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Tlingit-Haida-Tsimshian As a Second Language
Lesson 10
Grade 7 - Grade 12
Extension Activities
Administer the Assessment for this unit.
• Provide each student with the real dimensions of a fish (length, width, etc.). Give each student
art paper and illustrating supplies. The students should then use rulers and their illustrating supplies
to create life sized illustrations of the different fish. Display the completed fish in the classroom
or hallway.
• Introduce the dialog for this unit to the students. Begin by saying the “a” parts; the students
say the “b” parts. Later, switch these and the students say the “a” parts and you say the “b”
parts. Divide the class in half and have the two groups practice the dialog. When the students
learn the dialog, have individuals in the class practice the dialog with one another.
• Use the Dialog Activity Page, from the Student Support Materials, to review the dialog with the
students.
• Give each student a sheet of art paper and a set of pastels. The students should cover their
sheets with the different colors of pastels. When a student’s page is completely covered with the
pastels, he/she should cover the pastel design with a thick mixture of black tempera paint. When
the shine has gone from the paint, the students should use a sharp item (e.g., the point of scissors)
to create an etching of a fishing scene. As the students scratch away the black paint, the
pastel colors will be seen. Encourage the students to scrape away larger portions of the paint in
their pictures, rather than creating single lines. Display the etching art in the classroom or hallway.
• Prepare a set of sight word cards for the students so that each student has one card. Call a student’s
name; that student should try to say a complete Tlingit/Haida/Tsimshian sentence using
sentences and vocabulary words from previous units. Continue until each student has had an
opportunity to create a sentence of his/her own. Understandably, the sentences may be very
basic for those students who do not understand or speak Tlingit/Haida/Tsimshian. Accept any
sentences that make sense; if a student makes a grammatical mistake, merely repeat the sentence,
making the change(s) so that the sentence is grammatically correct.
Place all of the sight words from this unit in a box or envelope, labeled “Grades 7 - 12;”
these words can be used periodically throughout the school year for review purposes.
You may wish to keep the matching vocabulary illustrations in a separate box or envelope.
One review activity would be to dump all of the sight words on a table. Group the students
around the table. Each student should take one of the vocabulary illustrations and
then try to find its sight word on the table.
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