Sort
Prompt
Read each phrase and decide: SPECIFIC (names a particular nation) or GENERIC (vague). 1) 'Native Americans loved nature.' 2) 'The Anishinabe gather wild rice each fall.' 3) 'They lived in tipis.' 4) 'The Mvskoke Nation holds the Green Corn Ceremony each summer.' 5) 'Indians made cool art.' 6) 'Michaela Goade of the Tlingit and Haida nations illustrated We Are Water Protectors.'
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
binary sort
rubric
5/6 correct = mastery; 4/6 = practicing
answer key
- generic
- specific
- generic
- specific
- generic
- specific
Hints
- SPECIFIC names a NATION (with capital letter usually).
- GENERIC says 'Native Americans' or 'Indians' or 'they' with no specific nation named.
Misconceptions to watch
- Children may rate sentence 2 as generic if they don't recognize Anishinabe - validate that the SPECIFICITY is in the named nation.