Afternoon, 

Week 5 of your US Studies Weekly should already be complete and marked by me. Reread the articles, reviewing your annotations; check your analysis questions below. 

1. Why did people's lives change at the end of the Ice Age? The large animals they hunted became extinct. The climate grew warmer. The land began to change. 

2. How doe Joe Labadie let the reader know why he believes that the Lower Pecos are "is one of the greatest archaeological regions"? Use textual evidence to support your answer. Nowhere else in the US can you find cave paintings, mammoth remains, short-faced bear remains, humans, and other artifacts

3. How do we learn about the people from the past? We learn about people from the past through archaeological discoveries, scientific exploration, timelines and making inferences.  

4. How does reading historical fiction help you to understand the people of the past? Historical fiction is based on what we know about the people and places of the past and uses a story-telling format to make it interesting. 

5. Compare and contrast Lizard Boy and Woman Too Young. Compare: They are both fictional characters based on historical information about the Archaic Indians. They both want to be treated like adults and to have adult responsibilities. They both want to care for their people. Contrast: One is a boy and the other is a girl. Lizard Boy wants to prove himself to his father so he could join the hunters. Woman Too Young is worried about the hunter who haven't returned and the starving people of her tribe. She plans to go out of the camp to find help instead of waiting for an adult to give permission. 

6. Compare and Contrast Lizard Boy to yourself. Compare: Both are older children who are ready to take on more responsibility to help out the family, both are seeking approval from an important adult, both know some skills to be successful in life. Contrast: You are real; Lizard Boy is a fictional character; he wants to be an adult, you probably want more freedom but not necessarily to be an adult.