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The Treaty Trail: U.S. - Clothing That Talks: Meaning and Material Culture Lesson PlanThe Treaty Trail: U.S. - Clothing That Talks: Meaning and Material Culture Lesson Plan
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The Treaty Trail: U.S. - Clothing That Talks: Meaning and Material Culture

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Students investigate the cultures of Native Americans and Euro-Americans through their clothing.  In this photograph analysis lesson, students observe historic photographs and analyze the style of clothes people wore and how it signifies what the world was like.  Students bring in photographs of themselves and analyze the clothing the same way.

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native american clothing, photograph analysis, u.s. history, english language arts
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2nd - 4th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
3 hrs
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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