Name _______________________________    Date________________________ A Day in the life of… Opencanchenko Worksheet Write down all of the foods you ate yesterday. Breakfast Lunch Dinner ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________   Looking at John Smith's map on the web, answer the following: What tribe(s) lived close to Washington, DC? _____________________________________________________ What tribe(s) was north of Baltimore? _____________________________________________________ In what city or town do you live? _____________________________________________________ What tribe lived closest to you in the 1700's? ______________________________________________________   As you go through Opencanchenko's day, keep a list of all of the foods that are mentioned. ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ Using evidence from the story, predict the time of year the story takes place. ________________ What evidence from the story supports your choice? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________   Create a flow chart to show how Indians made pottery. Would this method of catching fish, by trapping them in fences, work today? ____________ Why or why not? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Look at the foods you listed in Item #1. Compare those foods to the ones you listed from the story in Item #3. Complete this graphic organizer to display your results. Foods only I eat Foods Indians and I eat Foods only the Indians ate                                                                         Look over the graphic organizer you completed above. What explanation can you give for the foods eaten by the Indians that are no longer available? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Using only the foods you listed in the center column "Foods Indians and I Eat," make a menu for meals for one day - breakfast, lunch, dinner. Pretend that Opencanchenko and his family are coming to visit. Include items on your menu that would make them, as well as your family, feel comfortable and at home in your home. Menu for a Day Opencanchenko's Visit to My House Breakfast Lunch Dinner

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