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Minnesota State History | Grand Portage and the Fur Trade RT Script and Mini Readers | Grades 6-8
Minnesota State History | Grand Portage and the Fur Trade RT Script and Mini Readers | Grades 6-8
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A Grade 6 Minnesota fur-trade lesson on Grand Portage, Anishinaabe agency, canoe technology, labor, routes, exchange, and markets.
Subjects History, Social Studies, ELA, Geography, Economics view all
- History
- Social Studies
- ELA
- Geography
- Economics
Classroom Uses Sub Plan, Small Groups, Whole Class, Fluency Practice, Close Reading, Discussion, Assessment, Review, Enrichment, Intervention, Homework, Performance Reading, Content-Area Reading view all
- Sub Plan
- Small Groups
- Whole Class
- Fluency Practice
- Close Reading
- Discussion
- Assessment
- Review
- Enrichment
- Intervention
- Homework
- Performance Reading
- Content-Area Reading
Included Reader’s Theater Script, Original Mini Reader, Accessible Mini Reader, Teacher Guide, Student Worksheet, Answer Key, Quiz, Google Forms Quiz, Vocabulary, Discussion Questions, Challenge Questions view all
- Reader’s Theater Script
- Original Mini Reader
- Accessible Mini Reader
- Teacher Guide
- Student Worksheet
- Answer Key
- Quiz
- Google Forms Quiz
- Vocabulary
- Discussion Questions
- Challenge Questions
Format DOCX, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Forms, PowerPoint, ZIP Download, Printable, Editable view all
- DOCX
- Google Docs
- Google Slides
- Google Forms
- PowerPoint
- ZIP Download
- Printable
- Editable
Prep Level No Prep, Performance Ready, Print-and-Go view all
- No Prep
- Performance Ready
- Print-and-Go
Differentiation Accessible Version, Original Version, Mixed Reading Levels, ELL Support, Struggling Readers, Vocabulary Support, Small-Group Support view all
- Accessible Version
- Original Version
- Mixed Reading Levels
- ELL Support
- Struggling Readers
- Vocabulary Support
- Small-Group Support
A Grade 6 Minnesota fur-trade lesson on Grand Portage, Anishinaabe agency, canoe technology, labor, routes, exchange, and markets.
Bring the Grand Portage fur-trade network to life through geography, technology, labor, and exchange. Students examine why Gichi Onigaming/Grand Portage mattered, how Anishinaabe knowledge shaped travel and trade, and how people and goods moved through a wider Great Lakes economy.
Students connect birch-bark canoe technology, the portage route, rendezvous exchange, voyageurs, market networks, and cross-cultural negotiation while keeping Anishinaabe agency visible. The lesson builds the trade foundation without taking over the treaty and sovereignty content reserved for the next product.
Part 2 of the 10-lesson Minnesota State History series.
Try the format free: Start with Minnesota Geography & Regions - Land, Water, and First Peoples before purchasing additional lessons.
Included in This Resource
- 10-scene Reader’s Theater Script
- Original Mini Reader
- Accessible Mini Reader
- Teacher Guide
- Vocabulary support
- 10 two-part Short Answer questions
- 5 two-part Challenge questions
- 20-question multiple-choice quiz
- Printable and editable student worksheets
- Self-graded Google Forms quiz
- Teacher answer keys
Flexible Classroom Use
Use the core lesson in one class period, spread performance and assessment across two periods, or extend to three periods with additional discussion, Mini Reader support, and challenge questions.
Standards Alignment
Built around Minnesota Grade 6 Minnesota Studies benchmarks identified in the Teacher Guide, with supplementary Grade 6 ELA literacy connections. The lesson-specific standards and evidence tasks are documented inside the resource.
Perfect For
- Minnesota Grade 6 Minnesota Studies
- Grades 6–8 content-area literacy
- Whole-class or small-group Reader’s Theater
- Sub plans, review, intervention, and enrichment
- Mixed reading levels and multilingual learners
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