Code Talkers

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Code Talkers

Description:

Students learn about the Navajo code talkers and use a Navajo code talkers' dictionary to create and decode secret messages. This lesson contains adaptations to make it suitable for grade bands 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Education Levels:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

United States History, Mathematics

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Education World

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Keywords:

Secret codes, Dictionaries, Encryption, Navajo Indians, Native Americans, Messages, Ciphers, World War II, Second World War

Mediator:

Middle school teachers, Elementary school teachers, Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

Education World

Contributor:

Lois Lewis

Is Part Of:

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

History, Mathematics

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Curriculum Framework English Language Arts (1996)

Speaking and Listening

Content Standard: The student will express ideas clearly and effectively in a variety of oral contexts and apply active listening skills in the analysis and evaluation of spoken ideas.

Develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social rules.

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

1. Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

Conforms To

NCTE-IRA Standards for the English Language Arts (1996)

2. Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network