Alaska Studies Assignment Guide and Key Points
Part 2 "Alaska's People in Motion"
Lesson 1 "The First Alaskans"
Look at the picture on Page 58, can you guess what the people are doing in the picture? (answer for yourself)
Look at the pictures on Pages 59-60 What do you think the reading will be about? (answer for yourself)
Read the short introduction to part 2 "Ice Family" Pages 59-60.
Look at the pictures from page 61-65
Look at the timeline on page 62, what do you think it is trying to show?
Look at the yellow box on page 63 and figure out how it relates to the timeline on page 62.
Try to figure out where you live on the diagram on page 64. Was there once a big trade route where you live.
Read the short article on Page 65 in yellow.
Read pages 61-65
Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "The First Alaskans (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Review answers on the quiz and print it out. Retake the quiz as many times as you like. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.
Lesson 1 Key Points
Vocabulary Terms
artifact - any object made by human work
ancient - extremely old
subsistence - the practice of depending on what is available in the surrounding environment
environment - all things physical and biotic that surround and affect living things
culture - the way of life of a group of people, often including language, beliefs, customs, and values.
Did you learn these Objectives?
Students will identify why acheology is important.
Students will identify similarities and differences between their lives and those of the first Alaskans.
Lesson 2 "Yupik and Inupiaq Eskimos"
Glance through Pages 66-69; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 66-69.
Read the little part in yellow on Page 67.
Check out the Months of the year on page 69. Do the names tell you anything about the people?
Read Pages 66-69 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Yupik and Inupiaq Eskimos" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.
Lesson 2 Key Points
language family: a group of similar languages that developed from the same parent language.
igloo - an Eskimo house or dwelling, often shaped like a dome, and made of sod, wood, stone, or snow.
Lesson 3 "Aleuts and Alutiiqs"
Glance through Pages 70-72; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 70-72.
Read Pages 70-72 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Aleuts and Alutiiqs" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 3 Key Points
kayak - traditionally, a skin-covered boat wth from one of three holes for the paddlers and, at times, a passenger; Nowadays kayaks may be covered in canvas, fiberglass, or other material
pictographs: ancient drawings, often of animals or people, generally carved or painted on stone.
Lesson 4 "Athabaskan and Eyak Indians"
Glance through Pages 72-74; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 72-74.
Figure out what information the diagram on page 73 is trying to share.
Read Pages 72-74 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Athabaskan and Eyak Indians" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 4 Key Points
boreal: northern
Lesson 5 "Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Indians"
Glance through Pages 74-76; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 74-76.
Figure out what information the diagram on the bottom of page 75 is trying to share.
Read Pages 74-76 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 5, "Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Indians" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 5 Key Points
clan - a social group composed of several nuclear families claimin descent from a common ancestor.
Lesson 6 "Russian Explorers Enter the New World"
Glance through Pages 77-80; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 77-80.
Try the sea Otter math challenge on the bottom of page 79. Can you figure out the answer?
Read Pages 77-80 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 6, "Russian Explorers Enter the New World" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 6 Key Points
pelt - the skin of a furbearing animal
scrimshaw - careful decoration and carving of hsells, bone, ivory, etc. by sailors on long voyages.
Lesson 7, "Whale Hunters Move North"
Glance through Pages 81-82; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 81-82.
Read Pages 81-82 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 7, "Whale Hunters Move North" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 7 Key Points
baleen - the huge, hanging plates some kinds of whales have instead of teeth.
Lesson 8, "The United States Buys Alaska"
Glance through Pages 82-84; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 82-84
Figure out what information the map is trying to share with you from the bottom of page 84.
Read Pages 82-84 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 8, "The United States Buys Alaska" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 8 Key Points
sternwheeler - a steamer propelled by a paddle wheel at the rear.
revenue cutter - in the U.S. Revenue Service (Later the Coast Guard), a boat that can cut swiftly through the water.
Lesson 9, "The Fish Cannery Connection"
Glance through Pages 84-87; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 84-87.
Read the short article about How the Fish Came Into the Sea on page 85.
Read Pages 84-87 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 9, "The Fish Cannery Connection" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 9 Key Points
none in this section
Lesson 10, "A Rush North for Gold"
Glance through Pages 87-92; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 87-92.
Figure out what information the map on the top of page 89 is trying to share.
Figure out what information the map on the bottom of page 91 is trying to share.
Read the short article about the young stampeder on the bottom of page 88.
Read The article "Rescue in the Far North" at the top of page 90
Read Pages 87-92 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 10, "A Rush North for Gold" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 10 Key Points
stampede- a confused, headlong rush or flight of a large group of people or animals.
Lesson 11, "Connecting Up"
Glance through Pages 92-95; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 92-95.
Read the short article "Comin' Round the Mountain", on page 94.
Read Pages 92-95 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 11, "Connecting Up" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test
Lesson 11 Key Points
telegraph - a system for transmitting messages as electric impulses over a wire or converted to radio waves.
roadhouse - a tavern or inn at the side of the road; in Alaska, roadhouses were spaced a day's travel apart.
Lesson 12, "Alaskans Take to the Air"
Glance through Pages 95-98; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 95-98.
Read the short article "Marvel Crosson, Alaskan Pilot", on page 97.
Read Pages 95-98 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 12, "Alaskans Take to the Air" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 12 Key Points
none
Lesson 13, "The Military in Alaska"
Glance through Pages 98-101; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 98-101.
Read the short article "People Displaced by War", on page 99.
Read Pages 98-101 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 13, "The Military in Alaska" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 13 Key Points
Lesson 14, "Statehood, Land Claims, and The Oil Boom"
Glance through Pages 101-105; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 101-105.
Look at the map on the bottom of page 103 and figure out which Alaska Native Regional Corporation ownes the area surrounding where you live.
Read Pages 101-105 (take notes of important ideas)
Read Pages 120-121 from the small Alaska History Paperback book. (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 14, "Statehood, Land Claims, and The Oil Boom" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 14 Key Points
corporation - a group of people given the power by law to engage in business as a group.
shareholder - a person who owns a part, called a "share," of a corporation.
boom - a short-lived period of business prosperity and profits.
Lesson 15, "The Importance of Timber"
Glance through Pages 106-107; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 106-107.
Read Pages 106-107 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 15, "The Importance of Timber" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 15 Key Points
None
Lesson 16, "Tourism"
Glance through Pages 107-109; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 107-109.
Read the short article "Alaska's Top Ten Attractions", on page 108.
Read Pages 107-109 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 16, "Tourism" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 16 Key Points
Lesson 17, "Providing Services for Alaskans"
Glance through Pages 109-110; look for key vocabulary words in purple. Learn the meanings of these words. Use the glossary in the back of the book if necessary.
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 109-110.
Read Pages 109-110 (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 17, "Providing Services for Alaskans" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 17 Key Points
service industry - that portion of the economy concerning work done for others; sometimes opposed to the production of goods.
Lesson 18, from "Alaska History book" (Use small paperback book for this section)
Look at the pictures and read the captions with those pictures from pages 14-88.
Read the section, " Alaska: The Great Land" Pages 12-14 (take notes of important ideas)
Read the section, "Native Traditions " Pages 16-26 (take notes of important ideas)
Read the section, "Russian America: The Forgotten Frontier" Pages 28-42 (take notes of important ideas)
Read the section, "Explorers, Adventurers, and Naturalists: America's New Frontier" Pages 44-68 (take notes of important ideas)
Read the section, "Alaska in the Twentieth century: From Territory to Statehood" Pages 70-88 (take notes of important ideas)
Read the section, "The Oil Boom " Pages 118-119. Pay close attention to the information about the creation and implementation of teh Permanent fund.
Read the section, "Toward the Future" Pages 130-131.
Take the quiz on Lesson 18, Part II from"Alaska History Book" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Preparing for Part 2 Test
Review the questions from the quizzes in Part 2.
Review all the vocabulary words from the sections 1-18 above. Make sure you know them.
Take the Part II Test "Alaska, A People in Motion"
Review the answers then print the results for your records.