How are tribal governments similar to local or state governments? After reading a short article on tribal governments, individuals draw evidence from the provided article to respond to this reading comprehension question.

Concepts

textual evidence, explanatory writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups research the tribal governments of Native American groups in their area 
• Model for class members how to use a Venn diagram to organize their response

Classroom Considerations

• The sixth in a series of 12 reading comprehension exercises

Pros

In addition to acting as a skill-building exercise, the activity provides, what to many, will be new information

Cons

• No answer key is provided