American History A – Unit 1: The Earliest Americans
Lesson 6: Indians of the Northwest
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Step 2: Inference
Based on your observations, list at least two things you might infer from each photograph. To
infer is to draw a conclusion based on facts. For example, if you see smoke from a distance,
you could infer that there is a fire.
Photograph 1: mask
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Photograph 2: Haida village
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2. _________________________________________________________________________
Photograph 3: Nootka smoking fish
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2. _________________________________________________________________________
Photograph 4: carved object
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2. _________________________________________________________________________
Step 3: Questions
What questions come to mind when you study this photograph? Where could you find the
answers to those questions? Select one photograph to ask these questions about.
Photograph: _______________________________
1. What questions come to mind when you study this photograph? _____________________
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2. Where could you find the answers to those questions? ____________________________
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