Lesson+Plan+Template

To be able to understand how the trappers traded with the Native American Indians.
 * Lesson:**

barter cache rendezvous retrieved pelts
 * Vocabulary:**

How did trading impact the trappers and Native American's culture?
 * Essential Questions:**


 * Activities:**
 * (This assignment will take 4 days)**


 * Day 1 (possibly into Day 2):** Each student will be assigned certain items they can barter with. This activity will be a mini-rendezvous activity and students will be able to interact with other students and barter with one another.


 * Day 2:** As students finish the rendezvous they are to write a 5 sentence reflection paper explaining their thoughts and experiences during the rendezvous. Teacher can ask for volunteers to share their reflection paper.


 * Day 3:** Trading card activity. On pages 75-77 in the Utah book there are reading on 7 different trappers. Students will be assigned to one of the seven trappers (try to even it out so that each trapper is represented in the classroom). Students will be given blank index cards. Students are to read about their trapper, and then make a "trading card," representing their trapper. The trading card is similar to a baseball card. Students will color a quality picture of the trapper on one side, then write 4 key details about their trapper on the back. When students are completed making their own trading cards. They need to go around the room and trade with other students who have a different trapper. Students should be able to trade around enough to read about all 7 trappers that were mentioned in the book.


 * Day 4:** On page 81 in the Utah book there is a primary source reading activity for students to do. Student's will read the journal entries of Jedediah Smith and answer the 5 questions that go with them. Teacher's need to create a discussion as they go through the answers to the 5 questions on Jedediah Smith and his experience trapping in Utah.

Student activity on page 81 in the book can be a great way to assess what students are learning about trappers, as well as how they comprehend and process primary source documents.
 * Assessment:**

Teacher need to provide students with their rendezvous list and this takes a bit of preparation time on the teachers part. Index cards for trading card activity
 * Teacher Resources:**

Pencil
 * Student Resources:**